In the latest part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2019. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. A massive people's uprising in France made the headlines in The Acorn throughout 2019. We explained: "The Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests, movement in … Continue reading A decade of dissent: the violence of the system
by Paul Cudenec [Text of a talk given on Saturday July 29 2023 to the Resistenze al Nanomondo international conference in the countryside near Alessandria, Italy] In this debased modern world we often find ourselves in the dark. Ours is a society built entirely from artifice and illusion, and so in this labyrinth of lies, … Continue reading Shining light on the climate of manipulation
Number 73 In this issue: London, May 2022: a nest of impact vipers Two sides of one system Extinction Rebellion: "positive influencers" for billionaires On ignorance Charlene Spretnak: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. London, May 2022: a nest of impact vipers We have spent a lot of time over the last few years exposing … Continue reading The Acorn – 73
Number 54 In this issue: Mobilising against the assault on nature X-axis: the money behind the greenwash With friends like these... Neoliberalism is the new fascism George Orwell: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Mobilising against the assault on nature The much-vaunted "green" agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is coming under attack as its … Continue reading The Acorn – 54
Number 53 In this issue: Seeing through "democracy" Greta Thunberg: the billionaires' favourite Misdirected Rebellion Calling out the imperial gatekeepers Yellow revolt takes a striking twist Jacques Ellul: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Seeing through "democracy" The capitalist system will not abolish itself. In fact, it will always do all that it physically can to … Continue reading The Acorn – 53
A special report We are well aware that there are many genuine grassroots activists involved in Extinction Rebellion protests, people we know are on our side. But more and more questions are being asked about the nature of the organisation itself, about the true agenda of the leadership lurking behind a flimsy illusion of horizontality. … Continue reading “The opposite of rebellion” – Paris activists slam XR leadership
Number 52 In this issue: Skin-deep solutions Greta and the story-tellers Regulation is a gas, for the oil industry Bristol celebrates radical history Poetry of the rebellious seed Mohandas Gandhi: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Skin-deep solutions Imagine that somebody in your family falls ill, with a whole range of symptoms including breathing problems, extreme … Continue reading The Acorn – 52
Number 49 In this issue: Deepening our resistance Why I decided to fight: letter from a Yellow Vest prisoner Julian Assange: enemy of the empire The modern leftist Rudolf Rocker: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Deepening our resistance Synchronicity has a funny way of throwing together two apparently unrelated events in a way that invites … Continue reading The Acorn – 49
A special report On Wednesday May 1 2019 the UK Parliament declared a "climate emergency". Extinction Rebellion and its supporters were, needless to say, cock-a-hoop. Their big London protest-cum-lobby had achieved one of their main demands. After four centuries of rapacious, violent, militaristic capitalism, the British state had miraculously changed course towards a new … Continue reading “The X Agenda”: what does XR actually stand for?
Another special report "By 2050 efforts to slow climate change could make us $19 trillion richer"- The Grantham Institute This follow-up to our exposé of Extinction Rebellion's business wing is again intended to warn genuine eco-activists and anti-capitalists about the strange forces lurking behind the scenes of the "climate action" movement. For more info on … Continue reading So who exactly is Christiana Figueres?
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