What the Prison Abolition Movement Wants by Kim Kelly
The essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Kim Kelly's short primer on the prison abolition movement....
Jan 02, 2021•11 min•Ep. 114
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Introduction to Mutual Aid by Andrej Grubacic and David Graeber
The Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Andrej Grubacic and David Graeber wrote this introductory essay to a new edition of Kropotkin's Mutual Aid. The essay summarises and explains the importance of the work the context of its original publication and the importance of Kropotkin in current times....
Dec 26, 2020•21 min•Ep. 113
The Relevance of Max Stirner to Anarcho-Communists by Matty Thomas
The essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... An essay on the relevance of Max Stirner to the Anarcho-communist movement. Recommended Reading The Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner. Stirner’s only book and magnum opus. Unfortunately, there is still only one English translation available, Stephen T. Byington’s. Wolfi Landstreicher is currently working on a new one, slated to appear in the near future. Stirner’s Critics by Max Stirner. In this essay, Stirner (speaking in the thir...
Dec 19, 2020•26 min•Ep. 112
The Right to Live by Max Baginski
Article can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Short article written for Mother Earth by Max Baginski on how all rights in capitalist society are secondary at best, when compared to the right to property. Including the right to live....
Dec 12, 2020•4 min•Ep. 111
Anarchy and the Sex Question by Emma Goldman
The text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Essay by Emma Goldman tackling sex and marriage in capitalist society, written in 1896....
Dec 05, 2020•11 min•Ep. 110
Your Honor a Poem by Kuwasi Balagoon
The poem can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Kuwasi Balagoon was a New Afrikan anarchist and a member of the Black Liberation Army. After serving in the U.S. Army., his experiences of racism within the army led him to tenant organizing in New York City, where he joined the Black Panther Party as it formed, becoming a defendant in the Panther 21 case. Sentenced to a term of between 23 to 29 years, he escaped from Rahway State Prison in New Jersey and went underground with th...
Nov 28, 2020•2 min•Ep. 109
Post-Civ!: A Deeper Exploration by Usul of the Black Foot
The full essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Usul of the Black Foot responds to an develops the thinking in the Post Civ zine by the group Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness....
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 108
Post-Civ! A Brief Philosophical And Political Introduction To The Concept Of Post Civilization
The Zine can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... A short but influential zine introducing the concepts behind post civilisation (Post-Civ) Anarchism by the group Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness....
Nov 14, 2020•11 min•Ep. 107
Reparations As A Verb by the Salish Sea Black Autonomists
Essay can be read here https://blackautonomynetwork.noblogs.org/post/2019/03/20/reparations-as-a-verb/ Short piece by the Salish Sea Black Autonomists criticising the limited scope of mainstream civil rights activism.
Nov 07, 2020•6 min•Ep. 106
The Conspiracy of Law by Howard Zinn
Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/howard-zinn-the-conspiracy-of-law Conspiracy of Law is Howard Zinn's examination of the role of the legal system in enforcing class distinctions and criminalising alternative politics and opposition to the system whilst pretending to be a neutral force in society.
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 105
The Place of Anarchism in Socialistic Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-the-place-of-anarchism-in-socialistic-evolution Kropotkin's Essay on the place and need for Anarchism within the wider Socialist movement, written in 1884.
Oct 24, 2020•43 min•Ep. 104
Capitalism is Killing the Earth by the Anarchist Federation
Pamphlet written by the UK's Anarchist Federation "Capitalism is Killing the Earth is our attempt to forge a more effective environmental movement. One capable of saving the planet before capitalism finishes destroying it. It builds on our collective experiences fighting against the destruction of the natural world, as well as reading and research."...
Oct 17, 2020•57 min•Ep. 103
An Anarchist on Anarchy by Elisee Reclus
Text can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Elisee Reclus's important commentary on the Anarchist movement....
Oct 10, 2020•51 min•Ep. 102
Transphobia is a Class Issue by Anarchasteminist
Article can be read here https://libcom.org/library/transphobia-class-issue An article by Anarchasteminist arguing that transgender rights are a working-class issue. [Content warning: In addition to transphobia in the abstract, this piece discusses harassment, violence and abuse. Some sources linked to for reference purposes feature transphobic abuse and slurs.]
Oct 03, 2020•15 min•Ep. 101
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 12 - Epilogue
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this final chapte...
Sep 26, 2020•16 min•Ep. 100
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 11 - The Spanish Revolution
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Sep 19, 2020•16 min•Ep. 99
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 10 - Russia and the Makhnovist Movement
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Sep 12, 2020•15 min•Ep. 98
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 9 - Anarchism in America
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Sep 05, 2020•9 min•Ep. 97
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 8 - Anarcho-Syndicalism
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Aug 29, 2020•17 min•Ep. 96
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 7 - The Growth of the Anarchist Movement
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Aug 22, 2020•9 min•Ep. 95
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 6 - Peter Kropotkin and Anarchist Communism
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Aug 15, 2020•18 min•Ep. 94
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 5 - Michael Bakunin and the First International
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Aug 08, 2020•22 min•Ep. 93
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 4 - Precursors of Anarchism
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Aug 01, 2020•26 min•Ep. 92
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 3 - What is Anarchism
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Jul 25, 2020•15 min•Ep. 91
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 2 - Freedom and Organisation
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. In this chapter, Woo...
Jul 18, 2020•13 min•Ep. 90
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 1 - The Nature of Modern Society
Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his work, but he refused several awards from the government of Canada on the grounds that he only accepted awards granted by his peers. Chapter 1 of "Social...
Jul 11, 2020•19 min•Ep. 89
Anarchism Means Flying Forever By Soheil Arabi
Text of the letter https://libcom.org/library/anarchist-prisoner-soheil-arabi-anarchism-means-flying-forever A short letter written by Anarchist prisoner Soheil Arabi. Currently Soheil Arabi remains in prison and has undergone several hunger strikes.
Jul 04, 2020•3 min•Ep. 88
The Struggle Against Fascism begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism
Essay by the Council Communist Otto Ruhle comparing the features of the Soviet system to that of Fascist Germany and Italy. The text of the essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/otto-ruhle-the-struggle-against-fascism-begins-with-the-struggle-against-bolshevism
Jun 27, 2020•44 min•Ep. 87
What's Worth Dying For? By CrimethInc.
Text can be read here https://crimethinc.com/2020/04/21/whats-worth-dying-for-confronting-the-return-to-business-as-usual Text by the CrimethInc collective on the protests against lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Jun 20, 2020•11 min•Ep. 86
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 6. Evolution
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 history of anarcho-syndicalism up to 1936....
Jun 13, 2020•39 min•Ep. 85
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