From “Trotsky in Tijuana” to “Chernobyl”: Caution & Reason
The promise of historical and speculative fiction is the reconstruction of the past in the present, or of the present in the past, and the contemplation of what might have been, or of what might still be. As the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud wrote, creative writers … Read more
Power Within
“We are in such an unprecedented moment of global uprisings that fall against the backdrop of a global pandemic which is against the backdrop of institutionalized and historical racism and racialized oppression in this country and across the world. In the midst of that, we … Read more
Fundraising Anarchy
“Put in very blunt terms, they had taken power – not by simply changing the names of existing oppressive institutions but by literally destroying those old institutions and creating radically new ones… Social revolutionaries, far from removing the problem of power from their field of … Read more
The Power of Solidarity and Mutual Aid: Decolonizing Puerto Rico
In memoriam Matilde Rodríguez Pérez (1934-2020) Qe los cuentos de la abuela de “en aqeyos tiempos de ante” son los tiempos de aqí alante disfrasaos con ropa nueba. –Joserramón Melendes1 Marcelino and the Never-ending Work Shift In 1918, tobacco represented the second most important … Read more
The Battlefield is Everywhere
“When we look back at the 60’s, one of our greatest shortcomings was, we were emulating the very people we were fighting against, our morals, values and ethics were the morals and values of the society we were struggling to change.” … Read more
Grants for Radical Videographers | Call for proposals | Summer 2022 For a quarter of a century, the Institute for Anarchist Studies has funded creative intellectual work that furthers anarchist ideas and makes them accessible to a broad audience. This grant cycle is dedicated to … Read more
Building Online Power
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, likes to claim that his company’s goal is to bring all the world’s people closer together through networking. That’s a truly astounding fiction, as Facebook – and effectively all of the firms dominating the internet today – are motivated … Read more
Perspectives’ “Power” Introduction: What Happens When the Power Goes Out
What has happened? In some ways, the answer is simple because what’s happened is the natural progression of a sick society that has forsaken collective stability and health (of all kinds) in favor of power and profit. In other ways, the answer is impossible because … Read more
Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
We are living in interesting and accelerating times! As we move forward through this year, we at Perspectives on Anarchist Theory are reflecting on how the events of the past few years have been continually shifting the ground beneath our feet on a collective level. … Read more
The Making of Revolutionary Wage Struggles and Unions
Is Revolution Inherent in Wage Struggles? Endless worries and struggles about wages are part of life under capitalism. Over the last four decades the ruling classes have clamped down ferociously on the wages and conditions of workers, who resisted with limited success.1 Wage struggles tend … Read more
