by Paul Cudenec [UPDATE. 4.6.2023. AN ENGLISH-SUBTITLED VERSION OF THE FILM IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE] Last night I had the pleasure of attending the screening of a 90-minute documentary about the 2018-2019 Gilets Jaunes movement in France. Shot in and around the city of Toulouse, La Vie de tempête (literally "life in … Continue reading Resisting and revealing the plutocratic occupation
by Paul Cudenec A certain degree of confusion seems to have been caused by my recent article about the fast-disappearing illusion of democracy here in France. Somebody asked me how I could, at one and the same time, point to the Macron regime's proximity to the Rothschilds and also to the fascistic tone of its … Continue reading Work. Order. Progress.
The first of Crow Qu'appelle's conversations with Paul Cudenec from the booklet The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness, free to download here, which now features a striking cover by artist Jordan Henderson. “The way is broad, reaching left as well as right. The myriad creatures depend on it for Life yet it claims … Continue reading Taoism, Divinity, and the New Anarchism
by our regular guest columnist Walking With Goats There are two types of people in this world, a man I was working with once told me: hill dwellers and valley dwellers. He placed himself, of course, in the former category. Hill dwellers have little gladness to dwell upon but hard-won pride. We made a festival together … Continue reading Walking With Goats: The Softly Closing Gate
by Paul Cudenec The rejection of president Emmanuel Macron's bankster regime by the vast majority of the French people could hardly have been clearer on Monday May 1 2023. Massive crowds filled the streets across the country, with the demo in Marseille, for instance, described as "perhaps the biggest mobilisation in the history of the … Continue reading Adieu to the illusion of democracy
We have brought out a new 90-page pdf booklet in association with Nevermore Media, featuring a series of in-depth written conversations between Crow Qu'appelle and Paul Cudenec. The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness can be downloaded for free here, and below we present Crow's preface. “In the ruins of this civilization, we need … Continue reading The New Anarchy: Truth, Nature, Beauty and Withness
by Paul Cudenec Just a month ago, I felt the need to distance myself from a dystopian future I had once described in a fictional work. I explained, rather apologetically, that at the time I had envisaged the post-9/11 “terrorism” bugbear still being the system’s fear-weapon of choice, rather than viruses or the weather, as … Continue reading When protest is branded “terrorism”
by Najm Al-Dīn In light of yesterday's emergency alert (siren) which was tested on all mobile phone users in the UK as part of a disaster preparedness initiative, it is important to unpack the wider machinations behind this public safety measure. The official explanation for this UK-wide alert system was that the authorities hoped to … Continue reading Emergency alert
by Paul Cudenec Tear gas was this week used against people in rural France protesting against the arrival of authoritarian president Emmanuel Macron. As I witnessed for myself, the town of Ganges, in the Hérault department, was divided into two for the day in a military-style police occupation. Combined with the state's draconian use of … Continue reading Macron’s tear gas tour: a photo-report from rebellious France
by Paul Cudenec The other day, as I sat drinking a coffee at the local Sunday morning puces, the flea market, I suddenly noticed how happy everybody seemed to be, despite all that has been going on here in France. Browsing racks of clothes or crates of second-hand books, bumping into friends with smiles all … Continue reading Remembering who we are
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