Archive of revolution

Love does not exist in a vacuum. In post-Apartheid South Africa, the tensions between radical solidarity and quiet diligency stand to rupture even the purest human connections. 

It is often overlooked that the insurrectionary demonstrations in Germany's November 1918 Revolution were largely made up of women who worked in the munitions factories or the home (and often both). Cläre Casper-Derfert was a factory worker and the only woman of the Revolutionary Stewards. This is her account of the November Revolution.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the state to remake itself through, among other things, monetary police and public services. In this important interview, Etienne Balibar reflects on democracy, revolution, and neoliberal capitalism in the Coronavirus era.

Alain Brossat and Alain Naze argues that every revolution involves storming the places of power. Surely, the insurrection by the alt-right on January 6th should not cause crocodile tears on the part of those who seek radical change?

Jean-Luc Nancy and Jean-François Bouthors on the revolutionary potential of the pandemic

This January is the centenary of the Spartacus Uprising in Germany. The most famous victims of the wave of repression that followed were Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, but one of the first victims of the counter-revolutionary violence was Wolfgang Fernbach. In this article, his grandson David Fernbach discusses his life and legacy.

Syrian writer Thaer A. Deeb chronicles the miscalculations that have prevented the Syrian left from playing a decisive role in the uprising that began in 2011.