Can be read at https://libcom.org/library/fighting-ourselves-anarcho-syndicalism-class-struggle-solidarity-federation In this final chapter, we set out our vision of anarcho-syndicalism today. We discuss how to move from being a simple political propaganda organisation to a revolutionary union capable of taking the initiative in organising and catalysing class struggles in the economic and social spheres. Central to this strategy is the potential for direct action to build confidence, capacity a...
Jul 24, 2021•44 min•Ep. 145
Can be read at https://libcom.org/library/fighting-ourselves-anarcho-syndicalism-class-struggle-solidarity-federation In this chapter, we will analyse some of the changes to capitalism and society since World War II, the point at which anarcho-syndicalism was all but wiped out by fascism, Stalinism, total war and social partnership. We will see how the post-World War II social democratic settlement limited the space for a re-emergence of radical currents in the workers’ movement by integrating t...
Jul 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 144
Can be read at https://libcom.org/library/fighting-o... In this chapter we will introduce anarcho-syndicalism as a synthesis of the anarchist politics and syndicalist methods we encountered in the previous chapter. This will be explored through the theory of Émile Pouget, the Argentine FORA (Argentine Regional Workers’ Federation), the German FAUD (Free Workers’ Union of Germany) and the Spanish CNT (National Confederation of Labour). While the mainstream workers’ movement is separated into poli...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 143
Can be read at https://libcom.org/library/fighting-ourselves-anarcho-syndicalism-class-struggle-solidarity-federation This excellent book by Solfed aims to recover some of the lost history of the workers' movement, in order to set out a revolutionary strategy for the present conditions. In clear and accessible prose, the book sets out the anarcho-syndicalist criticisms of political parties and trade unions, engages with other radical traditions such as anarchism, syndicalism and dissident Marxis...
Jul 03, 2021•43 min•Ep. 142
Can be read at https://libcom.org/library/fighting-o... This excellent book by Solfed aims to recover some of the lost history of the workers' movement, in order to set out a revolutionary strategy for the present conditions. In clear and accessible prose, the book sets out the anarcho-syndicalist criticisms of political parties and trade unions, engages with other radical traditions such as anarchism, syndicalism and dissident Marxisms, explains what anarcho-syndicalism was in the twentieth c...
Jun 26, 2021•44 min•Ep. 141
Full text http://libcom.org/library/fighting-ou... This excellent book by Solfed aims to recover some of the lost history of the workers' movement, in order to set out a revolutionary strategy for the present conditions. In clear and accessible prose, the book sets out the anarcho-syndicalist criticisms of political parties and trade unions, engages with other radical traditions such as anarchism, syndicalism and dissident Marxisms, explains what anarcho-syndicalism was in the twentieth century,...
Jun 19, 2021•14 min•Ep. 140
Can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-prisons-universities-of-crime Short piece by Kropotkin on the effects of the prison system. "Prisons are universities of crime, maintained by the state".
Jun 12, 2021•7 min•Ep. 139
Zine can be read at https://archive.org/details/TowardsAL... Towards A Less Fucked Up World: Sobriety and Anarchist Struggle is a zine published in the early 2000s by Nick Riotfag that explores the role intoxication culture plays in anarchist communities. The zine provides a thorough exploration of the issues around intoxication and anarchism. Topics covered include "Masculinity, Rape, and Intoxication," "Youth Liberation and Sobriety," "Intoxication and Corporate Culture," "Intoxication and S...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 138
Text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Ericco Malatesta's comments and criticisms of political participation by the revolutionary movement....
May 29, 2021•12 min•Ep. 137
The final chapter of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
May 22, 2021•42 min•Ep. 135
Chapter 16 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
May 15, 2021•22 min•Ep. 134
Chapter 15 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
May 08, 2021•7 min•Ep. 133
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Check out http://thebreadbook.org/...
May 01, 2021•15 min•Ep. 132
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Check out http://thebreadbook.org/...
Apr 24, 2021•33 min•Ep. 131
You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra...
Apr 17, 2021•37 min•Ep. 130
Full text: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Check out http://thebreadbook.org/...
Apr 10, 2021•7 min•Ep. 129
Full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Check out http://thebreadbook.org/...
Apr 03, 2021•16 min•Ep. 128
Chapter 9 of Conquest of Bread Read the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Mar 27, 2021•28 min•Ep. 127
Chapter 8 of Conquest of Bread The full text can be read here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Mar 20, 2021•14 min•Ep. 125
Chapter 7 of the Conquest of Bread The full text can be read here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Mar 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 124
Chapter 6 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Mar 06, 2021•21 min•Ep. 123
Full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-the-kronstadt-rebellion To mark the hundredth anniversary of these important events we present Alexander Berkman's the Kronstadt Rebellion. This text is an explanation of the events of the rebellion at the Kronstadt naval base and its attempt to restore free Soviets to the Russian revolution in spite of growing repression and corruption by Bolshevik ministers....
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 136
Chapter 5 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Feb 27, 2021•48 min•Ep. 122
Chapter 4 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Feb 20, 2021•28 min•Ep. 121
Chapter 3 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Feb 13, 2021•22 min•Ep. 120
Chapter 2 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Feb 06, 2021•20 min•Ep. 119
Chapter 1 of "The Conquest of Bread" by Peter Kropotkin. You can find the full text here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra......
Jan 30, 2021•21 min•Ep. 118
The letter is part of the Method of Freedom Errico Malatesta reader and can be found here https://libcom.org/files/Errico_Malat... This is translated from “Cari Compagni dell’Ilota,” Ilota (Pistoia) 1, no. 9 (1 April 1883). The background to this letter was the defection from anarchism of Andrea Costa, one of the chief members of the Italian Federation, who in 1879 had started advocating the extension of socialist tactics to parliamentary ones. Costa had a significant following, especially in th...
Jan 23, 2021•8 min•Ep. 117
Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... David Graeber's essay attacking the institution of economics and its use and misuse by governments in the pursuit of maintaining and advancing capitalist development despite the overwhelming evidence of its futility and potentially devastating consequences....
Jan 16, 2021•38 min•Ep. 116
Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Hawzhin Azeez outlines and describes the attempts to replace the police in Rojava and its connections with the other aspects of the ongoing revolutionary process....
Jan 09, 2021•16 min•Ep. 115
