A write up of a talk given in Glasgow in May 2022 on the life and ideas of Peter Kropotkin to mark the anniversary of his birth. As usual, this write-up reflects what I wanted to say rather than what was actually said but it is close enough.
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Review: The CNT in the Spanish Revolution
Review of an essential book for understanding the CNT and the Spanish Revolution.
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No God, No Boss, No Husband
An account of the first anarchist-feminist group in Argentina in the 1890s.
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Review: Individualism versus Egoism
A review of two books by individualists, one a collection of texts by Émile Armand and Stirner’s Critics. Indicates why Stirner is still worth reading while Armand is not. If libertarian communism is not in our self-interest, in whose interest is it?
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Remembering Mother Earth
An article marking the launch of Mother Earth in March 1906, debunking some of the myths which have been spread about it and its politics. It includes comments on the paper’s “Observations and Comments” section which show its communist-anarchist orientation clearly. It appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review (Spring 2026)
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