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The Daily Fail on Cuba
The Daily Mail demonstrated once again the severe lack of depth of its reporting on 20 March when US President Barack Obama began his historic visit to Cuba. The paper called Raúl Castro the son of Fidel Castro, no doubt leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Cuba, Cuban Revolution, Obama, State Capitalism, USA
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Index for “Rojava: An Alternative”
The index for my book “Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism in the Middle East” Continue reading
Posted in Arab Nationalism, Colonialism, Daesh, Imperialism, independence, International Relations, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamism, Kurdish Spring, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, Muslim nations, Nationalism, politics, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, socialism
Tagged Arab Nationalism, Capitalism, Colonialism, Communism, Daesh, Imperialism, ISIL, ISIS, Islamism, Kurdistán, Nationalism, Rojava, The Kurdish Question
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The Political Murders of Ayotzinapa & the October 8th Solidarity March in Mexico City
Last weekend, 28 charred bodies were found in Iguala, Guerrero, in what was another in a long line of mass murders in Mexico since the drugs trade became more prominent in the 1990s. This time, however, the BBC reported that … Continue reading
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Letter to MPs in Support of Kobane and Rojava
Below is a letter I recently sent to MPs in the UK… ———————————— I am writing to you because I believe that the experiences of democratic autonomy in the Kurdish regions of northern Syria (known as Rojava) are an example … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomía, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, Kurds, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, YPG, YPJ
Tagged Anarchism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, Fascism, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, UK, YPG, YPJ
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Daesh, Imperialism, and Rojava
The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923) united much of the Arab World for centuries. In the 19th century, however, it began to decline, and the imperial powers of Europe tried to ensure their own political influence in the region. The UK, for … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Nationalism, Assad, Autonomy, Ba'ath, Ba'ath Party, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, PKK, PYD, revolution, Rojava, Saddam Hussein, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Wahhabism, YPG
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Colonialism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Extremism, Fascism, France, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, History, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Justice, Kurdistán, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Wahhabism, YPG
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MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects
Communique from September 1st, 2014 To the people of Mexico and the world, To the national and international press, To national and international civil society groups, To human rights organisations, To adherents of the Sixth Declaration, To social organisations, … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, The Media, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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‘Democracy’ in the UK and Europe
For those unfamiliar with the main political parties in the UK, this is my rough summary: ‘Left’ Labour – social democrats and ‘social’ capitalists of the so-called ‘third way’ (S&D in Europe) Lib Dems – social democrats focussed more … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, capitalism, Climate Change, dignity, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Libertarian Communism, politics, revolution, socialism, UK
Tagged Anti-Immigration, Austerity, BNP, Bourgeois Democracy, bureaucracy, Capitalism, Communism, Conservatives, Cooperation, Discontent, England, European Elections 2014, Fascism, Great Britain, Greens, Horizontalism, Injustice, Internationalism, Labour, Left Unity, Left-wing, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Nationalism, Nationalist, Neoliberalism, Northern Ireland, Participative Democracy, Plaid Cymru, Right-Wing, Scotland, SNP, Socialism, UK, UKIP, United Left, Verticalism, Wales
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The Hidden History of Radical Women
“Academics and historians try to keep the subversive lessons of these women’s experiences hidden.” Our job as conscious citizens is to learn these lessons, and share them with others. This educational process is key to moving forward to a critical, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Capitalism, Communism, Exploitation, Feminism, History, Justice, Oppression, Radical Women, Socialism
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Stalinism & Revisionism
“Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” Martin Luther King The Stalinist purges had no real justification and opponents of Stalinist authoritarianism accept that. The question is ‘How do sympathisers excuse these actions?’ After Gorbachev, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologism, Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Communism, Famine, Hate, Imperialism, Love, Purges, Revisionism, Revolution, Socialism, Stalinism, Totalitarianism
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Resistance Is Fertile 