Whence Anarchism?

The Historical Conjuncture of #Occupy

Panel held on March 31st, 2012 at the Fourth Annual Platypus International Convention, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists John Slavin (Industrial Workers of the World, 4 Star Anarchist Organization) Daniel Dulce (Crimethinc) Kelvin Ho (Occupy Chicago) Sara Whitford (Formerly Occupy Chicago) Description #Occupy represents one of the most significant prospects and challenges for the Left in the past decade. [Read More]

Who Needs the Left?

Reflections on Joining the Industrial Workers of the World

IN THE SPRING OF 2006, after years of activity on the Left, I joined the IWW. I joined because it cared little for Leftism. And because it began every meeting with a song. After years of dodging the crossfire of competing claims to revolutionary truth, I breathed happily at last in meetings where no one tested my position on Cuba or the Green Party or state capitalism vs. deformed workers states. [Read More]