The Ex-Worker #102: How They Stopped Work at Raytheon
https://crimethinc.com/exworker102
On November 13, 2023, demonstrators in southern California blockaded a facility of Raytheon, a defense contractor, in solidarity with Palestinians on the receiving end of the bombs that it produces. They managed to block the facility for more than seven hours, shutting down operations for the day.
Participants summarize how the action was organized.
https://crimethinc.com/exworker102
On November 13, 2023, demonstrators in southern California blockaded a facility of Raytheon, a defense contractor, in solidarity with Palestinians on the receiving end of the bombs that it produces. They managed to block the facility for more than seven hours, shutting down operations for the day.
Participants summarize how the action was organized.
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Henry Kissinger has died. Just this week, we published an article from Argentina quoting his justification for backing a coup in Chile in which tens of thousands were tortured and murdered:
“The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.”
https://crimethinc.com/Argentina2023
Tonight, we listen to "Preguntas por Puerto Montt" by Víctor Jara and commit ourselves once more to fight against the murderers of humanity, against both those who pull the triggers and those who give the orders.
“The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.”
https://crimethinc.com/Argentina2023
Tonight, we listen to "Preguntas por Puerto Montt" by Víctor Jara and commit ourselves once more to fight against the murderers of humanity, against both those who pull the triggers and those who give the orders.
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Today, it has been 24 years since anarchists and other protesters successfully blockaded and shut down the summit of the World Trade Organization in Seattle, catapulting the movement against capitalist globalization onto the world stage.
At that time, the greatest challenge was to rupture the apparent consensus in favor of the reigning order. Now, the capitalist triumphalism of the 1990s is a thing of the past. The capitalism of the 21st century no longer makes any pretense that everyone will benefit from the economy and the state. We have to demonstrate means of fighting that can be of use of a wide range of people as they struggle to survive.
From the movements of the turn of the century, we can learn the value of joyous, affirmative, and creative action in building networks of resistance.
https://crimethinc.com/wtoepilogue
At that time, the greatest challenge was to rupture the apparent consensus in favor of the reigning order. Now, the capitalist triumphalism of the 1990s is a thing of the past. The capitalism of the 21st century no longer makes any pretense that everyone will benefit from the economy and the state. We have to demonstrate means of fighting that can be of use of a wide range of people as they struggle to survive.
From the movements of the turn of the century, we can learn the value of joyous, affirmative, and creative action in building networks of resistance.
https://crimethinc.com/wtoepilogue
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Ritorno al futuro: Il ritorno della destra ultraliberale in Argentina
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/ritorno-al-futuro-il-ritorno-della-destra-ultraliberale-in-argentina
Un anarchico argentino esplora il motivo per cui il candidato di estrema destra Javier Milei ha vinto le elezioni e colloca Milei nella storia del capitalismo in Argentina.
#Italiano
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/ritorno-al-futuro-il-ritorno-della-destra-ultraliberale-in-argentina
Un anarchico argentino esplora il motivo per cui il candidato di estrema destra Javier Milei ha vinto le elezioni e colloca Milei nella storia del capitalismo in Argentina.
#Italiano
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Volver al Futuro
El retorno de la derecha ultraliberal en Argentina
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/regreso-al-futuro-el-retorno-de-la-derecha-ultraliberal-en-argentina
Un anarquista argentino explora por qué el candidato de extrema derecha Javier Milei ganó las elecciones y sitúa a Milei en la historia del capitalismo en Argentina.
#Español
El retorno de la derecha ultraliberal en Argentina
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/regreso-al-futuro-el-retorno-de-la-derecha-ultraliberal-en-argentina
Un anarquista argentino explora por qué el candidato de extrema derecha Javier Milei ganó las elecciones y sitúa a Milei en la historia del capitalismo en Argentina.
#Español
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Today is the birthday of Errico Malatesta, who dedicated six decades of passionate activity to the anarchist cause.
In this historical account, you can read about how Malatesta and other anarchists responded to the cholera epidemic of 1884, demonstrating the effectiveness of grassroots anti-state organizing.
https://crimethinc.com/cholera
The footage is from the May Day celebration in Savona in 1920, which Malatesta participated in later in life.
In this historical account, you can read about how Malatesta and other anarchists responded to the cholera epidemic of 1884, demonstrating the effectiveness of grassroots anti-state organizing.
https://crimethinc.com/cholera
The footage is from the May Day celebration in Savona in 1920, which Malatesta participated in later in life.
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Powrót Ultraliberalnej Prawicy W Argentynie
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/powrot-ultraliberalnej-prawicy-w-argentynie
W ubiegłym tygodniu skrajna prawica odniosła zwycięstwa wyborcze w Holandii i Argentynie. Globalna fala reakcji, która wyniosła Donalda Trumpa do władzy, nie ustąpiła wraz z jego przegraną w wyborach w 2020 r., ani z porażką Jaira Bolsonaro w Brazylii. W poniższej refleksji argentyński anarchista bada, dlaczego Javier Milei wygrał wybory i sytuuje politykę Milei w kontekście historycznym. Choć „anarchokapitalistyczna” retoryka Milei może wydawać się nowa, jest to tylko kolejny rozdział historii, która jest bardzo stara w Argentynie: połączenie bezwzględnego kapitalizmu z bezwzględną przemocą państwa.
