Ferguson is Not Unique
These broader structural issues of police brutality, loss of economic opportunity, and exploitative practices are happening everywhere.
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Resistance & Refusal
Assertions of the basic human freedom to disobey.
You Are Not A Loan
Just as it’s impossible for a worker to conduct a strike without the rest of her coworkers joining her, it’s not possible for debtors to resist the structural mechanisms that put them in debt simply by individuals refusing to pay. It has to be a collective action.
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Look Toward Kobanê
I see how alive the revolution in Rojava is, and also the discrepancies that come with it. Under a dictatorship, everyone is supposed to think alike. Here there are varied perspectives, communicated freely and openly.
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Short Story: “Winterthur”
Tim had convinced even himself that Swiss society was more open and tolerant than America with its smiling corporate fascists and their military police. In Switzerland, colorful, militant dance demonstrations were so common!
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The Failure of Nonviolence
Rebellions give people practice in learning that they can stand up for themselves, and it shows them a further horizon. Within that, there’s going to be conflict about what’s acceptable and what’s not, what’s helpful and what’s harmful. But those decisions can’t be handed down from above.
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The Battle of the Story of Taku Wakan Tipi
It strikes me how little is known and appreciated about the Taku Wakan Tipi occupation, which after all resulted in the then-largest police action in Minnesota state history.
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The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Chicago
Two interview excerpts on the war of maneuver between protesters and police at mass demonstrations.
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Anarchism and Violence
Anarchists are opposed to every kind of violence; everyone knows that. The main plank of Anarchism is the removal of violence from human relations. For this reason we are enemies of capitalism.
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Viva Belarus!
In Belarus, a vibrant artistic and cultural life finds its way past censorship, totalitarian control, and general apathy to produce little gems like this film.
The Role of Palestinian Women in Resistance
Despite deeply rooted patriarchy, for decades Palestinian women have played an integral role in resistance. Without the emancipation of women, national liberation will not be achieved.
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