Category Archives: Feature
Mutualism: Fake and Real
Iain Mckay takes a look at a traditional concept currently being misused A vision of a co-operative commonwealth has always been at the heart of socialism. The earliest socialists suggested co-operative villages, workplaces and consumer societies. This was echoed by libertarian socialists. Bakunin was “convinced that the co-operative will be the preponderant form of social [...]
Action Map March 26th demo
Freedom’s specially designed map of all the various radical activities going on throughout the day for the TUC major anti-cuts demonstration on Saturday 26th March. Dress well, be safe and enjoy the day. More…
London Met Occupation Interview
Freedom talks to occupying students about the education cuts Can you introduce yourself? We are the occupiers! Our statement introduces us as “an autonomous, democratic, united group of students” – I think that pretty much covers it. We don’t really have a group identity, and we’re not affiliated to any group or party – just [...]
Review of “Beating the Fascists: The Untold History of Anti Fascist Action”
First part of a two part extended review of Beating The Fascists – its insights and implications “In the absence of class, race; in the absence of socialism, nationalism.” “We are on the landings and no one else is” Front National supporter in the early 1990s “If we agree the vacuum needs to be filled [...]
Simon Chapman and The Thessaloniki Four
Interview with UK anarchist still facing 10 years in Greek prison for the EU Summit riots in 2003. The appeal trial is set for 14th January 2011. What was happening in Thessaloniki in 2003 and why did you go? In June 2003 there was going to be summit of the European Union heads of state. [...]
Ghost Dancers: The miners last generation
Exclusive extracts from the third and final volume of Dave Douglass’s autobiographical trilogy Stardust and Coaldust. Dave will be down at this year’s London anarchist bookfair (Saturday 23rd October) with the three volumes of his autobiography for sale. We suggest you save up and get all three – history may never be recounted the same [...]
Marxism’s anarchist theory of exploitation
Jonny Ball (Freedom, vol. 71, no. 12) asks whether Marx’s analysis of capitalism is still valid. He argues that in “Marxist theory, the profit of the bourgeoisie is based on the theft of surplus value from the proletariat” and so capitalism “creates inequality and class antagonisms since the working classes are paid less than what [...]
Deep Economy
A two part analysis by John Griffin exploring the contradictions between green economics and radical ecology PART I: ecology economics and culture in relation to anarchist theory The recent Copenhagen talks on climate change showed the huge gulf between what most ecologists say, and the behaviour of most people and their governments. Most appear to [...]
The fans of St Pauli – In pictures
All photos Max Reeves The fans of St Pauli Related article: http://www.freedompress.org.uk/news/2010/05/16/fc-st-pauli-pirates-of-the-league/
Colin Ward (1924-2010)
Colin Ward, who has died aged 85, was the most read as well as the most original British anarchist writer of the second half of the twentieth century. Brought up in suburban East London, he was a ‘failure’ at school, leaving at fifteen to take jobs in building, municipal housing and then a series of [...]
