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Sunday, October 30th, 2011Honor Troy Davis Free Mumia Abu-Jamal December 9, 2011 7:00-10:30 pm CONSTITUTION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA SPEAKERS: Cornel West Michelle Alexander (by video) Ramona Africa Michael Coard Vijay Prashad Louisa Hanoune Mark Lamont Hill Immortal Technique And more INVITED GUEST: Arundhati Roy • No to the racist death penalty! • Stop the massive incarceration of the poor [...]
The Long Shadow of Algeria on the Arab Autumn
Friday, October 28th, 2011A new essay from David Porter, author of AK’s forthcoming book Eyes to the South: French Anarchists and Algeria. Order your copy today at a 25% discount, it ships from the printer November 4th! The Long Shadow of Algeria on the Arab Autumn While Tunisia had its first post-“revolution” election on October 23rd and Egypt [...]
On #Occupy: Ryan Harvey
Monday, October 24th, 2011Ryan Harvey isn’t an AK author (though I hope he will be someday!), but he’s a friend and a comrade, and he’s one of the few vets of the anti-globalization movement who’s managed to stay connected to contemporary organizing in a sustained and productive way–and managed to craft some of the more nuanced reflections on [...]
DD Johnston: Still kicking @ss in the UK
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011This weekend is the London Anarchist Bookfair! If you’re in the UK, you should go there. If you’re in the US (like me), well, sucks to be us, I suppose. For you lucky ones, author DD Johnston, the sly wit behind our latest fiction release, Peace, Love, and Petrol Bombs, is doing a special pre-bookfair [...]
On #Occupy: Ken Knabb
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011An essay from acclaimed situationist author and translator (and AK Press author/editor) Ken Knabb exploring #Occupy as the first signs of a new – and long-awaited – awakening in America. The Awakening in America Ken Knabb A radical situation is a collective awakening. . . . In such situations people become much more open to [...]
On #Occupy: Franco “Bifo” Berardi and Geert Lovink
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011A new piece by Franco “Bifo” Berardi (author of After the Future) and net critic Geert Lovink on the worldwide occupations and the fight against financial dictatorship. A call to the Army of Love and to the Army of Software Franco “Bifo” Berardi and Geert Lovink October 2011. The fight opposing financial dictatorship is erupting. [...]
Oakland Gang Injunctions
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Close friends of ours have been working hard the last couple years to push back on the City of Oakland’s proposed gang injunctions. They have been working with Stop the Injunctions in Oakland and have dealt some serious blows to the city’s intentions, but things have heated back up. Stop the Injunctions is having a [...]
Check this out: The AK Press Deal of a Lifetime!
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011For a limited time only: Buy a LIFETIME FRIENDS OF AK PRESS Membership! Times are tough. As a small independent publisher, as folks who work long hours for short wages, just like most of our readers, we know how hard it is to stay afloat in these days of crackdowns and cutbacks. But as anarchist [...]
Common Ground in a Liquid City: A Visual Aid!
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011OK, this is one of the best things I have seen this week. Internet, why didn’t you show this to me sooner?! This is a visual representation of some of the major themes of Matt Hern’s Common Ground in a Liquid City, which we published last year, and which is still one of my favorite [...]
Captive Genders Is Here!
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011We’re thrilled to announce that our Baltimore office has received copies of Captive Genders, meaning that our warehouse copies should be arriving at any moment! As soon as we get those, we’ll be shipping out all your preorders, and if you haven’t preordered yet, there’s still time to get your copy at 25% off the [...]
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