Our comrades in Argentina are facing a financial crisis, skyrocketing inflation, and state repression all at once. But this means that funds from outside Argentina can go disproportionately far towards keeping their projects afloat. Please help us to support the last remaining anti-fascist social center and sports club in Buenos Aires:
https://www.firefund.net/accionantifabuenosaires
You can learn about everything they offer to the community in our recent article on the situation in Argentina:
https://crimethinc.com/Argentina2024
https://www.firefund.net/accionantifabuenosaires
You can learn about everything they offer to the community in our recent article on the situation in Argentina:
https://crimethinc.com/Argentina2024
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This weekend, we will be tabling at the anarchist book fair in Asheville, North Carolina. One of us will be leading a discussion on the relationship between punk and anarchism, noscriptd "Punk: Dangerous Utopia."
https://acabookfair.noblogs.org/
If you can't make it, you can always order from us directly:
https://store.crimethinc.com/
...or read the text about punk here:
https://crimethinc.com/PunkUtopia
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https://acabookfair.noblogs.org/
If you can't make it, you can always order from us directly:
https://store.crimethinc.com/
...or read the text about punk here:
https://crimethinc.com/PunkUtopia
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Happy birthday to Emma Goldman, born on this day in 1869—a fierce anarchist and lifelong adversary of every form of oppression.
https://crimethinc.com/podcast/26
“The history of the political activities of men proves that they have given him absolutely nothing that he could not have achieved in a more direct, less costly, and more lasting manner. As a matter of fact, every inch of ground he has gained has been through a constant fight, a ceaseless struggle for self-assertion, and not through suffrage.”
– Emma Goldman, “Women Suffrage”
https://crimethinc.com/podcast/26
“The history of the political activities of men proves that they have given him absolutely nothing that he could not have achieved in a more direct, less costly, and more lasting manner. As a matter of fact, every inch of ground he has gained has been through a constant fight, a ceaseless struggle for self-assertion, and not through suffrage.”
– Emma Goldman, “Women Suffrage”
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The horrific spectacle of the presidential debate—a mendacious aspiring autocrat against a doddering genocide denier—shows the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of the factions competing to determine the future of capitalism.
The fact that only a couple hundred people showed up to demonstrate against the spectacle shows how much we have yet to do to be ready for the crises that are upon us.
Hurry to find people you can organize with. Our only hope is grassroots change. 🏴
https://crimethinc.com/ActionResources
The fact that only a couple hundred people showed up to demonstrate against the spectacle shows how much we have yet to do to be ready for the crises that are upon us.
Hurry to find people you can organize with. Our only hope is grassroots change. 🏴
https://crimethinc.com/ActionResources
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Six mois dans une dystopie néolibérale
Cannibalisme social contre entraide et résistance en Argentine
https://crimethinc.com/2024/06/17/six-mois-dans-une-dystopie-neoliberale-cannibalisme-social-contre-entraide-et-resistance-en-argentine-1
En décembre 2023, Javier Milei est arrivé au pouvoir en Argentine, introduisant des mesures radicales d’austérité et de déréglementation. En promettant d’écraser les mouvements sociaux au nom d’un capitalisme débridé, son administration ouvre la voie à un effondrement social complet et à l’émergence d’une narco-violence à grande échelle. Notre correspondant dresse un tableau saisissant des forces et des visions rivales qui se disputent l’avenir de l’Argentine, dont le point culminant le plus récent ont été les affrontements du 12 juin, lorsque des manifestants militants ont affronté près de trois mille policiers encerclant un congrès barricadé.
#Français
Cannibalisme social contre entraide et résistance en Argentine
https://crimethinc.com/2024/06/17/six-mois-dans-une-dystopie-neoliberale-cannibalisme-social-contre-entraide-et-resistance-en-argentine-1
En décembre 2023, Javier Milei est arrivé au pouvoir en Argentine, introduisant des mesures radicales d’austérité et de déréglementation. En promettant d’écraser les mouvements sociaux au nom d’un capitalisme débridé, son administration ouvre la voie à un effondrement social complet et à l’émergence d’une narco-violence à grande échelle. Notre correspondant dresse un tableau saisissant des forces et des visions rivales qui se disputent l’avenir de l’Argentine, dont le point culminant le plus récent ont été les affrontements du 12 juin, lorsque des manifestants militants ont affronté près de trois mille policiers encerclant un congrès barricadé.
#Français
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Pride month is behind us, but the fight against what we call gender fascism is only intensifying.
In this context, we invite you to revisit our text, "Stonewall Means Riot Right Now," exploring the relevance of the Stonewall riots to today's struggles for freedom.
https://crimethinc.com/stonewall
In this context, we invite you to revisit our text, "Stonewall Means Riot Right Now," exploring the relevance of the Stonewall riots to today's struggles for freedom.
https://crimethinc.com/stonewall
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« C’est ce que notre classe dirigeante a jugé normal »
Sur l’action d’Aaron Bushnell en solidarité avec Gaza
https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/26/-cest-ce-que-notre-classe-dirigeante-a-juge-normal-sur-laction-daaron-bushnell-en-solidarite-avec-gaza
La mort d’une personne aux États-Unis ne devrait pas être considérée comme plus tragique – ou plus digne d’intérêt – que la mort d’un seul Palestinien. Pourtant, il y a encore beaucoup à dire sur sa décision.
