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li.ber.ty n. 1: the quality or state of being free : 
1a: the power to do as one pleases 1b: 
freedom from physical restraint 1c: freedom from arbitrary or
despotic control 1d: the positive enjoyment of various social, 
political, or economic rights and privileges 1e: the power of choice

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, 
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; 
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. 

Liberty for the People

The following consist of electronic texts relevent to libertarian socialist / anarchist theory, philosophy, organising, & history.Highlighted

Definitions

• Libertarian Socialism, a basic definition
• "Libertarian Socialism", an article from the Swedish SAC.
• "'Libertarians' - What's in a Word?", article from "ANARCHY! Northeast Libertarian Broadsheet" (from England), about the word "Libertarian".
• Defining Anarchism, by Jason Justice
• Misconceptions of Anarchism, by Sam Dolgoff
• Stateless Socialism: Anarchism, by Mikhail Bakunin
• "Anarchism", Peter Kropotkin's definition from The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910. This is generally considered the de facto definition.
• "Anarchism: A Matter of Words", by Daniel Guerin
  Guerin offers the explanation of where the words "anarchy" and "libertarian" origionaly came from.
• "Anarchism: What it Really Stands for", by Emma Goldman.
• "The Working Class": what is it? Who is part of it?
• Earnings: The material rewards for labor over time
• Defining Neoliberalism
• What is Anarcho-Syndicalism
• Anarchosyndicalism by Rudolf Rocker
• An Opinionated Definition of Syndicalism, by Mike Lepore
• Anarchism as defined by Grolier's Electronic Encyclopedia
• What Is Anarchism? from the anarchist Workers Soliderity Movement (WSM)
• Peter Kropotkin's Anarchist Communism, by Jon Bekken
• General Principles of Anarchist-Communism, by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin
• What is Communist Anarchism?, by Alexander Berkman
• "Notes on Anarchism: For Reasons of State", by Noam Chomsky
• Syndicalism, its strengths & weaknesses, by the WSM
• Origin of the Circle-A Symbol
• What's this with a black cat & a wooden shoe? What do they have to do with anarchy?
• Anarchism and the History of the Black Flag
• How did the black flag become an anarchist symbol? What about the black & red flag?
• Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anarchy (But Were Afraid To Ask)
• Why Mayday?
• Mayday--The Real Labor Day
• IWW FAQ
• Ten Anarchist Principles
• Sebastien Faure (1858-1942), An Original Libertarian
• Guy Aldred (1886-1963): The Socialist as Libertarian - written by a right-wing libertarian!
• Luigi Galleani (1861-1931), Italian Anarchist
• Alexander Berkman, by Ulrike Heider

General Issues

• "Libertarianism: Bogus Anarchy", by Peter Sabatini
  Sabatini clears up the confusion within the debate of libertarian socialist theory and non-capitalist Individualism vs. modern right-wing pro-capitalist perversions of libertarian & individualist theory and philosophy. Explains why Ayn Rand was no Max Stirner, and Murray Rothbard no Benjamin Tucker.
• Ayn Rand and the Perversion of Libertarianism
• "The Tyranny of Structurelessness", by Jo Freeman
  An invaluable document detailing the limits of consensus-based organizing and the elite & tyrannical structures which develop within informal, "structureless" groups.
• "What is Communality: The Democratic Dimension of Anarchism", by Murray Bookchin
  A in-depth summery of the internal problems within the anarchist and left-libertarian movement today, as well as the limits of the value of consensus and extrenious emphasis on individuals vs. groups. Includes criticism of Hakim Bey and "chaos based" forms of modern anarchism.
• Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism: An Unbridgeable Chasm, by Murray Bookchin
  Bookchin takes his critique of "lifestyle" anarchism a step further. Very informative.
• Listen, Marxist!, by Murray Bookchin
• Why I wrote a Fake Hakim Bey Book, by Luther Blissett
• Albert Meltzer on Right-Libertarianism
  About how liberals attack or steal the ideas of anarchists.
• Individualism vs. Individualism, by Laure Akai
  An explanation of the (moral) individualist anarchism of figures such as Benjamin Tucker, Josiah Warren, etc.
• The Bolsheviks and Workers Control", by Maurice Brinton
  A remarkable pamphlet exposing the struggle that took place over the running of workplaces in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution.
• "Toward a Libertarian Socialism", by Chris Faatz
• George Walford on Anarcho-Capitalism
• Noam Chomsky on Anarcho-Capitalism
• "An Anarchist Manifesto", by Rob Sparrow
• "What is Anarchism? What is Anarcho-Syndicalism?", by Jeremy Dixon
• "Direct Action", by Rob Sparrow
• Anarchist Revolution, by Joe Black of the WSM
• Anarchism to-day, by Andrew Flood of the WSM
• Between Anarchism and Libertarianism: Defining a New Movement, by Jeff Draughn
  Explains the difference between classical anarchists/libertarians, and the recent "Libertarian Party" capitalists
• The New Right and Anarcho-capitalism, by Peter Marshall
  Marshall explains the recent phenomenon of "anarcho-capitalism", it's origions, and the capitalist roots of the American "Libertarian Party", shedding doubt on their relation to actual anarchism or liberty for all.
• The Libertarian as Conservative, by Bob Black
  Explains how Libertarian Party types are no different from Republicans.
• Anarchism and Power, by Ron Carrier
• Anarchism and Capitalism, by Andrew Flood
  Also titled "Anarchism Hates Capitalism", an excellent summerization of the sad state of the U.S. libertarian movement's orientation in the early 1990s.
• Organising Against Capitalism, from the Irish WSM's "Red and Black Revolution".
• Noam Chomsky Interview on Pozner/Donahue in 1992
  Noam talks about Anarchism, vs. the pro-capitalist US Libertarian Party.
• The Anarchist Cookbook and the Unabomber, from Spunk Press
  This web page gives some perspectives on what the so-called "Anarchist Cookbook" and the "Unabomber" have to do with actual anarchism.
• The Environment and Animal Rights, by the WSM
  A "Bookchin-esque" rational and logical approach to the issue of the environment and animal rights. (Some ecological anarchists may hold a different perspective)
• Sandino's Example for Today, by Alejandro Bendaña
  Augusto Cesar Sandino, national hero of Nicaragua held libertarian socialist, anarchosyndicalist ideals.
• The Relevance of Anarchism To Modern Society, by Sam Dolgoff
• Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Marxism & Hope for the Future
  An interview by the WSM
• Marxism, Freedom and the State, by K. J. Kenafick
• The Labor Party Illusion, by Sam Dolgoff
  A strong argument for opposition to political parties.
• "The Victors", by Noam Chomsky
  
