Short presentation at the Kronstadt as Revolutionary Utopia, 1921-2021 and Beyond, Panel: “The After-Lives of Kronstadt”  Greetings & Hello Thank you for having me It’s an honor to share this electronic stage with the other co-presenters. It’s been an excellent informative conference. In thinking about Kronstadt and…

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,” a transnational convergence to remember history’s repressed revolutionary hopes and explore the “living past” struggle of capitalist authoritarianism vs. humanist…

UK:    “With a provisional date set for the gradual reopening of the hospitality sector in UK, now seems a prescient moment to reflect upon the experiences of hospitality staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. While many staff will feel grateful to have a return date set in their…

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…