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Anarchism

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The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Image File history File links Anarchy-symbol. ... Anarcha-feminism combines anarchism with feminism. ... Anarchist communism, also known as Communist anarchism, Anarcho-communism, or Libertarian communism, is a political ideology related to Libertarian socialism. ... Green and black flag of Anarcho-Primitivism. ... Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labor movement, Syndicalisme is a French word meaning trade unionism hence the syndicalism qualification. ... Christian anarchism (also known as Christian libertarianism) is the belief that the only source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable is God, embodied in the teachings of Jesus. ... Left Anarchism is a term used almost exclusively by opponents of traditional anarchism to denominate philosophies that oppose private ownership of the means of production (or capitalism). ... Eco-anarchism argues that small eco-villages (of no more than a few hundred people) are a scale of human living preferable to civilization, and that infrastructure and political systems should be re-organized to ensure that these are created. ... Green anarchists compose a diverse and open movement of people who take influences from a variety of different places. ... Individualist anarchism is a philosophical tradition that opposes collectivism and has a particularly strong emphasis on the supremacy and autonomy of the individual. ... Anarcho-capitalism refers to an anti-statist philosophy that embraces capitalism as one of its foundational principles. ...


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Websites The following is a list of notable individuals who have been regarded as anarchists by themselves or others, arranged by surname. ... Frederic Bastiat, The Law Radical classical liberalism Davidson & Rees-Mogg, The Sovereign Individual Historians look at technology & implications David Friedman, The Machinery of Freedom Classic utilitarian defense of anarchism Auberon Herbert, The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State Albert Jay Nock, Our Enemy the State Oppenheimers thesis... This is a list of past and present anarchist communities. ... These are concepts which, although not exclusive to anarchism, are significant in historical and/or modern anarchist circles. ... The following is a list of notable anarchist musicians. ... This list uses the word organization in its loosest sense. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

AK Press is a collectively owned and operated independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical and anarchist literature. It was founded by one time punk rocker Ramsey Kanann with money from his wealthy parents in a plush 3-bedroom flat in Edinburgh's leafy Newington district. The one-time member of Scots punks Oi Polloi still retains links with the Scottish capital despite residing full-time in California. It operates online through http://www.akpress.org in the United States, and http://www.akuk.org in Europe. In the USA its bookmobile travels around the country (to protests, activist conferences, etc; mostly by request). In the UK, they run stalls at similar events. Its books - on topics including anarchism, globalization, and animal rights, among others - are often difficult to find through mainstream outlets. Works published by AK Press include reprints of radical classics as well as original works (see list below). AK press This work is copyrighted. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Globalization (or globalisation) refers to the worldwide phenomenon of technological, economic, political and cultural exchanges, brought about by modern communication, transportation and legal infrastructure as well as the political choice to consciously open cross-border links in international trade and finance. ... The logo of the Great Ape Project, which is campaigning for a Declaration on Great Apes. ...


It also sells clothing, buttons, stickers, and various "anarchist props" like an upside down map of the world and the red and black flag of anarcho-syndicalism. AK Press has released spoken word albums by distinguished radicals such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Jello Biafra, Arundhati Roy and Mumia Abu Jamal and music by artists including David Rovics and Utah Phillips. Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labor movement, Syndicalisme is a French word meaning trade unionism hence the syndicalism qualification. ... Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is the Institute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ... Arundhati Roy in Sydney to accept the Sydney Peace Prize. ... Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954) is a journalist and political activist. ... David Rovics sings at the A16 rally in Washington DC in early 2005. ... Utah Phillips Bruce Utah Phillips (b. ...


Branches of AK Press are found in Edinburgh, Scotland and Oakland, California (formerly San Francisco), United States. AK Press is organized as a workers' co-operative, which means that it is owned by all members of the collective and works without bosses, every member having equal say and equal pay. Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major city on the east side (also called East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and operated by its worker-owners. There are no outside, or consumer owners, in a workers cooperative - only the workers own shares of the business. ...


