Freedom September 17, 2005
NB// This is a bit rough and ready as I'm testing a new scanning wand, but what the hey.
Meydan Gazette: "We are being cornered"
Submitted by Rob Ray on Jan 7 2017 12:43
Late last month the editor of Meydan anarchist newspaper in Istanbul was sentenced to a year and three months in prison for “supporting terror,” the latest in a string of attempts by the Turkish State to shut down dissenting voices against Erdogan’s government. This translation of Meydan’s uncompromising response, from issue 35, was first published by Freedom News.
Simpsonwave: Nostalgia and sentiment in dystopia
Submitted by Soapy on Dec 9 2016 14:44
Simpsonwave is a video remix series whose success lies in its ability to connect between its source material on a deep level. The Simpsons has its origins in a deep social critique and a groundbreaking willingness to touch on emotionally realistic situations. This ties in well with the music of vaporwave, which is an uncompromisingly subversive and cathartic form of social criticism.
London's anarchist HQ: 127 Ossulston St, 1894-1927
Submitted by Rob Ray on Nov 1 2016 14:05
Originally written for the Freedom building fundraising blog as part off a history series kicking off the campaign, this article looks at the anarchist links of Ossulston Street, London, which runs down the western flank of the British Library.
Freedom Press: A general pre-bookfair update
Submitted by Rob Ray on Oct 14 2016 15:40
Freedom's been up to a fair bit this year, so ahead of the London Anarchist Bookfair on October 29th I thought I'd do an update on how the Press is doing, what we're publishing, and how on Earth we're going to raise £40,000-odd for repairs.
Bloodshed in Bayonne
Submitted by Tom McDonough on Oct 4 2016 17:35
October 8, 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the strike at Standard Oil’s Bayonne, N.J., refineries. In the course of the ten-day strike, 4 people were killed and 86 wounded. The free press demonstrated collusion between the corporation and the city authorities in what John Reed described as a police riot. Yet, not a word of this is mentioned in the Rockefeller biographies.
What we can learn from the US women's soccer team
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jun 7 2016 03:35
The US women's soccer team has recently been in the news, both for a wage discrimination suit and a judge denying them the right to strike during the Rio Olympics. This is something we should be paying attention to. Here's why.
The 'new wave' in Britain - Nicolas Walter
A libertarian critique of the "new wave" of British literature, typified by the work of Kingsley Amis and John Braine.
Sex-and-violence and the origin of the novel - Alex Comfort
Anarchist Alex Comfort on sex and violence in contemporary literature.
Venezuela's 28 missing miners? Only government news gets the newsprint
Submitted by Crossly on Mar 11 2016 21:34
As the mystery of the fate of the missing 28 miners of Tumerero, Venezuela continues, the government decides to imprison the regional newspaper's publisher. Coincidence or cover-up?
