Catching history on the wing - Ambalavaner Sivanandan
Definitive collection of articles by Ambalavaner Sivanandan, director of the Institute of Race Relations and the editor of Race & Class, spanning his entire career since the 1970s. Included is a complete bibliography of Sivanandan’s writings, and an introduction by the chair of the IRR, Colin Prescod, which sets the writings in context.
Spanish Marxism vs Soviet Communism: A History of the P.O.U.M. in the Spanish Civil War - Victor Alba
Spanish Marxism Versus Soviet Communism is the first historical study of the P.O.U.M. to appear in English. Drawing from his multi-volume work on the subject, which was published in Spanish and Catalan, Victor Alba has collaborated with Stephen Schwartz to produce a condensed and amplified study that is far more than a translation.
Revolution in Central America- Daniel Fogel
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 29 2016 12:03
A contemporary and critical account of the 20th century history of Central America, in particular the conflicts between Leftist rebels and US backed right wing dictatorships in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Racial matters: the FBI's secret file on black America - Kenneth O'Reilly
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 28 2016 17:13
A meticulously researched study into how the FBI attempted to disrupt and repress the civil rights movement in the US in the 1960s and 70s.
A strike like no other strike: Pittston strike holds lessons for today
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 20 2016 19:53
Article by the United Mine Workers of America, 20 years on from the 10-month-long Pittston Coal strike in Virginia. As you would expect from an official union account it omits to mention the wildcat strikers and violent acts of sabotage but contains interesting historical information.
The mask is off! - American Anarchist Federated Commune Soviets
A 1920 handbill by American Anarchist Federated Commune Soviets issued in the immediate aftermath of the January 7, 1920 expulsion of the five elected members of the Socialist Party of America from the New York Legislative Assembly. This action is declared to be evidence of the failure of socialist methods in the struggle to overthrow capitalism -- an action which has "torn off the mask of the hypocrisy of government representation."
Building a fuckin' parking garage
A manual worker's account of day labour from The Best of Temp Slave!.
A more perfect victim
An account of a former office temp getting revenge on a CEO.
Fear the everyday state
Submitted by wahid on Feb 11 2016 08:36
On the fifth anniversary of the fall of Egypt's president Mubarak, this is an account of the uprising, and the ebb and flow of the Egyptian revolution, by Wahid, an activist in Cairo.
The anarchist cookbook - Keith McHenry with Chaz Bufe
Unlike the original Anarchist Cookbook, which contained instructions for the manufacture of explosives, this 2015 version is both a cookbook in the literal sense and also a “cookbook” of recipes for social and political change.
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