Tag: anarchism

This Day in Labor History: November 11, 1887

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 11, 2017

On November 11, 1887, the state of Illinois executed four anarchists for participation in the Haymarket bombing from the previous year. They almost certainly did not commit the crime for which they were convicted. Yet what was on trial was their beliefs, not their actions. The state was going to kill people for the bombing […]

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This Day in Labor History: July 23, 1892

By Erik Loomis

On July 23, 2017

On July 23, 1892, the anarchist Alexander Berkman walked into the office of the capitalist and Carnegie Steel executive Henry Clay Frick with a knife and gun in order to kill him for his actions at th

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 96

By Erik Loomis

On June 26, 2017

This is the grave of Voltiarine de Cleyre. Born in 1866 in Leslie, Michigan and named after Voltaire, her father placed her in a convent at the age of 12 so she could get the best education possible.

This Day in Labor History: June 10, 1917

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 10, 2017

On June 10, 1917, the São Paulo general strike began when owners at the Rodolfo Crespi cotton mill refused workers’ demands for a 25 percent wage increase. The workers went on strike, leading to a general strike through the city’s textile mills and displaying how rank and file workers often proved much more effective leaders […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 86

By Erik Loomis

On June 4, 2017

This is the grave of Emma Goldman. Born in 1869 in what is today Lithuania, Goldman was rebellious from a small child, both in terms of her family and standing up for injustice. While a schoolgirl, af

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Rare Notable Exceptions

By Erik Loomis

On September 25, 2013

My opposition to anarchism is well known. But there are rare notable exceptions. The U2 frontman, who has long campaigned on political issues and global problems, was in Heiligendamm in 2007 for the 3

Anarchism: Doing Intellectual Work for Conservatism

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 13, 2013

There’s a new organization in Washington: R Street is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization. It believes that freedom and free markets work better than the alternatives. R Street can fairly be described as “free market” or “libertarian.” Insofar as R Street looks to thinkers like John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and James C. […]

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More on Anarchists and Their Gun Fetish

By Erik Loomis

On May 8, 2013

Oh for the love of all things holy. Of course it would be a self-proclaimed anarchist who developed the 3-D printed gun. Further context here.

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Anarchism: Illegal in Oklahoma

By Erik Loomis

On March 11, 2013

Discovered by @megmantis, this Oklahoma law, enacted in 1919 and amended as late as 1999: Any person in this state, who shall carry or cause to be carried, or publicly display any red flag or other em

This Day in Labor History: August 23, 1927

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 23, 2012

On August 23, 1927, the state of Massachusetts executed two Italian immigrant anarchists by the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for the murder of two men in a 1920 armed robbery in South Braintree. Although the two men may or may not have been involved in the crime, as Italian anarchists, they were […]