#Français
Sur l’action d’Aaron Bushnell en solidarité avec Gaza
https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/26/-cest-ce-que-notre-classe-dirigeante-a-juge-normal-sur-laction-daaron-bushnell-en-solidarite-avec-gaza
La mort d’une personne aux États-Unis ne devrait pas être considérée comme plus tragique – ou plus digne d’intérêt – que la mort d’un seul Palestinien. Pourtant, il y a encore beaucoup à dire sur sa décision.
#Français
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On July 4, we recall how national socialists gathered in Madison Square Gardens during Hitler’s reign, beneath American flags and banners displaying images of George Washington and antisemitic slogans.
To counter the jingoism associated with this date, we study the development of nativism from its origins to the current day, tracing the common threads that connect all the different ways that the rich have preyed on the fears and prejudices of the exploited to turn them against those worse off than themselves:
https://crimethinc.com/nativism
To counter the jingoism associated with this date, we study the development of nativism from its origins to the current day, tracing the common threads that connect all the different ways that the rich have preyed on the fears and prejudices of the exploited to turn them against those worse off than themselves:
https://crimethinc.com/nativism
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Seven years ago today, thousands of people from around the world gathered in Hamburg to demonstrate against the oppressive model of state power represented by the G20 summit. Despite one of the biggest police mobilizations in European history, demonstrators wrested control of parts of the city from them entirely, setting a precedent for the uprisings of 2019-2020.
We captured the whole sequence of events firsthand:
https://crimethinc.com/hamburgg20
"Explosions are going off behind you. They punctuate a din of screaming, shouting, and the robotic voice of police announcements over the loudspeaker. From your vantage point, you can’t see what is going on back there, where the police are carrying out charge after charge against the back of the bloc as demonstrators struggle to hold them off with a volley of bottles and debris. You can only smell the tear gas in the air and hear the sound of detonations and shattering glass."
We captured the whole sequence of events firsthand:
https://crimethinc.com/hamburgg20
"Explosions are going off behind you. They punctuate a din of screaming, shouting, and the robotic voice of police announcements over the loudspeaker. From your vantage point, you can’t see what is going on back there, where the police are carrying out charge after charge against the back of the bloc as demonstrators struggle to hold them off with a volley of bottles and debris. You can only smell the tear gas in the air and hear the sound of detonations and shattering glass."
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Why Stop at Removing Biden?
https://crimethinc.com/BidenDoomed
Biden’s refusal to step aside is a microcosm of an entire civilization at an impasse. How can the Democrats blithely set about losing what they have insisted could be the last democratic election in the history of the US?
Centrist governments have focused on repressing the movements that would form the first line of defense against a fascist takeover, while strengthening the institutions that the fascists will use to impose their rule. Having betrayed what passed as the “left” within the Democratic Party, the party machinery is now betraying the center—the one group it ostensibly exists to serve.
It turns out that when your goal is to force inequality and oppression on people, eventually fascism becomes a more efficient option than democracy.
If some Democrats are suddenly prepared to throw out their duly appointed candidate, why stop there? Why not throw out the entire party machine that got them here, and party politics for good measure?
https://crimethinc.com/BidenDoomed
Biden’s refusal to step aside is a microcosm of an entire civilization at an impasse. How can the Democrats blithely set about losing what they have insisted could be the last democratic election in the history of the US?
Centrist governments have focused on repressing the movements that would form the first line of defense against a fascist takeover, while strengthening the institutions that the fascists will use to impose their rule. Having betrayed what passed as the “left” within the Democratic Party, the party machinery is now betraying the center—the one group it ostensibly exists to serve.
It turns out that when your goal is to force inequality and oppression on people, eventually fascism becomes a more efficient option than democracy.
If some Democrats are suddenly prepared to throw out their duly appointed candidate, why stop there? Why not throw out the entire party machine that got them here, and party politics for good measure?
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The Trump campaign aims to use today's shooting as a sort of Reichstag fire to incite his supporters to step up street violence while calling for more state repression targeting his enemies of choice.
The Biden campaign has already paused all outbound communications and withdrawn their television advertisements, ceding the entire field of narrative to Donald Trump, who will have no compunction about using his status as a victim to advance his efforts to victimize others.
One of the classic mechanics of totalitarianism is that protecting the safety of the leader becomes a justification for violence against large swathes of the population.
As centrists join the far right in paving the way for totalitarian rule under Trump, we have to organize to defend our communities. If you have been in denial about the challenges ahead of us, this should be a wake-up call to find each other and prepare for them.
The Biden campaign has already paused all outbound communications and withdrawn their television advertisements, ceding the entire field of narrative to Donald Trump, who will have no compunction about using his status as a victim to advance his efforts to victimize others.
One of the classic mechanics of totalitarianism is that protecting the safety of the leader becomes a justification for violence against large swathes of the population.
