Crimethinc: Hong Kong: Anarchists in the Resistance to the Extradition Bill
bySince 1997, when it ceased to be the last major colonial holding of Great Britain, Hong Kong has been a part of the People’s…
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.
Shane Burley & Alexander Reid Ross, “I was the target of alt-right death threats across the internet – here’s what happened next”
byWhen you hear about a cryptic death threat directed against you, the first thing that hits is a feeling of morbid curiosity. “Is it serious?”…
Kim Kelly: Quillette’s “Antifa Journalists” List Could’ve Gotten Me Killed
byOn May 15, a man named Eoin Lenihan posted a Twitter thread that promised to reveal the results of a bombshell new study. Presenting…
Josh MacPhee: Radical Posture
byThe U.S. anarchist newspaper Profane Existence used to carry the tagline “Making Punk a Threat Again.” While I’m not sure what is so threatening…
Roar Collective: “If you are not cowards, kill me!” — Louise Michel’s defense”
byFrom the barricades of the Paris Commune to anti-colonial resistance in the South Pacific, Louise Michel was one of the most important revolutionaries of…
Matt Ford: Why Milkshaking Works
byThe biggest topic in British political circles on Monday wasn’t the country’s impending departure from the European Union. It was milkshakes—or, rather, one milkshake…
David D’Amato: What is Anarchism?
byWhat is anarchism? It is an attempt to bring about a more peaceful, cooperative, equitable society, as well as a framework with which to…
Aryenish Birdie: Why I rarely use the term “intersectional”
byI’m a queer woman of colour, born from immigrant parents, and the founder and executive director of Encompass, a new organization fostering greater racial…
Stecco: Words from Anarchist Prisoner Stecco from Tolmezzo Prison in Italy
byAnarchist comrade Stecco was arrested on February 19, 2019 in repressive operation ‘Renata,’ where seven anarchists were arrested (one of them was immediately put…
Benjamin Shepard: “Anarchy is For Lovers”: On Progress and Conflict, Friendship and Fighting: Winter Social Movement Reading, between Adorno and Benjamin, Women’s Marches, and a Few Notes on This Moment
byOn my way home from one of the crazy trips I took to DC over the Kavanaugh confirmation battle in the fall of 2018,…