The New Yorker, “The Aging Anarchist’s Cookbook”
byBy Reuven Perlman, November 10, 2021 About This Edition Welcome to the newest edition of “The Anarchist Cookbook.” To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of…
Anarchists In the News
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The New Statesman, “How fear makes us human”
byThe 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’”
byBy 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”
byAn 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?”
byDavid 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”
byDrawings sent to friends and family by Belarusian political prisoners, detained in a crackdown after the 2020 elections, provide an insight into their lives…
RFI, “A century on, French singer and anarchist Georges Brassens still hits the right note”
byBy 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…
Hyperallergic, “An Anarchist Illustrator Looks to Radical Histories to Fight Fascism”
byN.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…
The Intercept, “A Florida Anarchist Will Spend Years in Prison for Online Posts Prompted by Jan. 6 Riot”
byDaniel Baker’s calls for armed defense against possible far-right attacks led to a much harsher sentence than that facing most insurrectionists. By Natasha Lennard,…
The Verge, “Facebook has banned nearly 1,000 ‘militarized social movements,’ documents reveal”
byMostly armed militias By Adi Robertson, October 12, 2021 Facebook has placed at least 986 groups on a private list of banned “militarized social…