Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958) was an anarchist writer, historian, and activist. He wrote extensively on anarchist movements and thinkers. He is perhaps best known for his book "Nationalism and Culture," which criticizes nationalism, religion, and the state. In this chapter, Rocker discusses the methods of anarcho-syndicalism and answers the criticism that syndicalists do not engage in political struggle...
Jun 06, 2020•36 min•Ep. 84
Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958) was an anarchist writer, historian, and activist. He wrote extensively on anarchist movements and thinkers. He is perhaps best known for his book "Nationalism and Culture," which criticizes nationalism, religion, and the state. In this chapter, Rocker examines the goals and tactics of syndicalism....
May 30, 2020•41 min•Ep. 83
Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958) was an anarchist writer, historian, and activist. He wrote extensively on anarchist movements and thinkers. He is perhaps best known for his book "Nationalism and Culture," which criticizes nationalism, religion, and the state. In this chapter, Rocker examines proto-syndicalist movements in England and France, as well as the first years of the International....
May 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 82
Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958) was an anarchist writer, historian, and activist. He wrote extensively on anarchist movements and thinkers. He is perhaps best known for his book "Nationalism and Culture," which criticizes nationalism, religion, and the state. In this chapter, Rocker documents early proto-anarchist and socialist movements that emerged in the early- and mid-nineteenth century. He examines t...
May 16, 2020•35 min•Ep. 81
Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958) was an anarchist writer, historian, and activist. He wrote extensively on anarchist movements and thinkers. He is perhaps best known for his book "Nationalism and Culture," which criticizes nationalism, religion, and the state. In this chapter, Rocker introduces various schools of anarchism and compares them to liberalism, democracy, and authoritarian communism. He also out...
May 09, 2020•43 min•Ep. 80
Full text here: https://usa.anarchistlibraries.net/library/alexander-berkman-the-only-hope-of-ireland "If your object is to secure liberty, you must learn to do without authority and compulsion. If you intend to live in peace and harmony with your fellow-men, you and they should cultivate brotherhood and respect for each other. If you want to work together with them for your mutual benefit, you must practice cooperation. The social revolution means much more than the reorganization of conditions...
May 02, 2020•8 min•Ep. 78
Special release for International Workers Day. Text of essay can be found here http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html Russell argues that if labour was equitably shared out amongst everyone, resulting in shorter work days, unemployment would decrease and human happiness would increase due to the increase in leisure time, further resulting in increased involvement in the arts and sciences.
May 01, 2020•35 min•Ep. 79
Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-learning-from-ferguson Learning from Ferguson is a collection of essays from Anarchist theorist Peter Gelderloos on the rebellion in Ferguson Missouri in 2014 in protest to the police murder of Michael Brown and other African Americans. This essay theorises what a world without the institution of police would look like....
Apr 25, 2020•42 min•Ep. 77
Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-learning-from-ferguson Learning from Ferguson is a collection of essays from Anarchist theorist Peter Gelderloos on the rebellion in Ferguson Missouri in 2014 in protest to the police murder of Michael Brown and other African Americans. This essay looks at historical the Civil Rights movement and tackles some pernicious myths about it and the supposed role of pacifism....
Apr 18, 2020•45 min•Ep. 76
Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-learning-from-ferguson Learning from Ferguson is a collection of essays from Anarchist theorist Peter Gelderloos on the rebellion in Ferguson Missouri in 2014 in protest to the police murder of Michael Brown and other African Americans. This essay focuses on the role of the police and the professional left....
Apr 11, 2020•21 min•Ep. 75
Full text http://www.csia-nitassinan.org/spip.php?article1119 Statement by the Zapatista army on the Covid19 outbreak,
Apr 04, 2020•5 min•Ep. 74
You can find the full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-in-defense-of-smashing-cameras This text presents an argument in favor of smashing cameras and against the practice of photographing demonstrations. Arguing that the practice of taking photos is detrimental to social struggles as it increases repression, encourages passivity, and simply gets in the way – this zine encourages people to adopt a confrontational approach towards photographers. Alongside this, it presen...
Mar 28, 2020•11 min•Ep. 71
The letter can be read here https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/03/20/covid-19-no-one-is-safe-until-all-are-protected-open-letter-from-the-transbalkan-solidarity-group/ Open letter by the Transbalkan Solidarity Group about the impact of the Coronavirus on Migrants on the Balkan route.