• Anarchists in Israel, by Sam Dolgoff
  Isreali anarchism in the mid-1980's.
• Anarchism and American Traditions, by Voltairine de Cleyre.
• Book Review of "Anarchism", by Daniel Guerin. Review by the WSM.

Controversies

• A reply to James Donald's attacks on the anarchists of the Spanish Revolution where he used the book "Blood of Spain"
• A reply to Bryan Caplan's attacks against the anarchists of the Spanish Revolution where he used the book "The Spanish Labyrinth". Also available at Spunk Press.
• A critique of Bryan Caplan's bogus & right-wing slanted version of the "Anarchist Theory FAQ".
• Anarchism and "anarcho"-capitalism
• Contortions at First Hand: James Donald on Noam Chomsky
• A Response to both James Donald and Bryan Caplan in the form of an email/USENET message.

More Controversy

• Controversy: Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution, by Sam Dolgoff - Based not on attacks from the right, but on attacks against the CNT-FAI's position in the Spanish Revolution made by Carlos Semprun Maura and Vernon Richards. The article cites work by Jose' Peirats and Gaston Leval in refutation.
• Errico Malatesta on Syndicalism - Three controvertial essays criticizing revolutionary syndicalism from an anarcho-communist point of view.
• Errico Malatesta and Nestor Makhno debate about the anarchist "Platform"
• What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism? - A review of the IWA after the recent controversies.

(Left) Libertarian Organisational Platforms and Principles

• Anarchist-Communist Federation Aims and Principles
• Organisational Platform of the Libertarian Communists
• Principles, Goals & Statutes of the International Workers Association
• "Anarchy is Freedom": FAU Principles
• Draft SFA aims and principles
• Preamble to the Constitution of the IWW

Libertarian Societies and Experiances in the Real World

• The French Revolutions of 1789, 1830 and 1848
• The Paris Commune of 1871
• More on the Paris Commune
• The Russian Revolution: The Kronstadt Uprising, and Nestor Mahkno, and also here.
• The Spanish Revolution of 1936 & The Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939
• East Germany in 1953, Hungary 1956, Poland 1956
• France, May 1968
• The Mondragon Cooperative

Questioning & Resisting Authority

• Civil Disobediance, by Henry David Thoreau
  Expresses the duty of every person to oppose illegitimate authority.
• No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority, by Lysander Spooner
  Spooner expresses how ridiculous the concept "treason against the state" is, with respect to the fact that the Constitution, and even laws, are merely words on paper that we agree to, and it remains neccesary to always question such rules and laws to confirm that their validity is still current to present conditions. (Obviously, if the constitution serves the interests of the property-owning class, then those without property have reason to question the validity of the constitution.)
• Direct Action, by Voltairine De Cleyre
• Sabotage, by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
• Patriotism versus Liberty, by Emma Goldman