As centrists join the far right in paving the way for totalitarian rule under Trump, we have to organize to defend our communities. If you have been in denial about the challenges ahead of us, this should be a wake-up call to find each other and prepare for them.
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The shooting at Donald Trump’s rally took place just in time to maximize ratings for the Republican National Convention. The Democrats already seem to be accommodating themselves to a future in which they will be the junior partners in an even more authoritarian reboot of state power.
In response to the shooting, politicians across the spectrum have decried “political violence." But political violence is fundamental to all government—not least the US government. The key to Trump’s appeal is that he is explicitly promising to direct this violence against undocumented people, poor people of color, women, queer and trans people, anarchists, and other scapegoats. Everything that centrist politicians do to pave the way for his return renders them complicit in the bloodbaths ahead.
Anarchists already participated in the round of social unrest that ultimately blocked Trump’s ambitions in 2017-2020. We know that voting, court cases, and liberal op-eds will not protect us.
https://crimethinc.com/TrumpYears
In response to the shooting, politicians across the spectrum have decried “political violence." But political violence is fundamental to all government—not least the US government. The key to Trump’s appeal is that he is explicitly promising to direct this violence against undocumented people, poor people of color, women, queer and trans people, anarchists, and other scapegoats. Everything that centrist politicians do to pave the way for his return renders them complicit in the bloodbaths ahead.
Anarchists already participated in the round of social unrest that ultimately blocked Trump’s ambitions in 2017-2020. We know that voting, court cases, and liberal op-eds will not protect us.
https://crimethinc.com/TrumpYears
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Yesterday, a Trump-appointed judge threw out the entire classified documents case against Donald Trump, defying over half a century of legal precedents. This should give those who marched with signs reading "no one is above the law" cause to reflect.
What is law, anyway? And who does it serve?
Law is not an impartial institution that inherently serves to keep tyranny at bay. It is a weapon in the hands of the ruling class. It is chiefly used against poor people and activists; when it plays a role in internal conflicts within the ruling class, the outcome generally shows the balance of power between the factions.
In this context, promoting obedience to the law as a good in itself means accepting that might makes right. All the legitimacy that Biden and his supporters have invested in the legal system have only made it a more dangerous weapon for Donald Trump to employ, should he return to power.
As we move into an era in which the court system will serve the most authoritarian elements in our society, the argument that it is necessary to obey the law will be used to excuse complicity in more and more egregious crimes against humanity.
Instead of saying "no one is above the law," we should say, with Hannah Arendt, “No one has the right to obey.” 🏴
Our analysis on this subject from 2018 remains evergreen:
https://crimethinc.com/abovethelaw
What is law, anyway? And who does it serve?
Law is not an impartial institution that inherently serves to keep tyranny at bay. It is a weapon in the hands of the ruling class. It is chiefly used against poor people and activists; when it plays a role in internal conflicts within the ruling class, the outcome generally shows the balance of power between the factions.
In this context, promoting obedience to the law as a good in itself means accepting that might makes right. All the legitimacy that Biden and his supporters have invested in the legal system have only made it a more dangerous weapon for Donald Trump to employ, should he return to power.
As we move into an era in which the court system will serve the most authoritarian elements in our society, the argument that it is necessary to obey the law will be used to excuse complicity in more and more egregious crimes against humanity.
Instead of saying "no one is above the law," we should say, with Hannah Arendt, “No one has the right to obey.” 🏴
Our analysis on this subject from 2018 remains evergreen:
https://crimethinc.com/abovethelaw
CrimethInc.
Take Your Pick: Law or Freedom
Cheerleading for "the rule of law" hamstrings movements for change, giving Trump and others like him precisely the tools they need to suppress dissent.
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In the 2024 Republican platform, they explicitly promise to "CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY."
Why this obsession with attacking immigrants and refugees?
Over the past sixty years, wealth inequality in the United States has doubled. In 1963, the wealthiest families had 36 times the wealth of families in the middle of the wealth distribution; by 2022, they had 71 times the wealth of families in the middle.
In 1963, the wealthiest billionaire owned $1.2 billion. In 2022, Elon Musk owned $219 billion.
So it's not surprising that people are angry.
Yet using their vast resources to control the media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and other elements of the ruling class have managed to direct popular resentment at those who suffer most under capitalism—the undocumented, the poor, those whose families have been exploited for generations.
Gullible bigots blame the penniless for their own problems, rather than holding the powerful to account.
This is the recipe for fascism.
Why this obsession with attacking immigrants and refugees?
Over the past sixty years, wealth inequality in the United States has doubled. In 1963, the wealthiest families had 36 times the wealth of families in the middle of the wealth distribution; by 2022, they had 71 times the wealth of families in the middle.
In 1963, the wealthiest billionaire owned $1.2 billion. In 2022, Elon Musk owned $219 billion.
So it's not surprising that people are angry.
Yet using their vast resources to control the media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and other elements of the ruling class have managed to direct popular resentment at those who suffer most under capitalism—the undocumented, the poor, those whose families have been exploited for generations.
Gullible bigots blame the penniless for their own problems, rather than holding the powerful to account.
This is the recipe for fascism.
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