Cali, Colombia: anarchist and communist students clash with the police on “Student’s Day”
Submitted by Ruptura Colecti... on May 28 2017 22:07
On May 25, there were strong protests and clashes with the police (ESMAD militarized police) at the Universidad del Valle (Univalle) in Cali, Colombia, in commemoration of Student Day and for various problems in the country, such as the civic stoppage of rural communities in Buenaventura, the civic strike in Chocó and the national work stoppage of the Colombian magisterium.
Notes on a factory uprising in Yangon
Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2017 15:04
Soe Lin Aung examines a recent strike-cum-riot at a Chinese-owned H&M; supplier in Myanmar, digging beyond the headlines into its local context and broader political significance.
Rational kernel, real movement: Badiou and Théorie Communiste in the age of riots
An article by Nathan Brown, first published in 'Lana Turner: A Journal of Poetry and Opinion', issue #5 (published in November 2012), comparing/contrasting Badiou and Théorie Communiste's theorisation of riots.
Black anger shakes the rotten pillars of bourgeois and democratic "civilization" - Bruno Maffi (1965)
Originally published anonymously (the norm within the Bordigist tradition) in 'Il Programma Comunista' (September 10th 1965), the paper of the former International Communist Party, written by the Left Communist Bruno Maffi (b.1909 – d.2003). Republished in 'Proletarian' #12, Autumn/Winter 2015. The article was prompted by the 1965 Watts riots.
Captain Swing was here!
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 19 2017 16:46
A short history of the 1830 Swing riots by Stuart Booth. Farm bosses would receive threatening letters from a fictional “Captain Swing”, and if they didn’t submit to the demands their premises would be attacked.
Turkey-Netherlands riot: both prime ministers gain, the workers lose
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Mar 15 2017 11:47
Analysis and critique of both sides in the diplomatic spat between Turkey and the Netherlands which has led to riots and name-calling between the two governments.
Hulme against fascism, 1936
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 13 2017 16:50
A short account of the attacks on Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists organisation in Hulme, Manchester.
The battle of Stockton, 1933
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 13 2017 11:08
A short account, by David Walsh, of the smashing off the streets of Oswald Mosley's fascist Blackshirts in Stockton.
Liverpool versus Oswald Mosley, 1937
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 13 2017 10:26
A short account of the time in 1937 when fascist leader Oswald Mosley attempted to address the people of Liverpool, and was promptly hospitalised when they threw stones at him.
Fascism and anti-fascism in 1930s Manchester
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 12 2017 17:46
An account of the growth of fascism in Manchester in the early 1930s, and working class resistance to it.
