A discussion of the Paris Commune and its legacy from an anarchist perspective, indicating how it influenced both Anarchism and Marxism. It shows that anarchism alone has learnt its lessons and that Marxism, particularly in its Leninist form, paid lip-service to it while ignoring both its actual politics and its lessons.
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Anarchist Theory – Use it or Lose it
A talk given to the London Anarchist bookfair in 2011 on why anarchists should be proud of our ideas.
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Precursors of Syndicalism IV
A discussion of the Anarchist-Communist Critique of revolutionary syndicalism. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 78 (Winter 2020)
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Precursors of Syndicalism III
A discussion of Kropotkin’s Anarchist Communism. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 77 (Fall 2019)
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Precursors of Syndicalism II
A dicussion of the International Working People’s Association and The “Chicago Idea”. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 76 (Summer 2019)
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