1. Hmmmmmmmm?
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... of anarchism. All I'm saying is don't blog about it, be about it. Alexander Berkman may have done time for his attempt, but the Weather Underground had more to do with ending the war in Nam than any other ...

2. Hmmmm, indeed.
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... with that of the CIA. "I must tell you, first of all, what Anarchism is not. It is not bombs, disorder, or chaos. It is not robbery and murder. It is not a war of each against all. It is not a return ...

3. A refuge unto ourselves: An anarchist reading of The Dhammapada Pt. 1
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... book Social Anarchism.  It's occurred to me that the correlation (among others) is not so incidental, and perhaps warrants a more explicit exploration. All of this said, I come at this with zero credentials ...

4. "Oh, but this vow is not necessarily a rigid one!" (A. Memmi)
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... with for some time now is somewhat intensified by the hint that a redemptive articulation of anarchism is possible.  There's now a wistfulness resting somewhere in there that's difficult to shake. And ...

5. The sound of one hand. Not clapping.
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I've often mocked people for moving to the Bay Area, "Where radicals go to die" usually being the tagline I've condescendingly (and affectionately) given it.  I can't lie:  Coming from the east coast, ...

6. a brief chat with Harjit Singh Gill
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... juveinle notes back and forth during board meetings in NYC/Montreal.  Arguably one of the rising stars of north american anarchism, Harj recently sealed his status as someone to watch in a panel (in somewhat ...

7. circle that A, motherfucker.
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... workplace with a no-bullshit, witty-as-hell articulation of their politics.  Their FAQ on anarchism was an inspiration for the proverbial "voice" of the Brighter Days website, and is something I've actually ...

8. notes on the distinction between (farm)houses and homes
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... dogwalker-with-a-penchant-for-dick-jokes ass was presenting alongside some of the the brightest lights in contemporary north american anarchism, and what's more is that no one was batting a lash; it was ...

9. notes on losing beauty
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Last night, anarchist folk singer Utah Phillips passed away in his sleep.  Some of you may not have heard of him, aside from perhaps his two albums with Ani Difranco, but he was an extraordinary human ...

10. my enemy's enemy is a cabal of intellectually bankrupt assclowns
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Fellow Brighter Days -er, Kiki, and I turned out for the DC exhibit of the Bike Smut Tour last night, in Adams Morgan.  Not sure what to make of it, though it was worth the trip to hear Kiki blurt out ...