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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘editorial’
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[...]
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 [...][...]
June 1st, 2010 - 1:06 pm § in Anarchist News
Why Anarchist, Why News?
Anarchism is the simplest of ideas. Humans desire freedom and have the capacity to live in freedom from systems of control including (but not exclusive) the State, Capitalism, and Hierarchy, et al. In addition there is a history of individuals and groups that have tried to wrest autonomy from our mo[...]