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How Could There Be a Corbyn in Australia?
The emancipation of the working class must be the act of the working class itself ISSN 1446-0165 No.67. July 2017 http://australia.workersliberty.org How could there be a Corbyn in Australia? Could there be a political leader who could achieve Corbyn was mostly seen as not particularly leadership success at galvanising a mass movement for the working material. He was reluctant to stand, and thought he class, against capital, as Corbyn has done in Britain? We probably wouldn't get enough nominations. Having run as start by looking at how Corbyn became Labour leader. a flying the flag exercise, he had leadership thrust upon him. The 2008 slump hit Britain much harder than it hit Australia, so there has been more leftish agitation in Britain than Australia in the last 8 years, more sizeable left demonstrations, meetings, campaigns. This created a constituency in Labour Party politics in which the local party organisations swung a little to the left. So one of the preconditions for Corbyn, was the almost invisible revival of some Labour left, and some hope of Labour moving left under Ed Milliband. Ed Milliband as a very soft left leader was an electoral failure. This opened the way for a more serious left challenge to be welcomed by members, in the context of the impact of economic crisis in Britain. Milliband raised expectations, continuing to say leftish things from time to time, so he simultaneously raised hopes and yet disappointed them. After Ed Milliband resigned, all the contenders to replace him competed as to who could be most right wing because they thought that was the way to win. -
The State and Revolution: Theory and Practice Contents
The State and Revolution: Theory and Practice Iain McKay This is almost my chapter in the anthology Bloodstained: One Hundred Years of Leninist Counterrrevolution (Oakland/Edinburgh: AK Press, 2017). Some revisions were made during the editing process which are not included here. In addition, references to the 1913 French edition of Kropotkin’s Modern Science and Anarchy have been replaced with those from the 2018 English-language translation. However, the bulk of the text is the same, as is the message and its call to learn from history rather than repeat it. I would, of course, urge you to buy the book. Contents The State and Revolution: Theory and Practice ......................................................... 2 Theory .................................................................................................................... 2 The Paris Commune ........................................................................................... 4 Opportunism ....................................................................................................... 7 Anarchism ......................................................................................................... 10 Socialism ........................................................................................................... 18 The Party .......................................................................................................... 20 Practice ................................................................................................................ -
“The Whole World Is Our Homeland”: Anarchist Antimilitarism
nº 24 - SEPTEMBER 2015 PACIFISTS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN DEPTH “The whole world is our homeland”: Anarchist antimilitarism Dolors Marín Historian Anarchism as a form of human liberation and as a social, cultural and economic al- ternative is an idea born from the European Illustration. It belongs to the rationalism school of thought that believes in the education of the individual as the essential tool for the transformation of society. The anarchists fight for a future society in which there is no place for the State or authoritarianism, because it is a society structured in small, self-sufficient communities with a deep respect for nature, a concept already present among the utopian socialists. A communitarian (though non necessarily an- ti-individualistic) basis that will be strengthened by the revolutionary trade unionism who uses direct action and insurrectional tactics for its vindications. On a political level, the anarchists make no distinction between goals and methods, because they consider that the fight is in itself a goal. In the anarchist denunciation of the modern state’s authoritarianism the concepts of army and war are logically present. This denunciation was ever-present in the years when workers internationalism appeared, due to the growth of modern European na- tionalisms, the independence of former American colonies and the Asian and African context. The urban proletariat and many labourers from around the world become the cannon fodder in these bloodbaths of youth and devastations of large areas of the pla- net. The workers’ protest is hence channelled through its own growing organizations (trade unions, workmen’s clubs, benefit societies, etc), with the support and the louds- peaker of abundant pacifist literature that will soon be published in clandestine book- lets or pamphlets that circulate on a hand-to-hand basis (1). -
9. Notes and Index.Pdf
