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New Release: Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890–1910

By Juan Suriano Translated by Chuck Morse When the Argentine economy collapsed in 2001, many were surprised by the factory takeovers and neighborhood assemblies that resulted. But workers’ control and direct democracy have long histories in Argentina, where from the … Continue reading

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Ser un Bookchinita

Por Chuck Morse (Octubre, 2007) Traducción: Pablo Abufom S. * * * * * Cuando Murray Bookchin murió el 30 de Julio del año pasado, desapareció una de las figuras más ambiciosas e inspiradoras de la izquierda anti-autoritaria. Fue un … Continue reading

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In search of anarchist memory

Two historians remember and analyze Resistencia Libertaria, an anarchist group active in the 1970s whose members were largely “disappeared” by the state. Looking at its organizational methods and differences with other groups, they provide insight into this generally unknown period … Continue reading

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The Revolutionary Institutions: The Central Committee of Anti-Fascist Militias

Anarchists played a pivotal role in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, particularly in Catalonia. They led the resistance to Franco’s forces, their organizations and unions structured social life during the tumult, and they alone had … Continue reading

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Interview with Flavio Sosa: APPO is questioning the traditional ways of doing politics

Translated to English by Chuck Morse November 9, 2006 By Hernán Ouviña Flavio Sosa is a member of the “provisional collective council” of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO, in Spanish). Despite being one of APPO’s most … Continue reading

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Buenaventura Durruti 1896-1936, RIP

Buenaventura Durruti, one of the most important anarchists in the Spanish Civil War, died seventy years ago today in a militia hospital in Madrid. He had been shot in the chest during the fascist’s attempt to seize the capital of … Continue reading

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Some Notes on the Argentine Anarchist Movement in the Emergency

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2003) By Fernando López The social conflict that exploded in Argentina on the 19th and 20th of December 2001 is part of the crisis of legitimacy affecting Latin American political institutions and, in particular, … Continue reading

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Testimonio

(From Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, fall, 2004) In the spring of 2003 The New Formulation published an interview with Fernando López about Resistencia Libertaria, a clandestine anarchist organization founded shortly before the Argentinean military seized power in 1976.(1) This organization … Continue reading

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