Laurie Penny: In Donald Trump’s America, the crackdown on protesters is the real free speech issue
byIn Donald Trump’s America, The Crackdown on Protesters is the Real Free Speech Issue Laurie Penny, NewStatesman, May 4, 2017 A nation has decided…
Critical Voices
Critical Voices is Agency’s platform for amplifying thoughtful commentary on current events that is originally published elsewhere. Not all of these articles are written by anarchists or take an explicitly anarchist point of view. What they have in common is that they call attention to issues of direct concern to anarchists, and do so from a perspective we broadly agree with. We publish them here because they we believe they contribute to the radical and holistic examination of power relations, the state, and capital that’s so important to us as anarchists.
Hurrah for Anarchy: Mayday as Celebrated by the Anarchists
byHurrah for Anarchy: Mayday as Celebrated by the Anarchists Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, May 1, 2017 Mayday, to the anarchists, is a holiday…
Rhyd Wildermuth – Against Liberals
byAgainst Liberals Rhyd Wildermuth, Gods & Radicals, March 11, 2017 THERE IS A LOADED GUN sitting on a table again. A crowd has gathered…
Rachel Herzing – Standing Up for Our Communities: Why We Need a Police-Free Future
byStanding Up for Our Communities: Why We Need a Police-Free Future Rachel Herzing, Truthout, March 07, 2017 We are living in terrifying times. With…
Olivia Olivia- Love in the Time of Kool-Aid: Is Taking to the Streets Obsolete?
byLove in the Time of Kool-Aid: Is Taking to the Streets Obsolete? Olivia Olivia, The Portland Mercury, March 8, 2017 [Editor’s note: As Portland…
Experiences in Rojava: Interview with an anarchist YPG volunteer
byExperiences in Rojava: Interview with an anarchist YPG volunteer Kurdish Question, March 6, 2017 We met and interviewed a person who travelled to Rojava…
Dilar Dirik: Feminist pacifism or passive-ism?
byFeminist pacifism or passive-ism? Dilar Dirik, openDemocracy, March 7, 2017 In the face of increasing femicide, sexual violence and rape culture, we need to…
Ill Will Editions: Let’s Become Ungovernable
byLet’s Become Ungovernable Ill Will Editions, It’s Going Down, February 24, 2017 OUR PLEDGE We pledge to create a resistance movement that makes Trump…
Eleanor Finley: Reason, Creativity and Freedom – The Communalist Model
byReason, Creativity and Freedom: The Communalist Model Eleanor Finley, Roar Magazine, February 11, 2017 Humanity stands at a crossroads. Now, more than ever, history…
Big Door Brigade: Mutual Aid Toolbox
byMutual Aid Toolbox Big Door Brigade, 2017 We cannot rely on the government to provide what people need, especially when vulnerable people are under…