It might not seem like it (especially when contemplating the absurdity of certain threads or the disrespect in others), but @news is a project of infrastructure. This building of infrastructure for anarchists is a challenging endeavor–not because many anarchists are young and sure of themselve[...]
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January 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm § in Anarchist News
What is anarchist news?
At best, anarchists are heterodox. They share a few simple ideas with each other and run with them in a thousand different directions. Those anarchists who strive for a pedagogical unity–in the name of a revolutionary program or idealized revolutionary subject–are missing a serious point[...]
December 1st, 2010 - 10:56 pm § in Anarchist News
Editorial: Are we losing?
Some anarchists have made the audacious claim that the fall of the Soviet Union and the resulting rise of neo-Liberalism (aka the new Corporatism) have put anarchism into the position of being the radical opposition for our time. This claim seems to make sense as anarchism is international (not NIMB[...]
December 1st, 2010 - 9:47 pm § in Anarchist News
Anarchist News: December 2010 Digest and unrelated notes
December is the time of lists. Here is mine. This months[...]
November 1st, 2010 - 7:38 pm § in Anarchist News
Is The Internet Real? – November 2010 editorial
This month hasn’t been a particularly eventful month. There were no major international events that mobilized anarchist forces from around the globe. There hasn’t been a big conference or book fair where some scandal or revelation has occurred. There has been police repression across the globe b[...]
October 1st, 2010 - 6:16 pm § in Anarchist News
The line between privacy and transparency – October 2010 Editorial
This month has been another set of airings of dirty laundry on the anarchist Internet. With all the different ways that people have to air their issues with one another in a more-or-less public way, this is probably a good time to review some thoughts around privacy and transparency, as they pertain[...]
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:39 pm § in Anarchist News
Non-Sectarian means incoherent – editorial September 2010
Anonymous commenting means both that there are plenty of problematic ideas and ways of expressing ideas (problematic or not) to comment on AND that ill-thought-out criticism can easily get lost in better criticism. It also means that people share their ideas with relatively little fear of censure or[...]
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:16 am § in Anarchist News
Anarchist News Digest 2010 & other updates
There are several updates here so please read if you are interested in the site. 1) The August 2010 issue of the Anarchist News Digest is online. It has stories on attacks against the existing order, the states (over)reaction, prisoners, analysis and some errata. Check it out. 2) There will be more [...]
July 18th, 2010 - 11:03 am § in Anarchist News
Editorial: Six years of Anarchist News
You may be surprised to know that Anarchist News is six years old this week. The first year was rough as we formalized our look and software but not long after we started we had decided that our goal was two fold. One we wanted to be non-sectarian in regards to the kind of anarchist [...][...]
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:47 am § in Anarchist News
July Anarchist News Digest and the moderation group
Enjoy this months Anarchist News Digest. We are considering making this a monthly print publication and sending copies throughout the land. If you would be interested in receiving a bundle for your community drop us a line. This month we would like to welcome our brand new moderation group. This gro[...]