Reflections On A Revolution

Blockupy Frankfurt: taking the struggle to the next level

Tens of thousands descend upon the continent's financial capital for one of the most anticipated pan-European demonstrations since the G8 in Genoa.
15M: a year on, the struggle of the indignados continues

Anniversary of 15-M movement marked by deepening crisis, massive bank bailout and fears of eurozone break-up. The indignation only grows stronger.
ROAR presents: #12M — The Sun Rises Once More (video)

A year since we first took the square, the global crisis has only deepened. But in Madrid, on May 12, the sun rose once again. Let it shine forever more.
12M: Barcelona once again becomes a revolutionary hub

With the re-occupation of Plaça Catalunya, the movement in Barcelona once again finds itself on the front-line of a Global Spring of resistance.
Indignados take back square on movement’s anniversary

Hundreds of thousands flock into Puerta del Sol as part of a global day of action to commemorate the first anniversary of the 15-M movement.
The meaning and necessity of revolution in the 21st century

The global day of action on May 12 will mark the resurgence of our resistance. But what is the way forward for our movement in these times of crisis?
Why Hollande won’t make a big difference for Europe

If the French Socialist candidate is to do anything for the continent, it will be to legitimize an inherently unstable and profoundly unjust European capitalism.
Oscar Wilde: The Soul of Man Under Socialism

Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition of things, presses so hardly upon almost everybody.
Felip Puig: the psychopath who keeps Barcelona on lock-down

With Barcelona on lock-down over a European Central Bank meeting, the Minister of the Interior of Catalonia is making a name for himself as a regional tyrant.
Occupy May Day: the march on Wall Street — in pictures

Tens of thousands descended upon Manhattan this May Day to join the first nationwide wildcat strike in US history. Dozens were arrested by police.
Mayhem 2012: gearing up for a global spring of discontent

In May, the 99 percent will open up new avenues of resistance as activists around the world gear up for the intensification of popular protest and direct action.
Oblivion: manifesto for the OVNI festival in Barcelona

From May 8 till 13, OVNI organizes its 2012 festival with film screenings, debates and interventions. This year, the Commune and the Mahabharata take center stage.
Blockupy Frankfurt: European mobilization on May 16-19

This May, the squares will explode in a frenzy of popular resistance against the diktat of finance capital -- and Frankfurt will be one of our key battlegrounds.
There is an alternative: participatory economics

In this exclusive interview, Michael Albert -- co-founder of Znet -- reflects on the vision of participatory economics, and how it could take us beyond capitalism.
Why the Israeli state is terrified of peaceful protest

The clubbing of a Danish protester and the blocking of 1,500 'Flytilla' activists is a direct admission of the illegitimacy of the occupation.

Athens burns: has Greece entered its Argentina moment?

by Jerome Roos February 13, 2012 Capitalism & Crisis

Greece’s political establishment trembles as banks and government offices burn amid violent anti-austerity riots. Has the country finally reached a tipping point?

Breaking the taboo: the inevitability of a Greek exit

by Jerome Roos February 9, 2012 Capitalism & Crisis

For years, the EU and IMF said a Greek euro exit was not an option. Now, with protests surging and talks stalling, the impossible is becoming inevitable.

Egypt’s radicalized hooligans: “Tantawi, we want your head!”

by Bart Griffioen February 7, 2012 People & Power

A week after the Port Said stadium massacre, the Ultras once again find themselves on the front-line of Egypt’s ongoing revolution against the SCAF.

European Forum in Rome: income, commons, democracy

by Jerome Roos February 3, 2012 Actions

On Feb. 10-12, over forty organizations, networks and social movements will meet in Rome to organize a common front for an alternative Europe.

Post-education: empowering the children of the revolution

by Talita Soares February 2, 2012 Education & Emancipation

The only thing we need to become truly free is the final realization of our own freedom. Education must cultivate this emerging state of consciousness.

In defense of Foucault: the incessancy of resistance

by Simon Thorpe February 1, 2012 People & Power

Revolution is entirely possible within Foucault’s theory; our task is to take on the challenge posed by his more honest account of power-as-social-relation.

Occupy South Africa: “we are all kings and queens!”

by Joe Hani January 27, 2012 Development & Dependency

Suffering from the highest income divide and the worst violence in the world, the time has come for the people of S-Africa to rise up and reclaim their country.

Egypt commemorates its revolution — in pictures

by Jerome Roos January 27, 2012 People & Power

One year on, Egypt’s revolutionaries are back in the square to reclaim the revolution that ousted Mubarak and must now overthrow the SCAF.

The Second Coming: a poem for Egypt’s revolutionaries

by Jerome Roos January 25, 2012 Poems

This poem by William Butler Yeats is dedicated to the fearless revolutionaries of Egypt, the “indignant desert birds” whose resurrection is soon at hand.