R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots - Karel Čapek
A stage play about an industrialists attempt to maximise productivity by replacing human workers with artificial ones dubbed `Robots`.
Protest without illusions
Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 1 2018 16:54
Compilation of writings of British anarchist Vernon Richards from 1955 to 1964 on the anti-war movement and movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Workers' self-management in the Caribbean
Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 1 2018 16:25
A compilation of the writings of Joseph Edwards (a.k.a. George Myers or Fundi, the "Caribbean Situationist"), a Jamaican mechanic, worker organiser and wildcat strike leader. A constant critic of political parties and union hierarchies, this collection of articles give a glimpse at the struggle for workers' power in the factories, fields and offices of the Caribbean in the 20th century.
Lessons of the Spanish Revolution - Vernon Richards
Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 1 2018 16:14
A critical account and assessment of the Spanish civil war and revolution, particularly focusing on the successes and failures of the anarchist organisations, written by Vernon Richards.
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin
A short story.
Socialist Studies
Socialist Studies is a quarterly journal published since 1989 originally by Camden and North West London branches of the SPGB and subsequently the group of the same name formed by some of the members of the dissolved branches.
The general strike and Irish independence
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 24 2018 22:17
Interesting article by John Dorney on the syndicalist tactic of the general strike and its relationship with the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century.
The postal strike of 1922
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 23 2018 23:22
Cathal Brennan tells the story of the postal strike of September 1922, in which the postal unions struck against pay cuts in the infancy of the Irish Free State and at the height of the Irish civil war.
‘Rough and ready work’: The Special Infantry Corps
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 23 2018 22:43
Article by John Dorney telling the story of the Special Infantry Corps, a military unit set up during the civil war of 1922-3 to suppress agrarian agitation and strikes.
Japan's 1968: a collective reaction to rapid economic growth in an age of turmoil
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 23 2018 16:25
2015 paper written by Oguma Eiji containing lots of interesting historical information about the Japanese radical and student movements of 1968, including historical background and aftermath.
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