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Divide and Conquer: How We Are Ruled

By Michael Grooff with illustration by Emma Krone [Nederlands hieronder] The other day, I was on the train when I overheard a loud conversation behind me. A mother was ranting to her teenage children about “those foreigners” who, she claimed, take all the jobs and houses away from “real” Dutch citizens. It was clear that…

Are You Having Fun?

By Jason Day with illustration by Emma Krone [Nederlands hieronder] Are you having fun? Is it fun to work from nine to five, five days a week, or more, just so that you can struggle to pay rent and eat?  Are you having fun? Perhaps on the weekends at home reading or playing music, or…

Why We Work

By Michael Grooff [Nederlands hieronder] Why would we work if we wouldn’t get paid for it, and if that weren’t necessary? And even if we would work without getting paid, why would we ever perform unpleasant or heavy labour? In a previous article, we explained why many anarchists are in favour of common ownership of…

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