A decade of dissent: parasites in power

In the latest part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2017. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. "We live in a 'representative democracy', but whose interests do our political leaders really represent?" asked The Acorn in January … Continue reading A decade of dissent: parasites in power

A decade of dissent: enemies of progress

In the first part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2015, the year in which it was launched. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. Our very first Acorn, which came out on February 6, 2015, was very … Continue reading A decade of dissent: enemies of progress

The Acorn – 50

Number 50 In this issue: Guerrilla war against "smart" fascism Smearing and cheering for the system Manipulating Greta Fighting fracking in Fermanagh Journalism for a world beyond capitalism Hyperlooping towards environmental disaster! Miguel Amorós: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Guerrilla war against "smart" fascism Guerrilla warfare has begun in Europe against the "smart" fascism being … Continue reading The Acorn – 50

The Acorn – 48

Number 48 In this issue: Shutting down the capital Final push against UK fracking Gilets Jaunes: "We must exit capitalism" Judi Bari: an orgrad inspiration For an anti-sectarian revolutionary left "The Land Shall Sink" Acorninfo 1. Shutting down the capital Eco-protesters are planning to bring London to a standstill from Monday April 15. Supporters of … Continue reading The Acorn – 48

The Acorn – 47

Number 47 In this issue: Yellow voices Defending nature means fighting capitalism Zombie archaeology Everybody expected the Neoliberal Inquisition Tall tale of "eco-terrorism" Acorninfo 1. Yellow voices The Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests, movement in France is the most important political phenomenon to emerge in Western Europe so far this century. It has smashed through the … Continue reading The Acorn – 47

The Acorn – 46

Number 46 In this issue: Yellow is the new bloc The system must be destroyed! Controlling the narrative Climate of manipulation Against their world of artifice Acorninfo 1. Yellow is the new bloc January 19, 2019: week 10 of history-forging French uprising For the tenth weekend running, hundreds of thousands of people took to the … Continue reading The Acorn – 46

The Acorn – 45

Number 45 In this issue: Rebelling against the industrial capitalist system "At the heart of this problem lies our sense of separation from nature" Abolishing dissent Does work set us free? Save Whitehawk Hill! Acorninfo 1. Rebelling against the industrial capitalist system Is the human species finally waking up to the fact that industrial capitalism … Continue reading The Acorn – 45

The Acorn – 43

Number 43 In this issue: Stop the Salzburg summit! Intergalactic week at the zad Thousands block US air base in Germany Returning fire against the industrial capitalist system The Broken Harp: how colonialism crushes culture Organic radicalism: bringing down the fascist machine Acorninfo 1. Stop the Salzburg summit! The call is going out to mobilise … Continue reading The Acorn – 43

Does opposing U.S. imperialism and wars mean you’re not really an anarchist?

  Does opposing US imperialism and wars mean you're not really an anarchist? The answer is obviously "no", but you wouldn't think so if you took seriously a most peculiar attack which has been made against us, following on from recent articles on our site. We weren't initially even sure if the blog post from … Continue reading Does opposing U.S. imperialism and wars mean you’re not really an anarchist?

The Acorn – 42

  Number 42 In this issue: France's Thatcher sparks social war Thought (      ) spies Okinawa: resisting the US occupation How to kill a book Anarchist values Acorninfo 1. France's Thatcher sparks social war It has long been obvious that the Thatcher years in the UK were an important moment in social history, which paved … Continue reading The Acorn – 42