Freedom News

Notes from the US: Slaughter and wreckage As Trump’s popularity plummets, a push to emphasise disinformation heralds MAGA’s attempt to subvert the midterm elections ~ Louis Further ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/16/notes-from-the-us-slaughter-and-wreckage/

La valle che resiste Aug 10 From Italy’s Susa Valley, motivating impressions of a combative mass movement ~ Sara Dura and Barri Cate ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/10/la-valle-che-resiste/

Reflections on a decade of UK Black Lives Matter Comment, Aug 9th This racist violence we experience is an active race‑making project serving the interests of capital ~ Kojo ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/09/reflections-on-a-decade-of-uk-black-lives-matter/

Chris Kaba: Killing without consequences Comment, Aug 7th If police can benefit from every conceivable route to escape justice for unlawful killings, what is the point of an IOPC in the first place? ~ Daniel Adediran ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/07/chris-kaba-killing-without-consequences/

What’s in a name? Comment, Aug 5th Confessions of a communard: After a Chinese airline kept misspelling my forename during a trip to Australia, I decided to make the change permanent ~ Wren Albion (the artist formerly known as Warren Draper) ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/05/whats-in-a-name/

Ceuta mass crossing exposes Europe’s deadly border regime Comment, Aug 4th Morocco has become one of Spain and the EU’s main ‘offshore subcontractors’ for migration control ~ Blade Runner ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/04/ceutas-mass-crossing-exposes-deadly-european-border-regime/

NoTAV protesters sack construction site Direct Action, Aug 3rd Thousands resist Turin-Lyon rail construction, defying Meloni’s crackdown on protest ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/03/notav-protesters-sack-construction-site/

The miseducation of Andy Burnham Features, Aug 2nd Radical Reprint: Britain’s PM wants a more ‘relevant’ education system—we go back to 1959 to show when it comes to capitalist education, it’s the same as it ever was ~ punkacademic ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/02/the-miseducation-of-andy-burnham/

The bane of Murray Bookchin Thought Comment, Jul 30th His critics accused him of veering away from the recognisable principles of anarchism ~ Jay Arachnid ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/30/the-bane-of-murray-bookchin-thought/

Murray Bookchin’s liberatory legacy Comment, Jul 30th His ideas remain a theoretical stepping stone for social movements around the world ~ Yavor Tarinski ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/30/murray-bookchins-liberatory-legacy/

Remembering Murray Bookchin Features, Jul 30th His ecological and communalist ideas remain influential and controversial ~ Fabio Carnevali ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/30/remembering-murray-bookchin/

Why we disrupted the International AIDS Conference News, Jul 29th We raised our voices against corporate greed and the slashing of aid by western governments ~ Dan Glass ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/29/why-we-disrupted-the-international-aids-conference/

BASH BACK shatters Ann Widdecombe smear campaign News, Jul 29th Trans action group says hit-piece in The Times aims to “justify more crackdowns” on direct action groups https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/29/bash-back-shatters-ann-widdecombe-smear-campaign/

German syndicalists in revolutionary Spain Features, Jul 28th The untold stories of political exiles from Nazi Germany who joined the resistance to Franco ~ Helge Döhring ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/28/german-syndicalists-in-the-spanish-revolution/

Stop everything so we can keep going Comment, Jul 27th Everything is already burning—and yet, everything continues as if nothing were wrong ~ Contre-Attaque ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/27/stop-everything-so-we-can-keep-going/

Britain’s first Prime Mayor Comment, Jul 27th Burnham’s decentralisation of power from Westminster still represents undemocratic centralisation at the local level ~ Jon Bigger ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/27/britains-first-prime-mayor/

Club Esportiu Júpiter and the Barcelona anarchists Features, Jul 26th At the forefront of the 1936 uprising, the Júpiter stadium was a rallying point and clandestine arsenal ~ Yann Dey-Helle ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/26/club-esportiu-jupiter-and-the-barcelona-anarchists/

Announcing: Federatie voor Vrij Socialisme (FVS) a new formation in The Netherlands. Here is their Manifesto. https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2026/07/24/announcing-federatie-voor-vrij-socialisme-fvs/

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The origins of Black anarchism in Brazil Features, Jul 23rd A brief historical overview of Black anarchist militance in the early Brazilian labour movement (1906-1930) ~ Carlos Junior ~ https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/23/the-origins-of-black-anarchism-in-brazil/