The New Yorker, “The Aging Anarchist’s Cookbook”
By Reuven Perlman, November 10, 2021 About This Edition Welcome to the newest edition of “The Anarchist Cookbook.” To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of…
The New Statesman, “How fear makes us human”
The late David Graeber’s history of early human societies presents civilisation as a descent from anarchy into servility. But was man ever free? By…
NY Daily News, “Eric Adams blames Election Day losses on Dems catering to ‘anarchists’”
By Chris Sommerfeldt and Michael Gartland, November 5, 2021 Mayor-elect Eric Adams said Friday that he was not surprised Democrats lost ground in this month’s elections —…
The Guardian, “The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow review – inequality is not the price of civilisation”
An archaeologist and an anthropologist dismantle received wisdom about the way early societies operated By David Priestland, October 23, 2021 istory matters. As we…
The New Republic, “Were the Earliest Societies Anarchists?”
David Graeber and David Wengrow’s new history of humanity looks for the origins of authoritarianism and freedom. By George Scialabba, November 1, 2021 Anarchism…
Open Democracy, “Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners”
Drawings sent to friends and family by Belarusian political prisoners, detained in a crackdown after the 2020 elections, provide an insight into their lives…
Activist Journeys: Anarchism Around The World
October 22, 2021 Below is a series of interviews, recorded for a documentary, never finished by its original producers, which hoped to show anarchism in…
RFI, “A century on, French singer and anarchist Georges Brassens still hits the right note”
By Alison Hird, October 22, 2021 France’s much-loved singer-poet Georges Brassens was born 100 years ago today. Many of his songs – most of…
Nicky Reid: The AOC Industry: Selling Empire As Socialism
Counterpunch, October 22, 2021 There are few things that strike terror in the dark hearts of god-fearing, beef-eating, Republicans like the scourge of the…
Hyperallergic, “An Anarchist Illustrator Looks to Radical Histories to Fight Fascism”
N.O. Bonzo’s illustrations, murals, and literature build on radical art traditions, addressing relations of labor and identity in local communities and protest movements. By…