The following paper analyzes the socialist debates on the national question up through 1914. I argue that an effective strategy of anti-colonial Marxism was first put forward by the borderland socialists, not the Bolsheviks. Lenin and his comrades lagged behind the non-Russian Marxists on this crucial issue well into the …
Killer cops and cop-killers, “police as workers” and police as soldiers, copwatching and counterinsurgency operations… these subjects and more are examined in this collection of essays by veteran activist Kristian Williams, released to mark ten years since the first publication of his book Our Enemies in Blue in 2004. In section one, …
The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar comes out every year, containing short texts and beautiful artwork by political prisoners and prisoners of war, and their supporters. The 2015 calendar is now out, and this year Kersplebedeb (via leftwingbooks.net) is handling all orders (of less then 10 calendars – …
Perhaps I shouldnât find significance in the short subtitle for JMPâs Communist Necessity essay, âprolegomena to any future radical theoryâ – but I do. The simple meaning of âprolegomenaâ is prefatory remarks, but there is a more specific reference that is closer to what JMP intends. Kantâs Prolegomena to the …
“There is a categorical difference, often overlooked, between trying to describe an event that has already happened … and trying to describe one that has yet to happen â and one, in addition, for which there is no precedent, or even near precedent, in history. Lacking experience to guide our …
from the Alpine Anarchist website: Those who visit this site more regularly will have noticed that for an anarchist project we have devoted a fair amount of attention to publications stemming from other leftist traditions. There are several reasons for this: 1. We have always seen ourselves as part of …
In the 2014 Certain Days calendar, political prisoner David Gilbert wrote that the âWar on Crimeâ which began in the early 1970s was in fact a conscious government counterinsurgency strategy to decimate and disrupt Black and other people of color communities across the United States. In this pamphlet, interviewed by …
Join J. Moufawad-Paul on September 25 in Toronto or (and!) September 28 in Montreal, where he will be presenting his recent book, The Communist Necessity. A sleek and punchy treatise about the problems of social movementism and the need for a ânew returnâ to a revolutionary communist tradition, The Communist …