Ecowire
The Yellow Vest Movement in France
The “yellow vest” movement shows the strange fractures that can open up under the contradictions of modern centrism: above all, the false dichotomy between addressing global warming and addressing the ravages of capitalism. This dichotomy is especially dangerous in that it gives nationalists a narrative with which to capitalize on economic crisis while discrediting environmentalism by associating it with state oppression.
Opinion and Analysis
Anarchist News
Libertarian Socialism in South America: A Roundtable Interview, Part I
In the United States, growing segments of the population are undergoing a period of profound politicization and polarization. Political elites are struggling to maintain control as increasing numbers of people seek out alternatives on the left and the right. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, political organizations on the left have grown significantly, most notably expressed in the explosive growth of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Culture
Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the old San Francisco, his new novel, and...
Perhaps no living American deserves the honorific “man of letters” more than Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Best known as a poet—his poetry collection A Coney Island of the Mind, first published in 1958, has sold more than one million copies—Ferlinghetti is also a novelist, playwright, publisher, and bookseller. In 1956, he published Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems at City Lights Books, which was then, Ferlinghetti says, both a one-room bookshop and a “two-bit poetry press” in San Francisco.
Cooperating with Chaos: Portraits of Anarchists at Studio Place Arts
“Hazen,” is just one of the 24 pieces of art that make up Storm: Nihilists, Anarchists, Populists and Radicals, an exhibition at Studio Place Arts (SPA) in Barre.
Lost life of an incidental anarchist
He was an essential part of a Yorkshire triumvirate that included the sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, and he is among the 16 Great War poets commemorated in Westminster Abbey – yet outside the Howardian Hills that he loved, the name of Sir Herbert Read is scarcely spoken.
Ian MacKaye’s Visceral Relationship with Life
Minor Threat and Fugazi frontman discusses a truly independent mindset.
‘Reforming has done nothing. That’s why I’m an anarchist.’ An interview...
Benjamin Zephaniah is still angry. The legendary novelist, actor, playwright, poet and musician has spent a career raging against the racist machine – and he’s not about to stop any time soon.
Ferlinghetti speaks out at 99, his voice as vital as ever
Fame first came to Ferlinghetti when he and City Lights clerk Shigeyoshi Murao were arrested and put on trial in 1957 for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” In a landmark decision, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the Beat poet’s work was not obscene.
Focus
After Facebook
If you are like many people these days, you are here because you are looking for alternatives to the large social media companies. We get asked all the time for our suggestions of alternative services that people can't switch to, or, at least minimize the time spent on Big Social Media. We get that you want to stay in touch with friends and family, but you can reduce the time your eyeballs are parked on Facebook and their ilk.
Focus on Disaster Relief
Infosbop News has provided news and resources about disaster relief efforts dating back to Hurricane Katrina. This is our new disaster relief, mutual aid and solidarity portal for past disaster and ongoing situations around the world. It provides news and information about current relief efforts, relief organizations, and info about given situations.
AbolishICE News and Opinion
News, opinion and resources on the AbolishICE movement. Many Americans have organized to oppose Trump regime human rights abuses against migrants and Latino citizens, especially the children who have been kidnapped from their parents and families.
Hurricane Florence and Michael Relief, Solidarity and Mutual Aid Guide
Hurricanes Florence and Michael have devastated many areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. This guide is for people interested in organizing assistance for those affected and for those interested in supporting people and groups engaged in assistance.
Focus on Israeli Apartheid and the BDS Movement
The long-standing system of apartheid by the Israeli state has dispossessed Palestinians of their lives and land.
Focus on Facebook and Google Monopolies
Facebook, Google and other digital media giants are dominating our lives. What can we do to change them, lessen their power, and support alternatives?
Focus on Labor News
A regular update on labor news from around the world. New unions, ongoing campaigns, strikes, and much more!