by Jason E. Smith The surprising announcement by Bernie Sanders this week that he will end his 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary bid offers us a critical moment to reflect on the strategic moment we face – especially given the dramatic economic and social crisis of Covid-19 that […]
by Raul Zibechi / Toward Freedom What caused the fall of the government of Evo Morales in Bolivia is an uprising by the people of Bolivia and their organizations. Their movements demanded his resignation before the army and police did. The Organization of American States sustained the government […]
by Jeff Abbott/Toward Freedom Raúl Zibechi is a Uruguayan journalist and one of Latin America’s leading political theorists. He is an international analyst for Brecha newspaper in Uruguay, and a professor at the Multiversidad Franciscana de América Latina. Zibechi has written numerous books on social movements and politics across the […]
by Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (EZLN) To all of the individuals, groups, collectives, and organizations of the CIG Support Networks: To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion or whatever you call them: To the National and International Sixth: Given that: It’s the middle of the night. And […]
by CrimethInc The past weeks have seen a massive confrontational movement arise in France opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s “ecological” tax increase on gas. This movement combines many contradictory elements: horizontally organized direct action, a narrative of being “apolitical,” the participation of far-right organizers, and the genuine anger of […]
by Black Rose / Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation Black Rose Editorial Note: This piece builds upon and updates the strategy and analysis document “Below and Beyond Trump” we released in late 2017 and aims to capture a snapshot of our internal discussions and conclusions over the past year. […]
by Brasil de Foto Radio “We leave this process with closer ties and organized capacity and strength to resist this professed fascist offensive,” said João Pedro Stedile, from the national coordination of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) about the result of Brazil’s 2018 presidential elections. In an interview […]
by Erik Forman/In These Times Dr. James Peter Warbasse opined in the journal Co-operation, “Once the people of New York City lived in their own houses, but those days have gone. … The houses are owned by landlords who conduct them, not for the purpose of domiciling the people in […]
by The Big Conversation The Big Conversation Series is starting up again this fall in Utica with a lecture dubbed A People’s History of Utica. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30pm at The Other Side (2011 Genesee Street, next to Cafe Domenico). This […]
by It’s Going Down Recently It’s Going Down podcast interviewed a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation, Patrick, on a wide range of topics related to the utility of electoral politics for advancing socialist politics and the fight for a new world. Covered are both recent and past examples […]