On November 17, the blog administrator for Sam Mbah’s website announced that Sam had died on November 6, 2014, “of complications arising from his heart condition. His recovery had appeared to be …
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Category: International
Rojava: An Anarcho-Syndicalist Perspective
By K.B.
“The principal problem of national liberation struggle for the anti-statist anarcho-syndicalist form of organisation is that it is inherently statist. Advocating a more local form of state, the national liberation movement bows to the idea that the state …
Read moreThe Chinese and American Synthesis
By Mike Kolhoff
It’s been clear that the Chinese and American economies have become closely intertwined since the end of the Cold War. Once arch-enemies, China is now a close trading partner with the United States, able even to influence …
Read moreEvaluating two decades of indigenous resistance in Chiapas – A Reply to Dan La Botz
By Steven Fake
Dan La Botz, a long-time labor activist who has considerable familiarity with Mexican affairs, marked the 20th anniversary of the Zapatista rebellion by penning a reflection on their legacy. His critique reflects his openness to electoral …
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Interview with La Alzada—Acción Feminista Libertaria
“The hallmark of La Alzada, unlike other feminist spaces, it was initially designed as an organization that conceives feminist work from concrete practice”
By Lyudmila
Dec 1, 2013
1. Since its inception a year ago, and its initial public announcement …
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Starbucks union strike in Chile
Update (Nov 13, 2013): this post has now been updated to include the formal announcement of the end of the strike.
Editorial Note:
In September of this year US based member of the IWW were able to meet and connect …
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La Alzada: “The revolution must include the feminist struggle, with and inside the libertarian”
By José Antonio Gutiérrez D.
Note from translator: The word “alzada” is the feminine form of the Spanish word that means rebel, instigator, or escalator. The term “territorial work” refers to community and neighborhood work. In Chile territorial work can …
Read morePresident Maduro and the “Anarcho-syndicalists” in Venezuela
Editorial note: The subject of the short article below by the Venezuelan anarchist group El Libertario is of particular salience, as Maduro’s attack happens to parallel recent developments here in the U.S. where top Democratic politicians and the Chelsea Manning …
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