The unsurprising reason Jonathan Pie rants sound straight out of Spiked
Submitted by libcom on Feb 6 2018 00:32
If you've ever thought that Jonathan Pie's contrived rants sounded like they could've been written by someone from a left-liberal rag obsessed with getting speaking gigs for fascists, you were right.
Jeremy Irons: Actor Scab
Submitted by Jambon Bertolli on Nov 8 2017 12:47
Hollywood Thesp Jeremy Irons told striking workers to be "reasonable" so that he could read some poems.
So, is Russell Brand right then? - Anarchist Federation
The AF give their view on Russell Brand, the comedian-turned-activist who opposes voting and calls himself anarchist in his new book, Revolution.
Robin Williams, mental illness, and the stigma epidemic
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 12 2014 22:33
The tragic death of Comedian Robin Williams, in an apparent suicide, has placed the issues of mental illness, suicide, and associated ignorance and stigma, firmly in the public sphere.
R.I.P. Jacques Mesrine - Alèssi Dell’Umbria
Submitted by Alias Recluse on Feb 14 2014 21:49
A 2010 essay on the life, death and continuing appeal of the legendary French bank robber, kidnapper and escape artist, known as “Public Enemy No. 1” and “the man of a thousand faces”, Jacques Mesrine, the author of The Death Instinct, assassinated by the French police in 1979, who, despite his notoriety, said, just before he was killed: “some people want to transform me into a hero, but there are no heroes in crime. There are only men who have been marginalized and do not accept the laws because they are made for the rich and the powerful.”
Dear Messrs Webb and Lustig…
Submitted by Rob Ray on Nov 1 2013 07:42
A response to Robert Webb and Robin Lustig's criticisms of those who choose not to vote, in the wake of Russell Brand's anti-electoral declaration.
Russell Brand, revolution and pragmatism
Submitted by Croy on Oct 24 2013 14:16
Today Russell Brand has made the news as he openly calls for revolution. Many comrades have been quick to criticise his statements for vagueness, but does it really matter if his statements didn't go far enough?
1982 South African Grand Prix strike
Short account of the only strike in Formula One history, an almost unanimous 24 hour sit in in response to contractual changes.
Dennis Rodman, de-domesticated man!
An article about how Dennis Rodman subverted the respectability and capitalist domestication of professional basketball in the US.
A class apart: A hundred years of Cary Grant
An article by Wu Ming on Cary Grant, masculinity and style as a martial art. Translated by Bianca Colantoni, it first appeared in the Italian daily paper L'Unità on January 18th, 2004.
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