mainstream media
Manufacturing consent: a propaganda model - Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
Chomsky and Herman explain their brilliant "propaganda model", which illustrates how the media functions in Western democracies and what constraints exist on what it can and can't say, and why.
Written in 1988
Why is anarchism always 'self-described'
Reading through some of the coverage of the greek riots which have been happening, I couldn't help but notice the words 'self-described anarchists' cropping up a lot.
The picture is of Jeff 'self-decribed anarchist' Monson, a well-known professional fighter with, you may note, a red and black star on his chest, just over his heart.
Ba Jin obituary - The Guardian
Obituary in the Guardian of Chinese author and anarchist Ba Jin, on Tuesday October 18, 2005 by John Gittings
Ba Jin:Chinese writer who made the journey from anarchism to Mao and back again
The Anarchist Revolution in Spain - New Statesman
Account by Cyril Connolly in the New Statesman or 21st November 1936 of the anarchist revolution during the Spanish Civil War
"It is in Barcelona that the full force of the anarchist revolution becomes apparent. Their initials, CNT and FAI, are everywhere. They have taken over all the hotels, restaurants, cafes, trains, taxis, and means of communication, as well as all theatres, cinemas, and places of amusement.
Appendix: Uneasy riders start a big push for better working conditions - Evening Standard
Article from the London Evening Standard 22nd February 1990 about the libertarian direct action union the Despatch Industry Workers Union and the reasons behind recent organising attempts of messengers and couriers in the capital.
Obituary: Goliardo Fiaschi, 1930-2000 - Stuart Christie
Obituary of Italian anarchist Goliardo Fiaschi by Stuart Christie from the Guardian newspaper.
By Stuart Christie
From the Guardian, Wednesday August 16, 2000
- Goliardo's biography by Antonio Tellez on libcom.org/history
The triumph of anarchism - Noam Chomsky in The Hindu
Article from The Hindu, India's National Newspaper from Sunday, December 11, 2005 about Noam Chomsky and anarchism following his being awarded the title of world's most important intellectual
McRevolution! Who are the shadowy burger flippers plotting to bring down McDonalds? - Loaded
Article about MWR which appeared in men's magazine Loaded in March 2002, which was written following this interview with the group.
McREVOLUTION
Who are the shadowy burger flippers plotting to bring down McDonalds?
Having a nice day: the McDonalds Workers Resistance - Face magazine, 2001
Article about MWR which appeared in style magazine Face in May 2001, which was written following this interview with the group.
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Interview with McDonalds Workers Resistance - Face magazine, 2000
Full transcript on an informative and amusing interview carried out between the Face style magazine and members of McDonalds Workers Resistance. This article was subsequently published.
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Christie and Ward: three anarchist book reviews - The Guardian
Reviews by Peter Marshall of Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction and Talking Anarchy by Colin Ward and Granny Made Me an Anarchist by Stuart Christie, from The Guardian, Saturday April 9, 2005
Paul Avrich obituary - The Guardian
Obituary of Russian-American anarchist historian Paul Avrich by Stuart Christie from The Guardian, Monday April 10, 2006
Class War, Real Ale, and Stuart Christie - The Guardian
Extract from the light-hearted Guardian Diary of Thursday November 24 2005, by Duncan Campbell about Stuart Christie and Class War
Interview with Karl Marx - Chicago Tribune
INTERVIEW WITH KARL MARX
by H.
Chicago Tribune, January 5 1879.
Guardian withdraws Chomsky interview
The Guardian has withdrawn its recent interview with Noam Chomsky from its website, after their media editor admitted it was "misrepresenting... wrong... unjustified..." and has retracted the misrepresentations made in the interview with an "unreserved apology".
The Guardian published this statement on its website:
Smearing Chomsky - The Guardian in the gutter
On October 31, the Guardian published an interview with Noam Chomsky by Emma Brockes, 'The greatest intellectual?' (The Guardian, October 31, 2005).
Introduction
The article was ostensibly in response to the fact that Chomsky had been voted the world's top public intellectual by Prospect magazine the previous week. Chomsky describes his treatment by the paper as "one of the most dishonest and cowardly performances I recall ever having seen in the media". (Email copied to Media Lens, November 2, 2005)
Chomsky answers Guardian
This is an open letter to a few of the people with whom I had discussed the Guardian interview of 31 October, on the basis of the electronic version, which is all that I had seen.
A response to the Guardian's smears:
http://libcom.org/news/article.php/chomsky-guardian-greatest-intellectual
Someone has just sent me a copy of the printed version, and I now understand why friends in England who wrote me were so outraged.
Interview with Friedrich Engels in Le Figaro, May 1893
... Having learnt the purpose of my visit, Engels told me the following:
Interview with Friedrich Engels in The Daily Chronicle, June 1893
... I found Herr Engels at his house in Regent's Park Road, jubilant, of course, over the result of the elections to the German Reichstag.
Toni Negri interview in Le Monde
Interview with Toni Negri Le Monde, 03 October 2001
"Do you think that after the attacks of September 11th, it is necessary to make more clearly the distinction between anti-imperialism and anti-americanism?
- I hope that anti-americanism is finished. I have never been so. Likewise I have never been anti-russian. I have always opposed the policy of american capitalism like that of russian socialism.
