New Future

Introduction Having met people, self-labelled communists, who express their support for national liberation movements, I have taken upon myself the task of writing a short article on the topic. In the first section I present the historical emergence of the nation and the nation-state as real things, and interpret them by analysing them through a historical materialist lens, that is, by uncovering their class character. In the second section I present and study the concept of national liberation by making use of the conclusions drawn in the first section, but by also presenting a historical example of such.

An article by Raymond S. Solomon about the Spanish Revolution of 1936. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (May 2014).

A 1927 pamphlet by the KAPD that critiques the trajectory of the Russian October Revolution a decade after 1917, critiquing the NEP and Russia's foreign policies; including the Grenade Affair.

In November 2024, New Zealand’s Parliament became the stage for a historic act of defiance when Te Pāti Māori MPs performed a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. This analysis explores the incident through dual lenses: the comparative strategy of abstentionism (as seen with Sinn Féin) and an anarcho-communist critique of state power. Both perspectives converge on a central question: Should Te Pāti Māori reject parliamentary engagement to prioritise Indigenous sovereignty and alternative governance?

An article by Scott Nikolas Nappalos & Monica Kostas about the Federación Obrera Regional Argentina (FORA), an anarchist workers organization in Argentina. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker #1775 (Fall 2015).

A review by Staughton Lynd of Eric Chester’s book The Wobblies in their heyday. Originally appeared in Industrial Worker (July/August 2015).

An article by William Z. Foster documenting the German syndicalist movement. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker Vol. 3 No. 25. September 14, 1911

Feminist, long-time Socialist, Zimmerwald Conference attendee, founder of the French Communist Party, and early (later readmitted) Left Oppositionist Marthe Bigot with an article translated for the IWW’s One Big Union Monthly. The article reflects the optimism many on the left had with the emergence of the Russian Revolution. Appeared in The One Big Union Monthly (November 1920)

An article by John Andersson detailing the establishment and growth of the Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (SAC), a revolutionary syndicalist union in Sweden. Originally appeared in the One Big Union Monthly (September 1920).

An article by Ernest Untermann criticizing the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). It is the context of conflict within the Socialist Party of America over parliamentary-oriented socialism and direct action focused syndicalism, which resulted in the ‘direct actionists’ being expelled from the SPA in 1914. Originally appeared in the St. Louis Labor whole no. 624 (Jan. 18, 1913), pg. 7.

An article by Vincent St. John discussing industrial unionism as practiced by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Originally appeared in the International Socialist Review (September 1908).

A translation of a booklet produced by the Argentine organization Federación Anarquista Rosario (FAR) as a basic introduction to the especifismo tradition within the anarchist movement.

Article from Latest Rebel Worker May- June 2025

A review by Eric Dirnbach of the book Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW.