Monthly Archives: July 2006

Anti-Gentrification Event in East Harlem

Outside Carlitos (raising money through a sidewalk sale). Inside Carlitos, during a break between the film & the discussion. While gentrification is not a new phenomenon in American cities, it has assumed tsunami-like intensity in recent decades. The combination of … Continue reading

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Mural in East Harlem

The city is full of signs of resistance. Here is a mural in East Harlem, just off Lexington Avenue. Share on Facebook

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The South Central Farm, June 2006

The South Central Farm was an oasis in the midst of one of Los Angeles’s grittiest, most distressed neighborhoods. In a profoundly anti-ecological city, the farm provided nourishment for locals, respite from the grueling sun and endless concrete, and an … Continue reading

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Theory of the Anti-Globalization Movement, Part II

(From The New Formulation, June, 2002) The Battle of Seattle: The New Challenge to Capitalist Globalization Edited by Eddie Yuen, George Katsiaficas, and Daniel Burton Rose New York: Soft Skull Press, 2002 On Fire: The Battle of Genoa and the … Continue reading

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About Colectivo Situaciones

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2003) Colectivo Situaciones emerged from Argentina’s radical student milieu in the mid 1990s and, since then, have developed a long track record of intervention in Argentine social movements. Their books are dialogues with the … Continue reading

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The Shock of the New: An Interview with Colectivo Situaciones

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2003) Interview by Marina Sitrin Introduction: The social movements that exploded in Argentina in December 2001 not only transformed the fabric of Argentine society but also issued a ringing testimony to the possibility of … Continue reading

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Anarchism and the Argentine Labor Movement: Two New Studies

(From The New Formulation, February, 2003) Review by Fernando López Anarquistas: Cultura y Política libertaria en Buenos Aires, 1890-1910 By Juan Suriano Buenos Aires: Manantial, 2001 La Estrategia de la Clase Obrera 1936 By Nicolás Iñigo Carrera Buenos Aires: Pimsa-La … Continue reading

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Latin American Anarchism

(From The New Formulation, February, 2003) Review by Chuck Morse Cronica Anarquista de la Subversion Olvidada by Oscar Ortiz and Contribución a una Historia del Anarquismo en América Latina by Luis Vitale Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Espíritu Libertario, 2002 Anarquismo y … Continue reading

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Insurgent Mexico

(From The New Formulation, June, 2002) Review by Chuck Morse Mexico under Siege: Popular Resistance to Presidential Despotism By Ross Gandy and Donald Hodges London: Zed Books, 2002 Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico By Bill Weinberg … Continue reading

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Magonismo: An Overview

(From The New Formulation, winter-spring, 2004) Review by Chuck Morse El Magonismo: historia de una pasión libertaria, 1900-1922 (Magonism: History of a Libertarian Passion, 1900-1922) By Salvador Hernández Padilla México, D.F.: Ediciones Era, 1984 El fenómeno magonista en México y … Continue reading

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