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Anarchy in Yiddish

Posted on January 11, 2006 by @ndy

Jesse COHN Anarchy in Yiddish : Famous Jewish Anarchists from Emma Goldman to Noam Chomsky Presentation given at Temple Israel, Sat., March 2nd, 2002 It’s a bright May day in Paris in 1926, a quarter after two in the afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Interview from Beating Fascism: Anarchist anti-fascism in theory and practice

Posted on January 10, 2006 by @ndy

Yes yes yes, it’s long long long, easily available elsewhere and… I like it. A lot. And it’s my blog. My blog. So f you! :::::: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Interview from Beating Fascism: Anarchist anti-fascism in theory and practice … Continue reading →

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Dane Sweetman: Go Directly (Back) To Jail?

Posted on January 9, 2006 by @ndy

Dane Sweetman is a neo-Nazi axe murderer. He’s also: 1) out on parole; 2) allegedly responsible for a violent assault on patrons at The Tote Hotel (71 Johnston St (cnr Wellington St.) Collingwood). Released in early October of last year, … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan Anarchists on Chavez, WSF

Posted on January 7, 2006 by @ndy

WSF Caracas: Shroud for Venezuela’s social movements A member of the group promoting the Alternative Social Forum explains why the World Social Forum (WSF), taking place in Caracas during January 2006, is another attempt by the Chavez government to impede … Continue reading →

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The more things change

Posted on January 7, 2006 by @ndy

George Orwell (Eric Blair), ‘As I Please’, Tribune, May 19, 1944 A SPECIMEN of Tribune’s correspondence: TO THE JEW-PAID EDITOR, TRIBUNE, LONDON. JEWS IN THE POLISH ARMY. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY ATTACKING OUR GALLANT POLISH ALLY BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO … Continue reading →

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Lenin On Trial

Posted on January 7, 2006 by @ndy

Almost five years ago now, Lenin was placed on trial: L E N I N O N T R I A L: Condemned by History, Who Dares Defend Him? Presented by ‘NO GODS, NO MASTERS’, the Melbourne Anarchist and Autonomist … Continue reading →

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Sub Motorcycle Diaries

Posted on January 6, 2006 by @ndy

Everyone knows about Che’s famous journey by motorcycle through South America. But as Paul Berman reminds us: The cult of Ernesto Che Guevara is an episode in the moral callousness of our time. Che was a totalitarian. He achieved nothing … Continue reading →

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Skinhead Attitude

Posted on January 6, 2006 by @ndy

‘Mainstream’ (read: corporate/state-controlled) media frequently confuse skinheads with boneheads. “Bonehead” is a derogatory term used by Traditional and other Skins to denote any Skinhead who holds to racist or White Power beliefs, as well as those Neo-Nazis who have adopted … Continue reading →

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Albert Meltzer: The Fascist Objection to Anarchism

Posted on January 6, 2006 by @ndy

[Source: Anarchism: Arguments For & Against] The Fascist Objection to Anarchism The fascist objection to Anarchism is, curiously enough, more honest than that of the Marxist, the liberal or the Social-Democrat. Most of these will say, if pressed, that Anarchism … Continue reading →

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Knabb, Rexroth, Kerouac

Posted on January 4, 2006 by @ndy

“One of the most controversial points in Kenneth Rexroth’s life was his relation with Jack Kerouac. He acknowledged Kerouac’s gifts as an engaging autobiographical writer in the tradition of Henry Miller and Thomas Wolfe, but he made such caustic criticisms … Continue reading →

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