A review of a pamphlet on the lessons of the First International written by Mark Leier whose excellent biography of Bakunin is recommended.
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Argentina and the left
An Anarchist critique of two Trotskyist analyses of the Argentine revolt against neo-liberalism, showing their limitations and how they implicitly call for party rule.
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How the Revolution was Lost?
A critique of the standard Leninist account of the degeneration of the Russian Revolution, using the SWP’s How the Revolution was Lost (by Chris Harman) as its basis.
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Russia 1905
Overview of the 1905 Russian revolution, plus an analysis of why Rosa Luxemburg’s account of the mass strike is wrong about anarchism.
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Repeating history, when not rewriting it
A critique of the SWP’s 2005 general election analysis, plus reminding them that Tom Mann was a syndicalist after becoming disgusted with the electoralism they have embraced.
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