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Nameless: An Egoist Critique of Identity

By jpeacott | December 31, 2013 - 7:34 pm |April 14, 2017 anchorage anarchy, Apio Ludd, individualism

Only when nothing is said about you and you are merely named, are you recognized as you. As soon as something is said about you, you are only recognized as that thing… – Max Stirner

It’s amusing how often …

Anarchy, Neither Capitalist nor Communist

By jpeacott | December 31, 2013 - 7:30 pm |January 26, 2014 anchorage anarchy, capitalism, communism, individualism, Joe Peacott

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Jason’s article on Stirner and capitalism later in this issue serves to clarify an important point which too many anarchists fail to recognize; that opposition to collectivist economic and social arrangements does not make one a supporter of capitalism. Stirner …

Stirner and Capitalism

By jpeacott | December 31, 2013 - 7:20 pm |January 26, 2014 anchorage anarchy, capitalism, individualism, Jason Rodgers, Max Stirner

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There is a curious statement in Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea’s novel Illuminatus!:

“Most anarchists hoped Joachim-like, to redistribute the wealth, but Rebecca had once told him about a classic of anarchist literature, Max Stirner’s The Ego and …

Property

By jpeacott | December 31, 2013 - 7:10 pm |January 28, 2014 anchorage anarchy, Emile Armand, individualism, property

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In present society property is only the privilege of a small minority, compared to the multitude of the working classes. Whatever may be the nature of the object possessed—a field, a house, plant for production, cash, etc, its owner has …

Cargo Cults and Proletariat Image

By jpeacott | July 20, 2013 - 4:19 pm |July 20, 2013 anchorage anarchy, Jason Rodgers, syndicalism

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I went to the 100th anniversary celebration of the Bread and Roses strike, on labor day in my new home of Lawrence, MA. In the Boston area anarchists tend toward being red anarchists (it seems), while I tend towards what …

Reflections on the Revolution in Spain

By jpeacott | July 20, 2013 - 4:11 pm |July 20, 2013 anchorage anarchy, Joe Peacott, labor, spain, syndicalism

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In advance of a trip to spain earlier this year, I decided to read a up a bit more on the spanish civil war and social revolution of the 30s. I had, over the years, already read some on this …

Letter to anchorage anarchy

By jpeacott | July 20, 2013 - 4:04 pm |July 20, 2013 anchorage anarchy, labor, Peter Lamborn Wilson

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Dear Joe,

I forgot to say in my last letter that the New York IWW Arts Branch was organized by Mel Most, an old-time anarchist now sadly forgotten, Judith Malina and Hannon Reznikov, and Bob Fass. Mel suddenly died, and …

The Fall of the House of Labor

By jpeacott | December 31, 2012 - 10:23 pm |January 28, 2014 anchorage anarchy, Joe Peacott, labor

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Since the last issue of this zine, in which I critiqued labor unions, these organizations have been prominently in the news again. The biggest stories have been about the passage of a “right-to-work” law in Michigan and the Hostess bankruptcy, …

The Geopolitics of Dead Children and Guns

By jpeacott | December 31, 2012 - 10:12 pm |January 28, 2014 anchorage anarchy, guns, Joe Peacott, kids

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Seemingly unending coverage in the establishment news media. Flags at half-mast. Crocodile tears from the hypocrite-in-chief. Millions of dollars in charitable donations to the families and friends of the victims. It is as if the killing of a group of …

Union of Egoists

By jpeacott | December 31, 2012 - 10:07 pm |January 28, 2014 anchorage anarchy, labor, Maureen Flannery

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Individual anarchy has often been treated as an interesting idea, but one with little bearing on practical group work. However, during the late sixties in San Francisco, an individualist anarchist labor union (or “non-union” as it was later called) was …

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Nameless: An Egoist Critique of Identity

Anarchy, Neither Capitalist nor Communist

Stirner and Capitalism

Property

Cargo Cults and Proletariat Image

Reflections on the Revolution in Spain

Letter to anchorage anarchy

The Fall of the House of Labor

The Geopolitics of Dead Children and Guns

Union of Egoists

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