Political artists Andrei Molodkin and Santiago Sierra, and Wikileaks ambassador Joseph Farrell, talk to A/POLITICAL about the sham of Western liberty, Julian Assange, and how art can still transform pain into defiance
Stalls attract locals and visitors during Chartist Uprising celebrations
Burley and Lorber’s project is both honourable and necessary, but why do they let Marxist antisemitism off the hook?
The anarchist split over the Great War (WW1) burst into print in November 1914, with grave consequences
“Where we come from and where we are going”: a reflection on Brazilian anarchism, then and now
An absolute triumph of punk scholarship and alternative historiography
Zapatista education promotes a relationship with knowledge based on the needs and questions of students and communities
Now on show at Whitechapel Gallery, his work since the 1970s includes some of Britain’s most iconic images of resistance
“Steeped in history and struggles, this neighbourhood belongs to its inhabitants and occupants”, say founders Eva and Nicolas
In part 2 of “On the practices of radical punk” we meet Abbie Hoffman and discuss Maximum Rock’n’Roll and the uses of Do-It Yourself culture
One of UK’s longest running social centres, the Cowley Club is Brighton is structured as a members-run co-operative
Activists in storm-ravaged communities talk about about solidarity and collective survival
There is a very obvious article to reprint from the October 1914 issue of Freedom, which is precisely why I’m selecting a different one.
Spoilers ahead: Did David Graeber really influence Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of the film?
From shows in squats to militant action, punk shows the convergence between class consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and consciousness-raising (1/3) ~ Alex Ratcharge, from Audimat ~ For all intents and purposes, let us say that I am neither a theoretician, nor a philosopher, nor a specialist in political matters, but a humble 40-year-old reader, also a fanzine publisher and the author of a novel (Shortcut to Nowhere) exploring the world of punk and autonomous squats in France and Navarre – fictions inspired by my experience since, to quote NOFX, “I’ve been a punk- rocker for most of my life”
