Gilets Jaunes: A Chronicle from December 8, 2018 to January 5, 2019.
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The Threat to #Rojava – An Anarchist in Syria Speaks on the Real Meaning of Trump’s Withdrawal
Following Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he is withdrawing US troops from Syria, we’ve received the following message from an anarchist in Rojava, spelling out what this means for the region and what the stakes are on a global scale. For background, consult our earlier articles, “Understanding the Kurdish Resistance” and “The Struggle Is not for Martyrdom but for Life.”
Continue reading The Threat to #Rojava – An Anarchist in Syria Speaks on the Real Meaning of Trump’s WithdrawalAll Out Against #Bolsonaro! – An Appeal from #Brazil
On January 1, 2019, Jair Bolsonaro will assume the presidency of Brazil. His candidacy, his government, and his allies represent the worst in any society: authoritarianism, sexism, racism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Capitalism combined with strong fascist tendencies! We are calling on everyone to resist.
Continue reading All Out Against #Bolsonaro! – An Appeal from #BrazilThe #YellowVests Movement: Showdown with the State
Yellow Vests: Reports from the Clashes in Paris, around France, and across Europe.
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A Translation from an article on Lundi Matin about the Yellow Vest Movement. Lundi Matin is
close to the Invisible Committee, authors of The Coming Insurrection.
The Movement as Battleground: Fighting for the Soul of the #YellowVests Movement
In response to Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to increase the tax on fuel for “ecological” reasons, France has experienced several weeks of unrest associated with the yellow vest movement. This grassroots uprising illustrates how the contradictions of modern centrism—such as the false dichotomy between addressing climate change and considering the needs of the poor—can create social movements that offer fertile ground for populists and nationalists. At the same time, the increasing involvement of anarchists and other autonomous rebels in the unrest raises important questions. If far-right groups can hijack movements, as they did in Ukraine and Brazil, can anti-capitalists and anti-authoritarians reorient them towards more systemic solutions?
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The yellow vest movement (Gilets Jaunes) movement on the French territory: Between “Ecological” Neoliberalism and “Apolitical” Movements.
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Take Your Pick: Law or Freedom
How “Nobody Is above the Law” Abets the Rise of Tyranny.
Peter Gelderloos: Diagnostic of the future – Between the crisis of democracy and the crisis of capitalism: A forecast
In this in-depth analysis, Peter Gelderloos explores the technological and geopolitical changes that movements for liberation will face over the next several decades. How will those who hold power today attempt to weather the economic and political crises ahead? Will artificial intelligence and bioeconomics save capitalism? What’s more dangerous—governments refusing to address climate change, or the technocratic solutions they will propose? Will we see the rise of fascism, or the regeneration of democracy? If we study the challenges that capitalism and the state will confront, we can prepare to make the most of them to put forward another way of life.
#NoBorders: Turning the Army against the People: Border Militarization and the #MigrantCaravan
Several thousand migrants have fled Honduras, hoping to escape poverty, violence, and repression. Donald Trump and his fellow nationalists and racists have been fearmongering about this so-called “migrant caravan” in hopes of mobilizing their base to vote in the November 6 election; their efforts have triggered a wave of fascist violence including last week’s massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Still more troubling is Trump’s order to send thousands of US troops to “defend” against the caravan. This sets yet another precedent for the use of the military against civilian populations. Here, we explain why everyone who is not a racist ideologue has a common stake in resisting the militarization of the border, and offer an array of options for what you can do about it.
