Monthly Archives: January 2013

Review: A Very British Coup

Posted on 23/01/2013 by Gavin Mendel-Gleason

A socialist Labour Party government has finally come to power in Britain. Harry Perkins, a third generation communist, wins the position of Prime Minister. He and his cabinet immediately embark on a programme to break up media monopolies, nationalise industry, … Continue reading →

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Telekommunist Manifesto: a useful but faulty map

Posted on 17/01/2013 by modulus

There’s a common wisdom, especially prevalent in the anglosphere, where it is, admittedly, closer to being true, that “information workers”–computer programmers, network and system administrators, and the like–have a particular affinity for capitalist ideology, in its most extreme forms as … Continue reading →

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Which road to socialism?

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Snowball

Socialism is about power. Fundamentally any conception of socialism worth its salt must include the empowerment of the working class to be the master of its own destiny. Whilst we can debate the high ideals and sketch visions of what … Continue reading →

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On ideology and culture

Posted on 11/01/2013 by yeksmesh

“Related to this, but not entirely the same, is the tendency to classify certain movements not by their actual structure, forms, and ways of struggle, but by the specific, formal ideology they adopt to describe themselves. As such, a movement … Continue reading →

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Forum of Contradiction: a complementary space

Posted on 10/01/2013 by modulus

IRC makes for a very good way to communicate in realtime, especially for multi-user chat with people one doesn’t necessarily know already. In my view, it is a far superior means to the modern so-called instant messaging systems such as … Continue reading →

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Everything You Know About Decentralisation is Wrong

Posted on 09/01/2013 by Gavin Mendel-Gleason

Decentralisation has become a fashionable notion in modern politics, finding common expression in both the libertarian left and the conservative right. It seems that Greenpeace, local-food advocates , anarchists and even Tories are united in the belief that decentralisation is … Continue reading →

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