Mar 23, 2020•9 min•Ep. 73
The booklet can be found here https://archive.org/details/2019ncov/... This radio drama and the pamphlet it was based on were made by the DIY health care group Four Thieves Vinegar Collective who also made the open source Epi-pencil. Audible Anarchist played no part in its production so can't comment on the veracity of the information, but it is hoped that some of its recommendations and advice could be useful during these trying times. Use caution and seek further advice where possible. In addi...
Mar 20, 2020•34 min•Ep. 72
CW: Mentions of violent assault and sexual abuse.Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/victoria-law-not-helpless-victims A short piece about resistance in the prison system by incarcerated women and lists some ways to show them solidarity.
Mar 14, 2020•12 min•Ep. 70
A version of the text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alfredo-m-bonanno-armed-joy Alfredo Maria Bonanno is a main theorist of contemporary insurrectionary anarchism who wrote essays such as Armed Joy (for which he was imprisoned for 18 months by the Italian government), The Anarchist Tension and others. He is an editor of Anarchismo Editions and many other publications, only some of which have been translated into English. He has been involved in the anarchist movement f...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 69
A version of the text can be found here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-the-russian-tragedy-a-review-and-an-outlook In 1917, Berkman and Goldman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiracy against the newly instated draft. After their release from prison, they were arrested—along with hundreds of others—and deported to Russia. Initially supportive of that country's Bolshevik revolution, Berkman soon voiced his opposition to the Soviet's use of terror after seizin...
Feb 29, 2020•52 min•Ep. 68
Full text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/friends-of-durruti-towards-a-fresh-revolution Highly influential pamphlet of anarcho-syndicalist CNT militants during the Spanish Civil War who opposed the co-option of their organisation in the Republican government. The most famous text of the Friends of Durruti group a Spanish anarchist group founded in 1937 which opposed anarchist participation in the Republican government....
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 67
Full text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-organised-vengeance-called-justice An essay by Kropotkin sketching out an Anarchist view on the development of Justice in society.
Feb 15, 2020•20 min•Ep. 66
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Feb 08, 2020•3 min•Ep. 64
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Feb 01, 2020•6 min•Ep. 63
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Jan 25, 2020•27 min•Ep. 62
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Jan 18, 2020•5 min•Ep. 61
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Jan 11, 2020•8 min•Ep. 60
Full text https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-guillaume-ideas-on-social-organization A pamphlet written by James Guillaume in the 1870's attempting to sketch out and explain how society will transition from a class based society to a classless one during a revolution. Notes on Ideas on Social Organization by The Anarchist Spectacle : These notes are meant to be read after reading Ideas on Social Organization by James Guillaume. They add a 21st century refinement to his ideas for a futu...
Jan 04, 2020•5 min•Ep. 59
This short appeal was published by Alexander Berkman at a time when the United States of America was mobilising to enter the First World War. Aside from its geographical references it remains a relevant and much needed appeal. Tyranny must be opposed at the start. Autocracy, once secured in the saddle, is difficult to dislodge. If you believe that America is entering the war "to make democracy safe," then be a man and volunteer. But if you know anything at all, then you should know that the cry ...
Jan 03, 2020•2 min•Ep. 65
Full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/leo-tolstoy-on-anarchy Leo Tolstoy the famous Russian writer of War & Peace and Anna Karenina was also a social critic and advocate of peaceful resistance and a form of Anarchism often called Christian Anarchism. This short essay outlines his views on left wing ideas and his own preferred way to achieve a just society for all humanity.
Dec 28, 2019•9 min•Ep. 58
Full text here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-up-against-the-wall "The Campaign’s aim to tear down the Wall is aligned with the Palestinian desire for liberation—for those of us inside and in exile, the young and old, those who have died, and those yet to be born." - Stopthewall dot org
Dec 21, 2019•10 min•Ep. 57
Full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-an-anarchist-solution-to-global-warming If the Green Capitalist response to climate change will only add more fuel to the fire, and if government at a global scale is incapable of solving the problem, as I argue in previous articles, how would anarchists suggest we reorganize society in order to decrease the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and to survive an already changed world?...
Dec 14, 2019•24 min•Ep. 56
Full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-desert Author’s Note I have written Desert as a nature loving anarchist primarily addressing others with similar feelings. As a result I have not always explained ideas to which I hold when they are, to some extent, givens within many anarchist and radical environmental circles. Hopefully I have written in an accessible enough manner, so even if you don’t come from this background you will still find Desert readable. While the bes...
Dec 07, 2019•3 min•Ep. 55