#Polski
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/26/powrot-ultraliberalnej-prawicy-w-argentynie
W ubiegłym tygodniu skrajna prawica odniosła zwycięstwa wyborcze w Holandii i Argentynie. Globalna fala reakcji, która wyniosła Donalda Trumpa do władzy, nie ustąpiła wraz z jego przegraną w wyborach w 2020 r., ani z porażką Jaira Bolsonaro w Brazylii. W poniższej refleksji argentyński anarchista bada, dlaczego Javier Milei wygrał wybory i sytuuje politykę Milei w kontekście historycznym. Choć „anarchokapitalistyczna” retoryka Milei może wydawać się nowa, jest to tylko kolejny rozdział historii, która jest bardzo stara w Argentynie: połączenie bezwzględnego kapitalizmu z bezwzględną przemocą państwa.
#Polski
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According to the United Nations "Children and armed conflict" report, in the year 2022, a total of 2985 children were killed in the world's major conflict zones, including Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Yemen.
In less than two months, the Israeli military has killed well over twice that many children in the Gaza strip alone.
Why have they killed so many children?
The Israeli military is one of the most sophisticated military forces in the world, equipped with cutting edge technology. They could have taken a variety of measures to avoid killing children. They intentionally chose not to.
Whatever their rationale, slaughtering thousands and thousands of children will not make Israeli citizens safer. Even wholesale genocide will only increase the amount of violence that future generations in the region will have to endure. Israeli politicians are escalating the violence for their own political benefit, with no consideration for those who experience the consequences.
In less than two months, the Israeli military has killed well over twice that many children in the Gaza strip alone.
Why have they killed so many children?
The Israeli military is one of the most sophisticated military forces in the world, equipped with cutting edge technology. They could have taken a variety of measures to avoid killing children. They intentionally chose not to.
Whatever their rationale, slaughtering thousands and thousands of children will not make Israeli citizens safer. Even wholesale genocide will only increase the amount of violence that future generations in the region will have to endure. Israeli politicians are escalating the violence for their own political benefit, with no consideration for those who experience the consequences.
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The United States government is apparently prepared to sign off on any amount of bloodshed in order to maintain its foothold in the oil-rich Mideast. Now that the ceasefire has come and gone, it is clear that the only hope to limit the number of casualties is for us to block the flow of arms.
https://crimethinc.com/GazaSolidarity
https://crimethinc.com/GazaSolidarity
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On December 6, 2008, in the rebellious neighborhood of Exarchia, police in Athens, Greece murdered a 15-year-old anarchist named Alexandros Grigoropoulos.
In response, anarchists and other rebellious young people rose in revolt, organizing countrywide riots and occupations that lasted for weeks. This was the first of the waves of rebellion that culminated with revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
In this classic interview, conducted a couple weeks into the insurrection, participants describe what made the uprising possible.
https://crimethinc.com/organizeaninsurrection
"You have to be ready to give your life, your time, your years in a struggle that will never end. It is healthy not to have expectations, because then you don’t get disappointed. You are used to appearing, fighting, and then disappearing again; you know how to become invisible as a person and visible as collective power; you know that you are not the center of the universe, but that any time you can become the center of your society."
In response, anarchists and other rebellious young people rose in revolt, organizing countrywide riots and occupations that lasted for weeks. This was the first of the waves of rebellion that culminated with revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
In this classic interview, conducted a couple weeks into the insurrection, participants describe what made the uprising possible.
https://crimethinc.com/organizeaninsurrection
"You have to be ready to give your life, your time, your years in a struggle that will never end. It is healthy not to have expectations, because then you don’t get disappointed. You are used to appearing, fighting, and then disappearing again; you know how to become invisible as a person and visible as collective power; you know that you are not the center of the universe, but that any time you can become the center of your society."
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With great sadness, we report that Alfredo Maria Bonanno has passed away. An indomitable insurrectionist, he challenged anarchists around the world through over half a century of writing and action.
If you only read one text of his, begin with Armed Joy, which connects the refusal of work with an affirmation of life via the project of joyous revolt.
"The search for joy is therefore an act of will, a firm refusal of the fixed conditions of capital and its values. The first of these refusals is that of work as a value. The search for joy can only come about through the search for play.
"The joy of the revolutionary act is contagious. It spreads like a spot of oil. Play becomes meaningful when it acts on reality.
"Hurry to play. Hurry to arm yourself."
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/alfredo-m-bonanno
We remember him as he described himself in The Insurrectional Project—as a comrade among comrades.
Detritus Books has published a collection of his work.
If you only read one text of his, begin with Armed Joy, which connects the refusal of work with an affirmation of life via the project of joyous revolt.
"The search for joy is therefore an act of will, a firm refusal of the fixed conditions of capital and its values. The first of these refusals is that of work as a value. The search for joy can only come about through the search for play.
"The joy of the revolutionary act is contagious. It spreads like a spot of oil. Play becomes meaningful when it acts on reality.
"Hurry to play. Hurry to arm yourself."
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/alfredo-m-bonanno
We remember him as he described himself in The Insurrectional Project—as a comrade among comrades.
Detritus Books has published a collection of his work.
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On December 7, 2005, the FBI carried out a crackdown on environmental activists that became known as the Green Scare.
Even after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the FBI focused on ecological activists as their #1 priority. As catastrophic climate change intensifies, remember—people tried to resist the destruction of the environment, but they forced this nightmare on us at the end of a gun.
https://crimethinc.com/zines/green-scared
This zine explores the lessons of that wave of repression.
https://medium.com/@danielmcgowannyc/my-own-pearl-harbor-232b11321499
In this text, one of the arrestees describes his first day in custody.
Even after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the FBI focused on ecological activists as their #1 priority. As catastrophic climate change intensifies, remember—people tried to resist the destruction of the environment, but they forced this nightmare on us at the end of a gun.
https://crimethinc.com/zines/green-scared
This zine explores the lessons of that wave of repression.
https://medium.com/@danielmcgowannyc/my-own-pearl-harbor-232b11321499
In this text, one of the arrestees describes his first day in custody.
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