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In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the fallacies of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he believes they create poverty and scarcity while promoting privilege. He goes on to propose a more decentralised economic system based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation, asserting that the tendencies for this kind of organisation already exist, both in evolution and in human society. (Summary by Wikipedia)
In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he believes they thrive on and maintain poverty and scarcity, as symbol for richness and in spite of being in a time of abundance thanks to technology, while promoting privilege. He goes on to propose a more decentralised economic system based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation, asserting that the tendencies for this kind of organisation already exist, both ...
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England. It was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. The individual chapters had originally been published in 1890-96 as a series of essays in the British monthly literary magazine, Nineteenth Century. Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley's Nineteenth Century essay, "The Struggle for Exi ...
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England. It was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. The individual chapters had originally been published in 1890-96 as a series of essays in the British monthly literary magazine, Nineteenth Century. Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley’s Nineteenth Century essay, The Struggle for Exis ...
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The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin, Chapter 5 - Food
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The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin Chapter 4 Expropriation
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The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin, Chapter 3 - Anarchist Communism
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The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin, Chapter 2 - Well-Being for All
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The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin, Chapter 1 - Our Riches
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The letter is part of the Method of Freedom Errico Malatesta reader and can be found here https://libcom.org/files/Errico_Malat... This is translated from “Cari Compagni dell’Ilota,” Ilota (Pistoia) 1, no. 9 (1 April 1883). The background to this letter was the defection from anarchism of Andrea Costa, one of the chief members of the Italian Federa…
Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... David Graeber's essay attacking the institution of economics and its use and misuse by governments in the pursuit of maintaining and advancing capitalist development despite the overwhelming evidence of its futility and potentially devastating consequences.…
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Police Abolition and Other Revolutionary Lessons from Rojava by Hawzhin Azeez
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Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Hawzhin Azeez outlines and describes the attempts to replace the police in Rojava and its connections with the other aspects of the ongoing revolutionary process.By audibleanarchism
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What the Prison Abolition Movement Wants by Kim Kelly
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Introduction to Mutual Aid by Andrej Grubacic and David Graeber
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The Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Andrej Grubacic and David Graeber wrote this introductory essay to a new edition of Kropotkin's Mutual Aid. The essay summarises and explains the importance of the work the context of its original publication and the importance of Kropotkin in current times.…
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The Relevance of Max Stirner to Anarcho-Communists by Matty Thomas
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The essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... An essay on the relevance of Max Stirner to the Anarcho-communist movement. Recommended Reading The Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner. Stirner’s only book and magnum opus. Unfortunately, there is still only one English translation available, Stephen T. Byington’s. Wolfi Landstreicher …
Article can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Short article written for Mother Earth by Max Baginski on how all rights in capitalist society are secondary at best, when compared to the right to property. Including the right to live.By audibleanarchism
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Anarchy and the Sex Question by Emma Goldman
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The text can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Essay by Emma Goldman tackling sex and marriage in capitalist society, written in 1896.By audibleanarchism
The poem can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra...Kuwasi Balagoon was a New Afrikan anarchist and a member of the Black Liberation Army. After serving in the U.S. Army., his experiences of racism within the army led him to tenant organizing in New York City, where he joined the Black Panther Party as it formed, becoming a defendant …
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Post-Civ!: A Deeper Exploration by Usul of the Black Foot
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The full essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Usul of the Black Foot responds to an develops the thinking in the Post Civ zine by the group Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness.By audibleanarchism
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Post-Civ! A Brief Philosophical And Political Introduction To The Concept Of Post Civilization
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The Zine can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... A short but influential zine introducing the concepts behind post civilisation (Post-Civ) Anarchism by the group Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness.By audibleanarchism
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Reparations As A Verb by the Salish Sea Black Autonomists
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Essay can be read here https://blackautonomynetwork.noblogs.org/post/2019/03/20/reparations-as-a-verb/ Short piece by the Salish Sea Black Autonomists criticising the limited scope of mainstream civil rights activism.By audibleanarchism
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The Conspiracy of Law by Howard Zinn
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Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/howard-zinn-the-conspiracy-of-law Conspiracy of Law is Howard Zinn's examination of the role of the legal system in enforcing class distinctions and criminalising alternative politics and opposition to the system whilst pretending to be a neutral force in society.…
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The Place of Anarchism in Socialistic Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
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Essay can be read here https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-the-place-of-anarchism-in-socialistic-evolution Kropotkin's Essay on the place and need for Anarchism within the wider Socialist movement, written in 1884.By audibleanarchism
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Capitalism is Killing the Earth by the Anarchist Federation
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Pamphlet written by the UK's Anarchist Federation "Capitalism is Killing the Earth is our attempt to forge a more effective environmental movement. One capable of saving the planet before capitalism finishes destroying it. It builds on our collective experiences fighting against the destruction of the natural world, as well as reading and research.…
Text can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/libra... Elisee Reclus's important commentary on the Anarchist movement.By audibleanarchism
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Transphobia is a Class Issue by Anarchasteminist
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Article can be read here https://libcom.org/library/transphobia-class-issue An article by Anarchasteminist arguing that transgender rights are a working-class issue. [Content warning: In addition to transphobia in the abstract, this piece discusses harassment, violence and abuse. Some sources linked to for reference purposes feature transphobic abu…
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Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 12 - Epilogue
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Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his wo…
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Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 11 - The Spanish Revolution
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Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his wo…
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Socialism from Below by George Woodcock, Chapter 10 - Russia and the Makhnovist Movement
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Read the full text: https://zabalazabooks.files.wordpress... George Woodcock (1912-1995) was a historian, political biographer, essayist, poet, and anarchist. He wrote biographies of such anarchist thinkers as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, William Godwin, Oscar Wilde, and Peter Kropotkin. Throughout his life, Woodcock was given numerous awards for his wo…