An account of the London Dock Strike of 1889 written to mark its 125th anniversary and discusses its impact on the anarchist movement. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 63 (Winter 2015) and includes a translation of one of Kropotkin’s articles on the striking written whilst it was happening.
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Review: Towards A Libertarian Socialism
A review of a collection of writings by G.D.H. Cole, a leading Guild Socialist in Britain before the First World War. They show that while he moved to a more Labourite position, he retained his libertarian views to a large degree. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review, No. 85 (Spring 2022)
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Review: Rupturing the Dialectic
A review of a book by Autonomist Marxist Harry Cleaver. While sympathetic to the ideas raised, the book is ultimately unconvincing on a few levels. It appeared as “Struggling Against Work & Capitalism” in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 76 (Summer 2019)
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Review: Anarchist Perspectives in Peace and War, 1900-1918
A review of a useful book on Anarchist views and responses to war. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 77 (Fall 2019)
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On Saving Marxism From Itself (A Response to Mustapha Mond)
A response to a Marxist seeking to make Marxism more acceptable to anarchists by injecting syndicalist ideas into it. Why bother if you have anarchism?
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