Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Oakland Commune calls for a general strike

Posted on October 27, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

Things have been pretty intense in Oakland the last few days, as the police have moved in to evict the occupation, fractured the skull of a 24-year-old Iraq veteran named Scott Olsen, and ended up taking the struggle to a … Continue reading →

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On “infighting” and the left

Posted on October 25, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

A fair amount of the stuff I write is made up of criticisms of various parts of the left. Lefties and anarchists famously spend a vast amount of their time arguing with each other, and a lot of people, understandably, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on occupations and 99%ism

Posted on October 19, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

The Occupy movement has really taken off pretty dramatically. I don’t have anything like the ability to summarise everything that’s happened, so here’s a round-up of good sources: Libcom’s Occupy Wall Street tag is still probably the best place to … Continue reading →

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Embarrassing self-congratulation/promotion time.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

So, it’s been a whole year since I started writing this shite. I felt like commemorating the anniversary in some way, and decided that making a printable zine/pamphlet wasn’t really any more egotistical than writing a blog is, so I’ve … Continue reading →

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(Tahrir) Square pegs in round holes?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

There’s been a fair amount going on over the last week or so. On the workplace front, militant cleaners in London continue to fight for the living wage, and the rank-and-file electricians’ network certainly isn’t running out of energy: last … Continue reading →

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