Eric Laursen: The Young Anarchist and Future Joy of Sex Author Who Sparred with George Orwell Over World War II”
byThe summer of 1943 found George Orwell, English socialist man of letters, reaching the end of his patience with his job at the BBC….
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Metro, “Here’s where to celebrate National Book Lovers Day”
byIf you’re looking for a small collection of anarchist books and other media, take a walk down South St. The Wooden Shoe is a…
The New Yorker, “The Secret Lessons of Soviet Children’s Poems”
byAs a teen-ager in tsarist Russia, Mayakovsky was already attending anarchist meetings and distributing socialist leaflets. A stint in prison converted him into a…
Riverfront Times, “Chavisa Woods’ Things to Do When You’re Goth in the Country Leads Readers Deep into Rural America”
byWoods was also an early resident of C.A.M.P., a south city anarchist collective still in existence today. Even then she was already seriously pursuing…
Jezebel, “Don’t Forget Your Mary Wollstonecraft While Reading Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility”
byEven before her death, her illicit relationship with the anarchist philosopher William Godwin had put her firmly in the sights of conservative thinkers. If…
SF Gate, “AK Press damaged in deadly Oakland fire,” March 24, 2015
byAK Press damaged in deadly Oakland fire By John McMurtrie, SF Gate, March 24, 2015 AK Press, now in its 25th year, employs a…