Daily Archives: April 15, 2009

Abel Paz (August 12, 1921–April 13, 2009)

The writer and historian Abel Paz (Diego Camacho Escámez) died yesterday (April 13) in Barcelona at the age of 87. Paz was born in 1921. He was fifteen when the Spanish Revolution began. After the revolution’s defeat, he spent several … Continue reading

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Bound for Europe

Readers, “ZOG”* has ordered that I attend a very important meeting at midnight in a cemetery in Prague, after which I will be going to London to table a report to The International Anarchist Conspiracy at its central headquarters. A … Continue reading

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Leon Trotsky & The Cookie Monsters

An unlikely story… Supposedly, some hungry anarchists (?) in Mexico recently broke into The Trotsky Museum (Museo Casa de León Trotsky) in Coyoacán on the outskirts of Mexico City. Once there, they expropriated Trotsky’s ashes, took them home, and made … Continue reading

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Franklin Rosemont (October 2, 1943–April 12, 2009)

Update : Franklin Rosemont, surrealist & historian: 1943-2009, kate, Revolution by the Book, April 14, 2009. Franklin Rosemont RIP April 12th, 2009 Long-time activist and author Franklin Rosemont died suddenly yesterday evening in Chicago. Franklin and his wife, Penelope Rosemont, … Continue reading

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