Web Pages of a Libertarian/Anti-Authoritarian Nature

• Libertarian Labor Review - A great publication dedicated to anarchosyndicalism!
• Spunk Press - An archive of a lot of material, also available here, also here.
• Prominent Anarchists and Left-Libertarians - Anarchist/anti-authoritarians biographies & pictures
• Anarchy Archives - Dana Ward's excellent archive of historical anarchist information.
• Russian Anarchism - Anarchism & Anarcho-Syndicalism in the Ex-USSR/Russia
• Spanish Anarchism - Anarcho-Syndicalism & the Spanish Civil War. Also see the Buenaventura Durruti page, with libertarian communist resources.
• Cuban Anarchism - The supression of the Anarchist movement in Cuba
• Chinese Anarchism - China's significant anarchist history & anarchist movement
• Anarchism in Turkey
• Alpha - Greek anarchist weekly newsletter.
• Australian Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism
• The Anarchy Organization (TAO) AKA The Media Collective - Believes that true freedom is being lost in capitalist society.
• Portland Anarchist Web Page - Lots of links to other good sites!
• Mid-Atlantic Infoshop - an "online" infoshop. Contains some good material but also some rather embaressing stuff (anti-work, "TAZ", unabomber manifesto, etc).. the list of links and articles contains some excellent info, however. The same person produces Practical Anarchy Online.
• Anarchist Image Archive - lots of great scanned images and illustrations!
• Anarchism and Revolution Page - more useful information and essays. Also found here.
• Anarchie/Anarchy - an anarchy site in Belgium.
• Anarchism for Anybody - For an anarchism that would benefit the most people.
• Anarchy Now! - A very good page with decent anarchist resources.
• tierra y libertad - English & Spanish web site.
• Anarchism and Irish Politics - Some of the best anarchist news & views online.
• Irish Anarchist Publications - More of the above.
• Anarchist Groups of New York - A page that includes Neither East Nor West's On Gogol Boulevard and also the Workers Soliderity Alliance.
• Anarchist Groups of Québec
• Jura Books Collective - In Sydney, Australia
• Cat@lyst Mindstation - In Sydney, Australia
• Collectif libertaire la Commune - A very good French anarchist page, includes a link for Fédération Anarchiste
• @net - A general page on anarchism in Australia.
• El kiosko libertario - "The Libertarian Kiosk", a Spanish web page.
• Tant de liberté - French anarchist Web page, includes play list for Radio Libertaire. And here is a history of that station (also available in French).
• The database on german speaking anarchism (DadA) - The English version of the main page.
• International Libertarian - Links for Libertarian Socialists/Anarchists all over the world.
• Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 - A great introduction to anarcho-syndicalism!
• Information About Anarchism - A great web site!
• Ediciones Antorcha - Anarchist Books in Spanish available by mail-order.
• Centro Social Libertario - From Spain. Includes the essay "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anarchy (But Were Afraid To Ask)"
• Syndicalists Against Band-Aid Liberals
• Anarchie im Internet - A German anarchist web page.
• Internet Anarchist University
• The Actual Anarchist Homepage - A response to right-wing phony anarchist "anarcho-capitalist" web pages.
• O Anarquismo em Portugal - An Anarchist site in Portugal. If this link doesnt work try this one.
• Anarchist Library - Some nice transcribed articles.
• Centro Sociale Anarchico - An Italian page.
• EDIZIONI DEL MATESE - Publishes anarchist books in Italian.
• Anarquismo - A site from Brazil.
• The Lucy Parsons Center Bookstore - In Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Left Bank Distribution - provides wholesale distribution of radical & anarchist books, pamphlets & magazines.
• AK Press & Distribution - a great publisher of radical books!
• Blackout Books: Anarchist Politics and Culture
• The Anarchy Awards - The Award you can give to yourself!
• The Anarchy Award - Another award page - this one on a judgemental basis.
• The Shadow - anarchistic publication from New York city.
• Anarchist Sampler - a nice compact anarchist page.
• Anarchist Study Resources
• Biblioteca Franco Serantini - a (Italian text) library established in the memory of Franco Serantini, a young anarchist who died in jail in Pisa, unassisted, by wounds after a clash with the police who protected a fascist meeting (5-7th of May, 1972).
• Freedom Now - An anarchist page from Israel.
• Monster - anarchafeminist web page!
• De Nar - "The Fool". Anarchist publication in Flemish (From Belgium).
• Atopia
• Platformism and the International Anarchist Movement
• Anarcha-feminism
• Red Flag, Black Flag
• Freedom Press International
• The Noam Chomsky Archive
• Utopia - Portuguese magazine
• Anarchist Labour Studies Organization Index
• Czech Anarchists Homepage
• Voice of Anarcho Pacifism - Another Czech page.
• Libertare Liga - Austrian web page.
• Critiques of Libertarianism - A web page set up by a liberal, critiquing right-wing libertarianism.
• Agorist Institute Home Page - just to make things more confusing, here's some "left libertarians" who support the free market but dislike the Libertarian Party. They claim to be "left" but basicaly support capitalism. Go figure.
• Raze the Walls! - A small anarchist group
• Ekintza Zuzena Basque anarchist web page.
• Repression Against Italian Anarchists
• Anarchist Propaganda Archives - A place to get distributable texts.
• The Internet Anti-Fascist - very interesting reading!
• MORE WEB PAGE LINKS

Specifically Libertarian Socialist Web Pages

• "The Storm-Petrel: A Libertarian Socialist FAQ Sheet" - this FAQ emphasizes a political/electoralist stratagy that is questionable.
• Libertarian Socialism Home Page - This page approaches libertarian socialism from an unusual perspective.
• A humble Socialism web page
• The Voluntaryist - l