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Immigrants faced deportation for political activity

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 25 2016 00:22

A short article about the attempt of the American government to deport Dominick Sallitto, Vincent Ferrero and Marcus Graham because of their anarchist politics.

The Provos: Amsterdam's anarchist revolt - Richard Kempton

Submitted by Arthur Cravan on Jun 19 2016 17:16

A book written by Richard Kempton on the 1960s Dutch Provo movement.

The May days: Barcelona 1937

Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 17 2016 22:25

Interesting collection of writings on the May days in Barcelona: the combination of the "civil war within the civil war" as workers fought back against a counter-revolutionary Communist Party takeover.

Yaroshevskaya, Rebekka Yakoklevna (1887-1937 or after?)

Submitted by Battlescarred on Jun 15 2016 18:22

A short biography of anarchist Rebecca Yaroshevskaya active in Bialystok, Tashkent and Kharkov

The Burnsall strike: a glimpse of the future - Sarbjit Johal

Submitted by Steven. on Jun 13 2016 18:45

A short history of the year-long strike of mostly Asian women workers at Burnsall Ltd in Smethwick 1992-93.

US Latino urban riots - Aaron Fountain

Submitted by afountain on Jun 13 2016 18:24

Rioting at Roosevelt Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 1971 (Guy Bralley)

There have been at least 64 riots in Latino communities since 1964, but most have been forgotten. Aaron Fountain gives an overview of the rebellions.

Does Anarchist Movement in Iraqi Kurdistan, Bashur, exist?

Submitted by zaher on Jun 12 2016 16:52

This article answers frequent questions that I was often asked in the meetings and the interviews . What I said here in regards to Iraqi Kurdistan in relation to anarchism and anarchists movement I have gained through my own experiences that growing up in that society and observing the situation closely too. There is no doubt that some of the Kurdish and none-kurdish comrades do not agree with me. However, I am very happy to have discussions, debates with them as long as these comrades refer to the facts and reality rather than some paragraphs , statements from this book and that book.

Workers Power in Lérida – Jordi de Gardeny

Submitted by Alias Recluse on Jun 11 2016 14:28

A brief account of the revolution and its institutions in Lérida, Spain, in August-September 1936, written in 1965 by one of the former leaders of the POUM.

What was great about Theodore Draper and what was not - Bryan D. Palmer

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 11 2016 02:52

An article by Bryan D. Palmer about the different camps of viewing the American Communist Party's history.

Soviet justice: The case of Gavriil Pavlyuk

Submitted by Battlescarred on Jun 1 2016 16:14

A very short article on the prsecution of anarchist peasant Gavriil Pavlyuk

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A new anarchism emerges, 1940–1954

A history by Andrew Cornell of the American anarchism movement from the beginning of the Second World War until the mid-1950s.

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‘Fighting for ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle' review

Collective Action's review of Solidarity Federation's recently published book 'Fighting for Ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle'.

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The Scum - comic about the Wapping dispute, 1986

A contemporary spoof of The Sun newspaper containing a "Tintin" cartoon about the Wapping printers dispute of 1986.

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