There is more interest than ever in anarchosyndicalist unions, their history, and lessons for doing organizing in today’s context. During its peak, anarchosyndicalism engaged millions of workers on every continent except Antarctica. Though the Spanish experience through
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Thoughts on SolFed’s anarcho-syndicalism for the 21st century and Especifismo
By Klas Batalo
If you’ve been following debates in class struggle anarchism the last few years you’ve most likely encountered the writings of the Solidarity Federation (UK) who’ve put out excellent pamphlets on anarcho-syndicalist theory and practice with the hope …
Read moreThe Revolutionary Party Is An Oxymoron
By Steven Fake
The campaign of socialist Kshama Sawant for the Seattle City Council continues to attract excitement on the left for her strong showing. A Counterpunch contributor recently called it a “highly significant” development. I wish her well of …
Read more3 Ways Organizing With Friends Can Lead to Failure
By Brandon Feld
Sitting among a group of college aged friends that all dress and talk in the same way is a recurring scene in activism and organizing groups around the world. In large part, organizing takes the form of …
Read moreMalatesta and Syndicalism
By Emilio López Arango
A note from the translator: “This is a never before translated piece by Lopez Arango, one of the main theorists of the pre-1930 FORA, that goes against Malatesta’s ideas on the unions. The prose is filled …
Read moreReview of Fighting for Ourselves: Anarcho-Syndicalism and the Class Struggle
By Klas Batalo
Fighting for Ourselves: Anarcho-Syndicalism and the Class Struggle tries to move in the direction of providing a framework and questions that can help the contemporary class struggle anarchist movement move past its’ current impasses, and fight back …
Read moreWe’re not voting, we’re fighting!
By Adam Quinn
For a New Fanaticism: Analysis Will Never Be Enough
By Lou Rinaldi
Imagine this: you wake up early in the morning before the sun even comes up for work. You can’t afford a car so you take the bus forty minutes to work. Because you only earn barely above …
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