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Berkeley: Immediate mutual aid needed for our Greek visitors!

Anarchists in Trouble

Our Greek friends from The Void Network have had a horrible incident happen in Berkeley California. Their vehicle has been broken into and their livelihood has been taken. This threatens the rest of their tour and the great success of their tour up till now. The tour has been possible up till now by people passing the hat. This has been (barely) enough to cover gas but this situation requires explicit help.

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Are anarchists against Nationalism?

Anarchist Opinion

Yes, anarchists are opposed to nationalism in all its forms. British anarchists Stuart Christie and Albert Meltzer simply point out the obvious: "As a nation implies a state, it is not possible to be a nationalist and an anarchist." [The Floodgates of Anarchy, p. 59fn]

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The Best Argument Against Global Warming ... Oh Right, There Isn't One

Science

Here is the best argument against global warming:

Oh, right. There isn’t one.

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Time for Rebirth: The U.S. Antiwar Movement is Grieving, Dreaming, Growing

Anti-War Activism

Think back seven years ago to this day. Where were you on March 19th, 2003, when the invasion of Iraq began? Did you see “Shock and Awe” footage of the orange explosions in the clear Baghdad sky, piped in grainy TV shows, lit at night with the green glow of CNN cameras? Did you read the tickertapes under these images of neighborhoods lit on fire? Over those next days, did you, like many of us, collapse in overwhelmed grief and rage, frantic at not knowing how we could stop our government's onslaught?

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China, Liu Xiaobo, a high-profile anarchist jailed

AsiaLiu Xia's matrimony day in 1996 incited out to be great credentials for a following fourteen years of tied together life. She as well as her groom, Liu Xiaobo, ate a medium celebratory lunch with relatives. Then she returned home, withdrawal her brand new father to go upon portion his judgment in a re-education-through-labour camp.
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Washington, DC: Anticapitalathon Schedule of Events

Anti-Capitalist MovementThe Self Described Anarchist Collective is pleased to announce the schedule of events for the inaugural Anticapitalathon (TM) Games. The events will be held from April 23 through April 25 in Washington, DC, and are timed to coincide with the annual spring meetings of both the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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Grand Jury Resister Carrie Feldman Released Today!

Anarchists in TroubleCarrie was released today! The US Attorney unexpectedly filed a motion stating that her testimony was no longer needed, and now she’s out of jail and on her way back home. She’s excited to finally be free, and wants to express her gratitude to everyone for their support throughout this process.
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Preventing the State’s infiltration of social movements

Spying on You

For some time now the Venezuelan government has made systematic advances in the reorganization of the national police intelligence system, with the intention of discovering and neutralizing autonomous social movements that appear in the country. The Intelligence and Counterintelligence Law (temporarily suspended) and the new Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN in Spanish) are but two examples of this. In order to promote the necessary knowledge on this issue among activists, we give an informative recap of the different tactics used by the State to break up the antagonistic social fabric and criminalize its followers.

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Goodbye, Babylon: Anarchists, Utopia and the Pacific Northwest

Alternative Media

This zine is one exploration of the the ways that utopian human desire has manifested itself in the Pacific Northwest since the industrial revolution in the form of rural communes. It contains within it a history of the most notable projects, some analysis, and, most importantly, interviews with 6 individuals who have placed themselves wholeheartedly within such ventures. It is by no means a complete narrative -- it offers answers, but no final conclusion. It openly exploits the manipulative power of myth and selective imagery to piece together a story worth re-telling and adding on to.

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Bay Area: Holler From the Rooftops: Creating Some Kindling

Alternative Media

A new agitational paper is circulating around the bay area: Holler From the Rooftops. Long-time anarchist rabble-rouser Tommy Strange is at the helm. Tommy’s not the guy at every meeting and gathering, not the guy “on-the-scene” making a name for himself, he doesn’t travel the country going from book fair to book fair. When he says “ I don’t back down and I haven’t gotten soft,” he’s not full of shit. I invited Tommy to some anarchist meetings a while back and he told me, “I want action, I don’t wanna go to school.” How could I argue?

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Warsaw, Poland: ZSP and Food No Bombs Protests at Green Way Restaurants

Europe

On March 15, protest actions took place at Green Way restaurants in Wroclaw, Warsaw, Olsztyn and Lodz. At the Wroclaw restaurant, the local Food Not Bombs collective joined ZSP and, with the slogan "Free Work, Free Food", the activists gave out free food at the entrance to the blocked restaurant. The idea was that, since the restaurant does not want to pay workers, why not go one step further - and not charge people for eating?

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Democracy and Insurrection in Greece and the World

Anarchist Movement

CLAREMONT, California - Southern California got a taste of Greek-style anarchism and insurrection in a series of talks given by Peter Gelderloos, author of How Nonviolence Protects the State, and Greek comrades from the Void Network Tasos Sagris and Sissy Doutsiou. With Audio.

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Upcoming events for Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth

Anarchists in TroubleA few days before Scott’s next pre-trial conference, friends of SCSC will be hosting a potluck benefit to raise awareness of Scott’s and Carrie’s situations. If you’re in the Quad Cities area, come on by! The event will be fun and informal, and there’ll be updates from SCSC and information about resisting grand juries.
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Mexico: SME Under Siege in Hidalgo, Violent Repression Feared

Fire Your Boss

The town of Juandho, Hidalgo, has been under siege since yesterday, when members of the Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) hung strike banners on their former workplaces as part of the national strike in support of the SME. The SME reports that the town's electricity went out last night. During the night, hundreds of federal police arrived. There are now between 1,000 and 1,500 federal police surrounding the town. The police presence is overwhelming: Tetepango county, where the Juandho community is located, has about 9,000 residents.

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When You “Work Hard and Play by the Rules,” the House Wins

Anarchist Opinion

Generally speaking, people tend to break down into two broad categories when it comes to “the rules.”

There are the people who view “the rules” as something made as a well-intentioned, good faith effort, by “society” or “all of us,” so that “we can all get along together”; it follows that “we all” have an obligation either to follow the rules “we all” live under, or to change them.

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The U.S.-Led Occupation Works Vigorously To Enslave Iraqis

Neoliberalism

The Iraqi government has been approved loans from the two most infamous institutions in the world: the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. These institutions, known worldwide as tools of U.S. foreign policy, are strongly associated with corrupt corporations. It is also known that the appointment of the head of IMF must be approved by the U.S. president. Interestingly, Paul Wolfowitz, an architect of the occupation of Iraq along with Donald Rumsfeld and Richard Perl, had occupied the position of IMF chairman two years ago. Wolfowitz would likely still be in the seat, were it not for a scandal.

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Anarchist Accountability

Anarchist Opinion

How do we, as anarchists, differ from others in how we view organization? Or more specifically, how does our view of individuality differ from the common misconception of anarchism as the “absence of all accountability”. This essay will describe anarchist accountability and how it differs from the types of accountability we’re trying to replace. Implementing accountability in all of our practices is fundamental to our effectiveness now in our practice and how it prefigures the kind of society that we want to replace the existing society.

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Alternative Libertaire interviews Ghassan Ali, a libertarian communist in the PFLP

Middle East

Ghassan Ali is a 3rd-generation Palestinian refugee. His grandparents were driven from their village in present-day Israel. He and his parents were born in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. As a child, he threw stones in the First Intifada (1987-1993). He recounts his journey to Alternative Libertaire and explains his position as a libertarian communist in the PFLP [1] and the path he sees for the Resistance.

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