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Living in an Earthquake
From CrimethInc.
The Fight against Cop City Confronts Unprecedented Repression
Ideas in Revolt! Grants for Radical Writers, Artists, and Creators
From The Institute for Anarchist Studies
The Institute for Anarchist Studies is grateful to be partnering with Anarchist Agency – An Anarchist PR Project (Agency) for our current 2022-23 grants program!
Anarchism and Cryptocurrency
From C4$$ by Rai Ling
Cryptocurrency, a digital currency in which transactions are verified and recorded by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority, is a controversial technology amongst anarchists, even though it is often used as a tool for undermining state power. The left generally sees cryptocurrency as a negative due to its function as money (which some seek to abolish), volatility, ostensible harm to the environment, alleged lack of decentralization, scams, and association with right-libertarianism, which have resulted in many left-leaning anarchists irrationally lashing out against crypto.
Meet the trans, anarchist founder who just landed $25M to reform how crypto is stored
Tux Pacific isn’t your average tech founder. They’re a self-taught cryptographer who dropped out of college, a proud member of and advocate for the transgender community and a self-described anti-capitalist anarchist who believes in free-market principles deeply rooted in the early days of crypto, when Bitcoin reigned supreme and banks had no interest in the sector.
The Cost Of Living Crisis – An Anarchist Analysis
From Anarchist Federation
Intro
The cost of living has shot up recently, and looks like it will continue to rise over the next couple of years. This increase will make life harder for almost everyone besides the rich and powerful. Many who may have been comfortably surviving previously will be forced into a precarious position where one run of bad luck could throw them into poverty. Those already in poverty are facing a disaster.
TOTW: Money trouble
I imagine there are at least a few anarchists out there who are relatively used to substantial amounts of money in bank accounts. Perhaps there are even a few more on top who actually know how to utilize the numerical pixels without the deleterious headfuck. I have never had either experience as an anarchist; That is, until now.
TOTW: Anarcho-Giving
AMW Celebrates Two Years and Calls for Financial Support
From AMW English
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Support revolution in Belarus
From Firefund dot net
Struggle against dictatorship in Belarus is going on for 3 months. Support anarchists from the country in their struggle against authoritarian state!
TOTW: Anarchist-Capitalists
2020 was the year when anarchist started to mean riots and fires again. This was good news, because for a while there it started to feel like it meant bitcoin and free markets. Some anarchists really love money, apparently. Some even seem to prefer black Friday to black November. I'm talking, of course, about anarchist-capitalists...
Lucio Urtubia: An anarchist life
From Enough is Enough
Social rebel, counterfeiter, bandit, modern Robin Hood – the list of titles with which our anarchist comrade Lucio Urtubia was honoured is long. His life, which sounds like an adventure novel, is a mirror of the revolutionary movements in Europe in the second half of the 20th century. Lucio Urtuba passed away today. Rest In Power Lucio!
TOTW: Making Money!
Money Without the State
From C4SS
Graeber, in his Debt, attacks what he refers to as ‘the myth of barter’ — the idea that money is a communal invention and agreed-upon standard to avoid the problem of having to barter. He’s entirely correct — such a myth is false.