Notable books published by AK Press

  • Martha A. Ackelsberg - Free Women Of Spain: Anarchism And The Struggle For The Emancipation Of Women
  • Joel Andreas - Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Kick Militarism, an illustrated exposé
  • Agent Apple - Pie Any Means Necessary: The Biotic Baking Brigade Cookbook
  • Paul Avrich - The Modern School Movement: Anarchism And Education In The United States
  • Alexander Berkman - What is Anarchism?
  • Hakim Bey - Immediatism
  • Jack Black - You Can't Win
  • Murray Bookchin - Post-Scarcity Anarchism, Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism: An Unbridgeable Chasm, The Spanish Anarchists: The Heroic Years 1868-1936, To Remember Spain: The Anarchist and Syndicalist Revolution of 1936, Which Way For The Ecology Movement
  • A.J. Brigati (ed.) - The Voltairine de Cleyre Reader
  • Maurice Brinton, David Goodway (ed.) - For Workers' Power
  • Noam Chomsky - Chomsky on Anarchism, At War With Asia: Essays On Indochina, others
  • Ward Churchill - On the Justice of Roosting Chickens, Life in Occupied America, others
  • Daniel Cohn-Bendit - Obsolete Communism: The Left-Wing Alternative
  • Harry Cleaver - Reading Capital Politically
  • Dark Star Collective - Quiet Rumours: An Anarcha-Feminist Reader
  • Guy Debord - Complete Cinematic Works
  • Norman Finkelstein - An Issue Of Justice: Origins Of The Israel/Palestine Conflict
  • Yves Fremion - Orgasms of History: 3000 Years of Spontaneous Revolt
  • Daniel Guérin - No Gods, No Masters (1 volume edition; and a 2 volume edition);
  • Agustin Guillamon - The Friends Of Durruti Group: 1937-1939
  • Ann Hansen - Direct Action: Memoirs Of An Urban Guerilla
  • Albert Meltzer - Anarchism: Arguments For and Against, I Couldn't Paint Golden Angels: Sixty Years of Commonplace Life and Anarchist Agitation
  • Craig O'Hara - The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise!
  • Anton Pannekoek - Workers' Councils
  • Barry Pateman (ed.) - The Blast: Complete Collection Of The Incendiary San Francisco Bi-Monthly Anarchist Newspaper From 1916-1917 That Gave Voice To The Worldwide Anarchist Movement
  • Rudolf Rocker, with an introduction by Noam Chomsky - Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice
  • Penny Rimbaud - Shibboleth: My Revolting Life, The Diamond Signature
  • Roy San Fallipo (ed.) - A New World In Our Hearts: 8 Years of Writings from the Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation
  • Valerie Solanas - SCUM Manifesto
  • Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn (eds.) - The Politics Of Anti-Semitism, others
  • Antonio Tellez - Sabate: Guerilla Extraordinary
  • Various - 2/15: The Day The World Said NO To War
  • Gee Vaucher - Crass Art and Other Post Modern Monsters
  • Ziga Vodovnik (ed.), with introductions by Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky - YA BASTA!: Ten Years Of The Zapatista Uprising - Writings Of Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos

The Biotic Baking Brigade is a loosely connected group of activists, famous for throwing pies in the faces of such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, conservative journalist William... Paul Avrich is a professor and historian. ... The Modern School in New York City, circa 1911-12. ... Alexander Berkman together with Emma Goldman in 1917 Alexander Berkman (21 November 1870 - 28 June 1936) was a Russian writer and activist who lived and worked for many years in the United States, where he was a leading member of the anarchist movement. ... Peter Lamborn Wilson is a political writer, poet, and self-described anarchist ontologist. He sometimes writes under the name Hakim Bey (which may mean Mr Judge in Turkish, and which may or may not have been a name-of-convenience used by other radical writers since the 1970s). ... Jack Black was a late 19th century hobo, living out the dying age of the Wild West. ... You Cant Win is an autobiography by Jack Black. ... Murray Bookchin[[1]] (born January 14, 1921) is an American libertarian socialist speaker and writer, and founder of the Social Ecology school of anarchist and ecological thought. ... Anarchism, the political philosophy advocating a libertarian society without hierarchy, based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation, historically gained the most support and influence in Spain, especially in the seventy or so years before Francisco Francos victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. ... Voltairine de Cleyre, Philadelphia, Christmas 1891 Voltairine de Cleyre (November 17, 1866–June 6, 1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced; yet even among anarchists today, she is largely unknown. ... Maurice Brinton was the pen name under which Chris Pallis (1923-2005) wrote and translated for the British libertarian socialist group Solidarity from 1960 until the early 1980s. ... Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is the Institute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... Ward Churchill Ward LeRoy Churchill (born October 2, 1947) is an American writer, activist, and academic. ... Book cover On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: reflections on the consequences of U.S. imperial arrogance and criminality (ISBN 1902593790) is a book written by controversial scholar Ward Churchill published in 2003. ... Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Ash Wednesday 2004 at Biberach/Riss Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (born April 4, 1945) was a leader of the student protesters during May 1968 in France. ... Guy Debord (born December 28, 1931; died November 30, 1994) was a writer, film maker, hypergraphist and founding member of the groups Lettrist International and Situationist International (SI). ... Norman G. Finkelstein (born December 8, 1953), the son of Holocaust survivors, is an American assistant professor of political science at DePaul University known for his controversial writings pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and for his criticisms of the way he sees the Holocaust being handled by certain parties... Daniel Guérin (May 19, 1904-April 14, 1988) was a French anarchist and author. ... Ann Hansen is a Canadian anarchist. ... Albert Meltzer (born January 7, 1920 _ died May 7, 1996) was an anarchist activist and writer. ... Anton Pannekoek Anton Pannekoek (January 2, 1873 – April 28, 1960) was a Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist. ... Rudolf Rocker Rudolf Rocker (March 25, 1873 - September 19, 1958), writer, historian and prominent figure in the international Anarchist movement. ... Penny Rimbaud circa 1977 Jeremy John Ratter (born 8 June 1943, Northwood, Middlesex, England), better known under his pseudonym of Penny Rimbaud, is a drummer, writer, poet, former member of performance art group EXIT and co-founder of the anarchist punk band Crass with Steve Ignorant in 1977. ... This article deals with the US Love and Rage. ... Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 26, 1988) was an American feminist writer. ... Jeffrey St. ... Alexander Claud Cockburn (pronounced , co-burn), born June 6, 1941, is a progressive Irish journalist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1973. ... Antonio Tellez (Antonio Tellez Sola) (1921-2005) was a Spanish anarchist, journalist and historian. ... Gee Vaucher was born in 1945 in Dagenham, East London. ... Naomi Klein Naomi Klein (born 1970) is a Canadian journalist, author and activist. ... The flag of the EZLN. The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed revolutionary group based in Chiapas, one of the poorest states of Mexico. ... Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos describes himself as the spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) but, since he is so prominent a figure, he is considered by many to be one of its main leaders. ...

External links

  • AK Press
  • AK Press UK
  • Author Ward Churchill
  • Radical Bookshop in Edinburgh

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AK PRESS :: About AK Press (1699 words)
AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material.
AK Press works hard to destroy and move beyond capitalism, toward a non-exploitative, sustainable, and just economy.
AK Press doesn’t exist to enrich its members at the expense of consumers.
SF Station: Pressin' on the Edge (750 words)
AK Press was originally founded in Scotland in 1990 by three politically active anarchists who wanted to spread their own brand of subversion.
In 1994, one of AK's employees decided to move out to San Francisco for the food and the weather, and AK Press in Oakland was born.
Despite these obstacles, and AK's own aversion to large corporations, AK is glad to be in the chains when it can, because it realizes that in many parts of the country chains are the only bookstores around.
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