Number 51 In this issue: Basque rebels prepare hot reception for G7 leaders Capitalist vultures target Jamaican sunshine Smart-fascists are massacring our trees Israeli oppression: support the resistance! Vandana Shiva: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Basque rebels prepare hot reception for G7 leaders The welcome awaiting Macron, Trump and the other G7 world leaders in … Continue reading The Acorn – 51
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 – 49
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
Green and yellow: our common struggle against liberal-fascism
Here is a quick translation of an important piece on the French lundi matin website, close to The Invisible Committee. Radical ecologists call for a convergence with the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement in the struggle against the neoliberal system which is destroying the living planet. [Photos : Nour] For more than five months now, … Continue reading Green and yellow: our common struggle against liberal-fascism
“This is a turning point in history!”
Make no mistake, the Gilets Jaunes are in this for the long haul. Today, April 13, was the twenty-second successive Saturday that they have taken to the streets in huge numbers to revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's neoliberal regime. Five months on, there is still the energy, determination and critical mass to bring about a … Continue reading “This is a turning point in history!”
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
Roadblock!
Report by Paul Cudenec of Shoal Collective. There weren't too many hi-vis jackets in evidence when we arrived at one of a series of roundabouts on the "rocade", the ring road, at Alès in south-east France on Tuesday March 19. Would there be enough protesters to pull off the roadblock that had been agreed … Continue reading Roadblock!
The sunshine revolution
Report by Paul Cudenec of Shoal Collective. Saturday March 16 2019 will probably go down in history as the day that Macron and his government gave up waiting for the Gilets Jaunes movement to fade away. Huge numbers of Yellow Vests packed the Champs Elysées in Paris for Act 18 of their revolt and were … Continue reading The sunshine revolution
Ultimatum
Photo : Mathias Zwick / Hans Lucas Here is a translation of a new article from Lundi matin, a website close to the Invisible Committee, famed authors of The Coming Insurrection. After four months of full-on revolt in France, the promised insurrection seems closer than ever to fruition... On the streets, the Algerian authorities are … Continue reading Ultimatum
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
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