- NOTE rn NoI NOTES ,i I cccnt .rSarrlst i \ t:t tC. i l. cloes Preface l. J:rnres Joll, The Anarchisls,2nd etl , (C)ambridge, Nlass.: H:rn'artl llnivet'sin Press, 'i:tlike 19tt0), p viii. .r .rl istic: 2 Sinr:e the literature on this oeriod of soci:rlis( ernd cornrnunist intertrationalism is i.rlizccl immense, it is possible to rite onlr solne rcprL\r'ntJti\c titles here Julius BtaLnthal's ()eschir.hte der Internationale, 3 r'oirs (Flarlno\er: Dietz, l96l-1971 I has bccornc standarcl ' lllrl)l\ on a ccnturl of internationalisrn, though the emphasis is alrnostexclusivclr uporr politir:al . )|S [O :rnd not trade union intern:rtionalisrn. IIore sper:ifir:rllr, on the Setoncl Internatioral, sce Jarnes Joll, The Second InternatiormL, 1889-1911. rcr ed. (l-rtrrdon ancl Boston: r.hil)s, Routledge ancl Keean Paul, 197'1). On the International Federation of Trade flnions before ,11( )ln1C the rvar arrd on its post-rvar rerival. see Joh:rnn Sasst:nbach, I'inlundzuanzig Ja.lLre internationaLer Geuterksthaf tsbelDegung (Anrstcr(1arn: IrrtcrrraIionalcn C]cterlschaf tsbun- .Li aucl dcs, 1926), and Lervis Lonvin, Lobor and Inlernatiortalisrn (Ncl York: N'Iacrnillan, 1929). iltloIls, C)n the pcrst-war Labour and Socialist International, see John Ptice, Tlrc Intcrttational Labour Llouernent (London: Oxford l-iniversitl Press 19.15) On the so-callecl Trro-ancl- ;, lile, a-Half Internationzrl, scc Andr6 Donneur, Hi.stoire de I'L'nion des Pttrtis SetciaListes (tour I'Action InternationaLe (Lausanue: fl niversit6 de ClenEve, Institu t l-n ir crsi Lairc dcs FIaLrtes :;r otlet n -L,tudes Internat.ionales, 1967). -
Comments About Wayne Price Part 1 .Wps
Comments on “The First International and the Development of Anarchism and Marxism” by Wayne Price René Berthier This text is a commentary of the contribution of Wayne Price recently published on anarkismo.net, « The First International and the Development of Anarchism and Marxism » (http://www.anarkismo.net/article/30330) Wayne made a review of my book (among others) : Social Democracy and Anarchism in the International Workers' Association 1864-1877 (Trans. A.W. Zurbrug.) London: Anarres Editions. WAYNE PRICE: Years after the final split in the International, Errico Malatesta, a colleague of Bakunin’s, stated that both the anarchists and the Marxists “sought to make use of the International for our own party aims….We, as anarchists, relied chiefly on propaganda…while the Marxists…wanted to impose their ideas by majority strength—which was more or less fictitious…. The Italians belatedly joined the IWA as a federation (1872), even though there were sections before. Their participation in the great debates before Saint-Imier did not, it seems to me, leave an unforgettable memory. When Malatesta speaks of “we anarchists" in the International, he alludes to the “anti-authoritarian” International after St. Imier, whose working-class base had disintegrated. By saying that "We, as anarchists, relied chiefly on propaganda", he reveals the nature of the activity they were engaged in. Bakunin did not intend to engage only in "propaganda", he advocated that workers should organize themselves into trade unions ("sections of crafts"), local unions ("central sections"), etc. (See René Berthier, “Bakounine: une thorie de l’organisation”, http://monde- nouveau.net/spip.php?article583) He regarded as a priority the daily struggle for increasing wages and reducing working hours (Bakunin, “Politique de l’Internationale” [Policy of the International] http://monde-nouveau.net/spip.php?article501). -
TRENDS in Anarchism
THE two MAIN TRENDS in Anarchism By WAYNE PRICE The Two Main Trends in Anarchism chist, was the Northeastern Federation of Anarchist-Communists (I am a member of NEFAC, but not an official spokesperson). Uri Gordon (2008). Anarchy Alive! Michael Schmidt and Lucien van der Walt (2009). Black Flame. Gordon thinks there is “something” to Graeber’s distinc- tion, but that it should be more “subtly” interpreted. First It has been stated by various theorists that there are two main of all, “capital-A groups are hardly a minority tendency trends in modern anarchism. How they are conceptualized varies …[having] many thousands of members” (p. 24). This is with the writer. I will state how I see the two broad tendencies in especially true if we include the memberships of the anar- the anarchist movement, using the above two books to illustrate chist-syndicalist unions in Europe and elsewhere. Contrary the two trends (this is particularly not a review of Black Flame). I to charges of “sectarianism” and “dogmatism,” Gordon will describe them as differing on the issues of revolution or notes that most “platformists” do not regard Makhno’s reformism, of democracy, of what “prefigurative politics” mean, Organizational Platform of 1926 as a sacred text but treat it and of attitudes toward the working class. as a beginning for discussion. (Often, calling someone “dogmatic” is a writer’s way of saying that someone dis- Near the beginning of a recent book on anarchism by Uri agrees with the writer and is stubbornly refusing to accept Gordon (2008), an Isreali anarchist, the author discusses the the writer’s opinion.) “most prominent division” among anarchists. -
Peter Kropotkin and the Social Ecology of Science in Russia, Europe, and England, 1859-1922
