CrimethInc: Two Letters from Russia, On the Protests of January 23
byJanuary 24, 2021 We have received the following reports from anarchists in Russia, describing the situation there during the protests of January 23, in…
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.
Paul Messersmith-Glavin: Black Lives Matter and the Future of Humanity
byCounterpunch, December 29, 2020 Using an intersectional, anarchist analysis we can see how racism, patriarchy, and class society are intertwined producing a society that…
Sean Illing: The fantasy-industrial complex gave us the Capitol Hill insurrection
byThis is America’s brain on misinformation. Vox, January 8, 2021 American insurrectionists, for the first time in the history of this country, stormed the…
Roar Collective: Celebrating the power of ideas: a tribute to Murray Bookchin
byIn celebration of Murray Bookchin’s birth centenary, his daughter Debbie is joined by a number of his former friends, students and fellow travelers to…
AntiStasis: Feb 1st Call to Action: Demand Mass Clemency on “National Freedom Day”
byAbolition is the road, clemency is the vehicle, now is the time. January 7, 2021 [UPDATE: Check out the Feb 1st COVID Clemency Caravan and…
CrimethInc: Why We Need Real Anarchy
byDon’t Let Trump’s Minions Gentrify Revolt January 12, 2021 Politicians have come together across the aisle to decry the storming of the Capitol on…
Spencer Sunshine: 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists
byPopMob, August 27, 2020 Exciting news! In conjunction with Portland, Oregon’s PopMob, the new edition of 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists is…
Lindsay Crouse, Adam Westbrook & Sanya Dosani: Stop Pretending ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ [Video]
byElectoral Violence is in our DNA New York Times, January 8, 2021 Watch Video
William C. Anderson: Black History And The Voting Myth
byOffshoot Journal, January 7, 2020 In the U.S., when Black people suffer and die, it’s considered progress. How we produce and digest historical narratives…
Shane Burley: Deaths at the Capitol, a pro-Trump, far-right mob — and months of red flags
byThese groups haven’t been hiding their weapons or their intent to cause mayhem. And that intent isn’t going anywhere in 2021. NBC News, January…