Review of a 2007 book on the first year of Bolshevik power. Documents the Bolshevik assault on soviet democracy and the opposition. It appeared in Black Flag
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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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Review: Carlo Tresca
A review of an excellent biography by Nunzio Pernicone of leading American-Italian anarchist Carlo Tresca.
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The frustration of Richard Dawkins
A review of Richard Dawkins documentary on Charles Darwin which appeared in Channel 4 (UK) in August 2008. While aware of the existence of co-operation (mutual aid), he has a hard time integrating into his views on evolution which are very much rooted in Huxley’s notions.
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Review: The Age of Empathy
A review of an excellent book leading Primatologist Frans de Waal which confirms Kropotkin’s views on mutual aid and ethics. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 58 (Summer 2012)
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