THE STRUGGLE FOR COEXISTENCE: PETER KROPOTKIN AND THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF SCIENCE IN RUSSIA, EUROPE, AND ENGLAND, 1859-1922 by ERIC M. JOHNSON A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (History) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) May 2019 © Eric M. Johnson, 2019 The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: The Struggle for Coexistence: Peter Kropotkin and the Social Ecology of Science in Russia, Europe, and England, 1859-1922 Submitted by Eric M. Johnson in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History Examining Committee: Alexei Kojevnikov, History Research Supervisor John Beatty, Philosophy Supervisory Committee Member Mark Leier, History Supervisory Committee Member Piers Hale, History External Examiner Joy Dixon, History University Examiner Lisa Sundstrom, Political Science University Examiner Jaleh Mansoor, Art History Exam Chair ii Abstract This dissertation critically examines the transnational history of evolutionary sociology during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Tracing the efforts of natural philosophers and political theorists, this dissertation explores competing frameworks at the intersection between the natural and human sciences – Social Darwinism at one pole and Socialist Darwinism at the other, the latter best articulated by Peter Alexeyevich Kropotkin’s Darwinian theory of mutual aid. These frameworks were conceptualized within different scientific cultures during a contentious period both in the life sciences as well as the sociopolitical environments of Russia, Europe, and England. This cross- pollination of scientific and sociopolitical discourse contributed to competing frameworks of knowledge construction in both the natural and human sciences. -
O “Anarquismo Sem Adjetivos” Através Da Trajetória Libertária De Angelo
O “ANARQUISMO SEM ADJETIVOS” ATRAVÉS DA TRAJETÓRIA LIBERTÁRIA DE ANGELO BANDONI: REPENSANDO A CLASSIFICAÇÃO DOS ANARQUISTAS ITALIANOS EM SÃO PAULO NO INÍCIO DO SÉCULO XX PROPOSTA PELOS AUTORES DO LIVRO BLACK FLAME Bruno Corrêa de Sá e Benevides536 Resumo: Este artigo tem como proposta rediscutir, por meio da trajetória do anarquista de origem franco-italiana Angelo Bandoni, a classificação elaborada pelo livro Black Flame para os libertários italianos em São Paulo no início do século XX, especialmente aqueles reunidos em torno do jornal La Battaglia. Apesar da forte tendência antiorganizacional de Bandoni, buscou-se compreender a sua ação enquanto militante para além das vertentes do anarquismo, evitando a sua classificação de maneira rígida e inexorável dentro do movimento libertário, rechaçando, ainda, a tese que defende a sua proximidade teórica com o insurrecionalismo defendido por Luigi Galleani. Com base nessa perspectiva, acredita-se que a melhor descrição de Bandoni seja a de um “anarquista sem adjetivos”, na medida em que ele mesmo não definiu rigidamente a sua posição. Palavras-chave: Angelo Bandoni; anarquismo sem adjetivos; classificação. THE “ANARCHISM WITHOUT ADJECTIVES” THROUGH THE LIBERTARIAN ROUTE OF ANGELO BANDONI: RECONSIDERING THE ITALIAN ANARCHISTS IN SÃO PAULO IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PROPOSED BY THE AUTHORS OF BOOK BLACK FLAME Abstract: This article proposes to rediscover, through the trajectory of the French-Italian anarchist Angelo Bandoni, the classification elaborated by the book Black Flame to Italian libertarians in São Paulo in the early twentieth century, especially those gathered around the newspaper La Battaglia. Despite Bandoni's strong anti- organization tendency, sought to understand his action as a militant beyond the strands of anarchism, postulating that his best description is that of an “anarchist without adjectives”. -
State of Affairs in Europe
State of affairs in Europe Workshop of Transform and Rosa Luxem- burg Foundation, July 7- 9 2016 Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, 10243 Berlin Documentation Cornelia Hildebrandt/Luci Wagner 30.07.2017 DOCUMENTATION: BERLIN SEMINAR 2016 2 Introduction This documentation is produced as a material outcome of the two days workshop that was organised by transform! Europe and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on 7 - July 2019 in Berlin under the title “State of affairs in Europe”. This European seminar aimed to bring together left-wing political actors and scholars to debate the possibilities of common perspectives and political action of the Left in Europe. When the preparation process of this seminar started the political landscape was of course different. Against the backdrop of blackmail of SYRIZA government in the nego- tiations with the institutions , further cuts to pensions and social benefits make the mass protests against these measures as against the implementation of the privatization, the continuation of neoliberal politics, the alarming soar of the far right in numerous coun- tries, but also the introduction of a progressive government in Portugal with the support of the left parties , the electoral success of Unidos Podemos in Spain etc., we believed that a new determination of the positioning of the Left is necessary. This is still our be- lief, despite the crucial and controversial developments that took place in Europe during 2017. In 2016 a respectable number of conferences, seminars and debates had been taken place (especially the foundation and conferences of DiEM-25, the conference ‘Building alliances to Fight Austerity and to Reclaim Democracy’ in Athens organized by trans- form!, the Party of the European Left and Nicos Poulantzas Institute, the “Plan B” - con- ferences and the strategy conference of the RLS). -
