Political and Economic Power in a Period of Social Transformation By Tom Wetzel How does the working class liberate itself from being a subordinate and exploited class? This is where we need thinking about the overall strategy and our vision about new structures to replace the…

The Russian regional Section of the International Workers’ Association, a worldwide association of anarcho-syndicalist trade unions, is strongly protesting against the arrest in Russia of the chairman of the “Kurier” trade union, Kirill Ukraintsev, accused of spreading a call for a protest. Kirill Ukraintsev was detained…

“A quick round up of class struggle news from the last week or so: In workplace news, bus drivers employed by Go Ahead in Manchester will be launching an all-out strike from February 28th against the “fire and rehire” attempt” …  Go Ahead strike going ahead:…

Kronstadt as Revolutionary Utopia, 1921-2021 March 20-21, 2021: A two-day online conference to commemorate the Kronstadt Commune of March 1921 We invite you to “Kronstadt as Revolutionary Utopia: 1921-2021 and Beyond,” an international convergence to remember history’s repressed revolutionary hopes and explore the “living past” struggle…

Eclectic and random contemporary and historical comments and reposts of interest to anarcho-syndicalists and radical workers. Completely eclectic   https://www.facebook.com/Musings-of-an-anarcho-syndicalist-315319919299035

Russia: Statement by the Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (KRAS) We, anarchists and anarcho-syndicalists, consider it completely unacceptable for ourselves to take any part in political shows organized by supporters of the right-wing populist Navalny, who is sadly “famous” for his openly nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-Caucasian and anti-Semitic…

Murray Bookchin’s Legacy: A Syndicalist Critique By Tom Wetzel January 14th is the 100th anniversary of Murray Bookchin’s birth. Perhaps it is worth looking at his contribution to radical politics. Bookchin had been involved in the communist youth movement in the 1930s. He eventually abandoned official Marxist organizations…

Trumps Capital Chaos Short Statement by the Workers Solidarity Alliance (WSA) On Wednesday, January 6th 2021, an attack organized by a far right wing mob on the Capital Building of the United States took place while congress met to certify the presidential election results. They were…

“The Rank and File Strategy”: A Syndicalist View By Tom Wetzel “Kim Moody’s writings on “the Rank and File Strategy” have gained a broad hearing within a variety of socialist groups, such as Democratic Socialists of America and smaller socialist groupings. His original pamphlet from 2000 talks about…

Co-librarian of Sukkum ta Kitaapk (Library of Stars) and member of the UVT at MEM @muktivadi IWA-AIT, Mona talks about her motivations and inspiration behind setting up the library at Shabri Nagar in Bhopal. (1) pic.twitter.com/F6FgrX5xZ3 — IWA – AIT (@IWAAIT) December 26, 2020