This talk was given in February 2018 at the Five Leaves bookshop in Nottingham. As the name suggests, it discusses what anarchism is via the ideas and lives of twelve libertarians. The first part covered six male anarchists and the second six female ones.
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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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“How Revolutions must not be made” — and the alternative
A review of Goldman’s account of her experiences in Russia, plus a review of a classic collection of Kropotkin’s essays. Both contain much wisdom for modern revolutionaries.
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The Revolutionary Ideas of Emma Goldman
A talk given in Glasgow in 2024 about Emma Goldman and her anarchist ideas.
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From Russia with Critique
A review of a collection of articles by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman on the Russian Revolution. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 69 (Winter 2017)
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