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JUNE 10. 2025

Italian revolutionary union USI aids 2016 earthquake victims - x331980

An article by x331980 about the relief efforts of the Italian anarcho-syndicalist union, the USI, in response to the August and October 2017 Central Italy earthquakes. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker .

A marker for Covington Hall - Steve Rossignol

An article by Steve Rossignol detailing the search for the grave of IWW member Covington Hall, and the placement of a marker on his gravesite. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker .

JUNE 9. 2025

"‘A glimpse of a communist future’: interview with author Jasper Bernes" - Judy Cox

Jasper Bernes spoke to Judy Cox about workers’ councils, the process of revolution, how to win a communist society and why we should be optimistic about the possibility of revolutionary change.

Pentecost 2025 in LA: when the masses are seized by the spirit of solidarity

Also in Spanish and Portuguese , in French, German, and Dutch languages, see : https: //leftdis. wordpress. com/2025/06/09/pentecost-2025-in-la-when-the-masses-are-seized-by-the-spirit-of-solidarity/

On Parliamentary Communism: A Correspondance

An exchange of letters between Fritz Brupbacher and Franz Pfemfert on the issues of Parliaments and their relevance for communist struggle. Originally published in "Die Aktion, 1922, No. 45/46"

“To the masses! ”

A short article from the KAPD that critiques the KPD and Comintern tactic of "to the masses" as opportunistic, claiming it sacrifices communist principles for reformist mass appeal. Originally published in "KAZ, 1925, No. 93".

CGT statement on the arrest of Barcelona Organization Secretary, Laura Gómez

The repression continues after the general strike. This morning, while she was on her way to work, the Catalonian police arrested the Organization Secretary of the CGT-Barcelona, Laura Gómez and took her to the police station in Les Corts. They do not like the fact that every time there are more and more of us, protesting against the negotiation of labour reform and against the "social pact", not for it. Originally posted: April 25, 2012 at Anarkismo

The Regulatory Standards Bill: Neoliberal Shackles Disguised as “Good Law”

The Anarcho-Communist group, Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement argues that a proposed bill aimed to being 'clarity' is actually a trojan horse for permanently embedding neo-liberal measures into the very substance of the state machinery in Aotearoa.

JUNE 8. 2025

The social war in France

CNT-F reports on the wave of popular protests sweeping France. Appeared in the Industrial Worker .

The confederal concept of libertarian communism

A transcription of the anarcho-syndicalist CNT working out what libertarian communism would mean practically. In May 1936 the CNT held a national congress in Zaragoza, with 649 delegates representing 982 unions with a membership of over 550,000. The Spanish Revolution and Spanish Civil War was to begin a few months later, on July 19, 1936. Consequently, the resolutions passed at the Zaragoza Congress are particularly important, as they set forth the CNT’s stance on a number of issues on the eve of the Revolution and Civil War. Originally posted at The Anarchist Library.

critical reflections on revolutionary defeatism today

/ Class War / Below you can read the contribution from the comrades of Proletarios Hartos de Serlo from the Ecuadorian region to the discussion on revolutionary defeatism. Though there are points we would like to develop further or we disagree we find the text very inspiring and providing good material on how to develop the discussion on the revolutionary defeatism and all its practical consequences.

Los Angeles Stands up to ICE

On June 3, a crowd drove federal agents out of Minneapolis following a raid on a taqueria. On June 4, people confronted US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they carried out raids in Chicago and Grand Rapids. On Friday, June 6, people in Los Angeles responded to an ICE raid, precipitating a full day of clashes that continue today. In the following firsthand report, participants describe how people came together to do their best to prevent federal agents from kidnapping people from their community. Originally posted: June 8, 2025 at Crimethinc

Anarchist union reverses firings at Port of Barcelona through militant strike

An account about a successsful strike by the Spanish anarcho-sydnicalist union, the CNT, at the port of Barcelona. Originally posted: February 16, 2018 at It's Going Down

Argentines bid farewell to anarchist activist and writer Osvaldo Bayer

An obituary for Argentine anarchist writer Osvaldo Bayer. Originally posted: December 29, 2018 at Peoples Dispatch