The cancer in Chris Hedges analysis

I don’t recall Chris Hedges being voted Moral Compass of Occupy, do you? Yet his temper tantrum in Truthdig implies just that. He knows what is best for the movement and it sure isn’t those icky Black Bloc anarchists. Yes, I think the Black Bloc are often misguided. But saying Occupy’s problems are due [...]

Polizeros Radio. Anarchism. IWW. Guest: David Buccola

Our guest was David Buccola, an Anarchist, Buddhist carpenter from New York City. He spoke about the basic tenets of Anarchism; horizontal organizations, egalitarian, taking direct action, and self-organizing. Many of building trades in New York City are now doing exactly this, whether they call it anarchism or not, in their spontaneous organizing against the [...]

Polizeros Radio tonight. Anarchism. IWW. Guest, David Buccola

David Buccola is an Anarchist Buddhist carpenter in NYC, and is knowledgeable about Anarchism as a political philosophy and movement. You can find him on Authority Smashers, You Tube and Twitter.

With Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and Bob Morris of Politics in the Zeros. Josh Mull is relocating from Huntsville AL after their catastrophic tornado [...]

Journalism is not an Attack, Wikileaks is not Warfare

Are supporters of Wikileaks feeding into the crackdown by the US Government? [...]

Propaganda of the Deed

Michael Gerson of the Washington Post attempts to rewrite history:

Since the days of Russian anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, radicals have talked of the “propaganda of the deed” — the use of dramatic, usually violent, acts to inspire the masses and topple the existing order. The method — targeting symbolic landmarks to create powerful images — [...]

Vigilantism is not Anarchism

Anarchism is not vigilantism. Seems that this would be a fairly easy concept to grasp and yet we have anarchists from all over celebrating vigilantism against an alleged perpetrator of sexual violence. This from the Twin Cities Indy Media:

We rolled in with a baseball bat. we pulled his books off his shelves: he admitted [...]

Alan Moore on Anarchism

Alan Moore‘s brief, but compelling, description of anarchism. Learn more at http://www.anarchistfaq.org

Alan Moore was the writer of such graphic novels as V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Swamp Thing.

Emma Goldman

This excellent two-part series gives an overview of firebrand anarchist Emma Goldman. She was a national figure, attacked by Teddy Roosevelt and a young J. Edgar Hoover, and was jailed for opposing the draft in WW I. Deported to Russia, she initially supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks but after two years there denounced them as [...]

The Worst of Left Forum 2010

Joseph Proudhon

I spent the past weekend filming and tabling at Left Forum in NYC. It was one of the largest Left Forum’s ever with over 700 speakers and a wide range of panels.

As with any event like this the tough part is deciding on which panels to attend. Many friends and comrades [...]

Food Rescue Map

With a record 1 in 8 Americans now receiving food stamps I couldn’t help but share this ingenious little find on Google Maps: A Food Rescue Map! I’ve seen walking tours and other touristy maps on Google but this is a real gem. This Food Rescue Map shows 18 spots in New York City where [...]