Episodes
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 2 - Freedom and Organisation
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
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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, Woodcock discusses the philosophical bases for "society," the groups of individuals who cooperate together for the common good. But capitalism and the state have perverted the purposes of society, stripping individuals of their freedom and preventing the flourishing of humankind.
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 1 - The Nature of Modern Society
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
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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 "Socialism from Below" is Woodcock's evaluation of the Second World War (which went on for more than a year after the publication of the book) and an overview of the political culture of the pre-war era. Woodcock argues that the two opposing sides--the Axis and the Allies--represented two competing forms of totalitarianism: fascism on the one side, and the dictatorship of capital on the other.
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Anarchism Means Flying Forever By Soheil Arabi
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
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.
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
The Struggle Against Fascism begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
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
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
What's Worth Dying For? By CrimethInc.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
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
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 6. Evolution
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
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.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 5. Methods
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
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. He outlines the uses of the strike (general strike and sympathetic strike), boycott, sabotage, and other methods.
Saturday May 30, 2020
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 4. Objectives
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
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.
Saturday May 23, 2020
Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 3. Forerunners
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
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.
Saturday May 16, 2020
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker, Chapter 2. The Proletariat
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
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 the Luddites, the Chartists, trade unionism, and early socialism in England.