History





A Brief History of Popular Assemblies and Worker Councils
An index of times when popular assemblies & worker councils sprouted up to challenge the status quo.  Includes many links.

Russia: Revolution, Counter-Revolution
A history and analysis of the Russian Revolution and its degeneration into a totalitarian nightmare.

The Spanish Civil War: From Syndicalism to Fascism
An overview of the 1936 anarchist revolution in Spain, the 1937 counter-revolution and the civil war in which it occurred.

Fighting Tyranny with Tyranny
How the US got in bed with Franco.  Argues that the Korean War acted as a catalyst causing the US to support Fascist Spain, transforming Spain from an international pariah into a US client state.

The Liberal Holocaust
Imperialism and the U.S. Democratic party.  Despite their sometimes dovish rhetoric, the democratic party has a long and bloody history of imperialism & mass murder.

Historic Roots of the Haitian Civil War
Foreign intervention in Haiti, past and present.  How the US turned Haiti into an American satellite state.

Paris Commune: Myth vs. Reality
The Paris Commune was no where near as a radical as it is usually made out to be.  Although it had a radical fringe, it was basically a left-Republican uprising, not a socialist rebellion as it is usually portrayed.

A Short Biography of Nestor Makhno
A brief biography of the anarcho-communist Nestor Makhno.  Makhno played a major role in organizing the Ukrainian revolution and fighting counter-revolutionaries.  Originally written for Wikipedia.