SEVEN STORIES PRESS 140 Watts Street
SEVEN STORIES PRESS 140 Watts Street New York, NY 10013 BOOKS FOR ACADEMIC COURSES 2019 COURSES ACADEMIC FOR BOOKS SEVEN STORIES PRESS STORIES SEVEN SEVEN STORIES PRESS BOOKS FOR ACADEMIC COURSES 2020 SEVEN STORIES PRESS TRIANGLE SQUARE SIETE CUENTOS EDITORIAL BOOKS FOR ACADEMIC COURSES 2020–2021 “Aric McBay’s Full Spectrum Resistance, Volumes One and Two “By turns humorous, grave, chilling, and caustic, the stories and are must reads for those wanting to know more about social essays gathered in [Crossing Borders] reveal all the splendors movement theory, strategies and tactics for social change, and and all the miseries of the translator’s task. Some of the most the history and politics of activism and community organizing. distinguished translators and writers of our times offer reflections There is nothing within the realm of social justice literature that that deepen our understanding of the delicate and some- matches the breadth of modern social movements depicted in times dangerous balancing act that translators must perform. these books. These are engaging, critical, exciting, and outstand- Translators are often inconspicuous or unnoticed; here we have ing intersectional books that respectfully speak about the pitfalls a chance to peer into the realities and the fantasies of those who and successes for social change.” live in two languages, and the result is altogether thrilling and —ANTHONY J. NOCELLA II, assistant professor of criminology, instructive.” Salt Lake Community College, and co-editor of Igniting a Revolution: —PETER CONNOR, director of the Center for Translation Studies, Voices in Defense of the Earth Barnard College “By placing readers into an intimate conversation with one of “For large swaths of the body politic, the December 2016 US this country’s most important thinkers, as well as members of the elections offered up the prospect of a long and dark winter in Occupy Wall Street movement, Wilson and Gouveia provide a America. -
Book 5 7, 8 and 9 March 2017
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FIFTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION Book 5 7, 8 and 9 March 2017 Internet: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard By authority of the Victorian Government Printer The Governor The Honourable LINDA DESSAU, AC The Lieutenant-Governor The Honourable Justice MARILYN WARREN, AC, QC The ministry (from 10 November 2016) Premier ........................................................ The Hon. D. M. Andrews, MP Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Minister for Emergency Services .................................................... The Hon. J. A. Merlino, MP Treasurer ...................................................... The Hon. T. H. Pallas, MP Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Major Projects .......... The Hon. J. Allan, MP Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade ................... The Hon. P. Dalidakis, MLC Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and Minister for Suburban Development ....................................... The Hon. L. D’Ambrosio, MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and Minister for Ports ............ The Hon. L. A. Donnellan, MP Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Minister for Sport and Minister for Veterans ................................................. The Hon. J. H. Eren, MP Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Equality and Minister for Creative Industries .......... The Hon. M. P. Foley, MP Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services -
The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–22) – Alexander Berkman
Alexander Berkman The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–22) 1925 Contents Preface . 3 1. The Log of the Transport “Buford” . 5 2. On Soviet Soil . 17 3. In Petrograd . 21 4. Moscow . 29 5. The Guest House . 33 6. Tchicherin and Karakhan . 37 7. The Market . 43 8. In the Moskkommune . 49 9. The Club on the Tverskaya . 53 10. A Visit to Peter Kropotkin . 59 11. Bolshevik Activities . 63 12. Sights and Views . 69 13. Lenin . 75 14. On the Latvian Border . 79 I . 79 II . 83 III . 87 IV . 92 15. Back in Petrograd . 97 16. Rest Homes for Workers . 107 17. The First of May . 111 18. The British Labor Mission . 115 19. The Spirit of Fanaticism . 123 20. Other People . 131 21. En Route to the Ukraina . 137 1 22. First Days in Kharkov . 141 23. In Soviet Institutions . 149 24. Yossif the Emigrant . 155 25. Nestor Makhno . 161 26. Prison and Concentration Camp . 167 27. Further South . 173 28. Fastov the Pogromed . 177 29. Kiev . 187 30. In Various Walks . 193 31. The Tcheka . 205 32. Odessa: Life and Vision . 209 33. Dark People . 221 34. A Bolshevik Trial . 229 35. Returning to Petrograd . 233 36. In the Far North . 241 37. Early Days of 1921 . 245 38. Kronstadt . 249 39. Last Links in the Chain . 261 2 Preface Revolution breaks the social forms grown too narrow for man. It bursts the molds which constrict him the more solidified they become, and the more Life ever striving forward leaves them.In this dynamic process the Russian Revolution has gone further than any previous revolution.