Constellations of Care: Journeying through the Page Proofs of My Next Edited Anthology
[Note: This “piece” combines multiple posts on my Instagram from January 2024] January 6, 2024 When one creates books as labors of love, as part of a voluntaristic and self-organized … Continue reading
Embers of Despair
“Happy New Year!,” the lifeguard yelled across the pool at me with chirpy enthusiasm after I’d finished swimming laps—at the precise instant when the endorphins had kicked in to offer … Continue reading
Hanukkah 5784: Flames of Resistance
NIGHT 1 So the counting begins. Nights and candles. But which nights? The eight (now seven) evenings ahead? The more than two thousand years past of this celebration of revolt … Continue reading
Live Like the World Is Dying
It’s a bittersweet challenge these days to figure out, much less practice, what it means to “live like the world is dying.” After nearly three pandemic years, given how much … Continue reading
Recording of Beautiful “Try Anarchism for Life” Event Hosted by Firestorm Books
For those who missed @firestormcoop’s lovely offering of (cyber)space for a celebration of my new book, Try Anarchism for Life (@tangled_wilderness), here’s the video for your leisurely viewing. What I … Continue reading
Firestorm Books: Recording of “Mending the World as Jewish Anarchists” Book Event
To celebrate the release of a new collection of contemporary essays, art, and poetry by Jewish anarchists, Firestorm Books kindly hosted a conversation on April 15, 2021 (or 5781 if … Continue reading
The Stars Bear Witness
On 19 April, on the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, I learned two new things from my beautiful circle of Jewish anarchist friends. I learned that the state of … Continue reading
Resisting the Fascist Creep in Our Circles
Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt, whose work has a whole new and crucial resonance these days, wrote of fascism that “under conditions of terror, most people will comply, but some … Continue reading
Solidarity Is Sacred
On this last day of Ramadan and first day of the new Jewish month, Nisan, genocide takes no holiday. The profane—colonialism, capitalism, statism, and fascism—eclipses our moon, our timekeeper of … Continue reading
Promise, Not Hope
Someone asked me recently if I have hope. I have rage.Fear.Despair.Sorrow.Depression.Impatience.Anger.Worry.Grief.Horror.Heartache … Not hope. But I do hold out promise. The promise held in the most minuscule bud on a … Continue reading
Vigil for Aaron Bushnell
Aaron Bushnell’s act touched me in profound ways as a fellow anarchist. Foremost was the intricate way he self-organized the numerous details to be sure to care for the beloveds … Continue reading
Become Self-Governable!
Years ago, in the run-up to the 2004 election of George W. Bush, my then-Free Society Collective helped initiate the anarchist “Don’t Just (Not) Vote” effort (alas, Crimethinc, while part … Continue reading
All I Want for Christmas is the Abolition of Christmas
All I want for Christmas is the abolition of Christmas. Not just this year, 5784, or so-called 2023, but especially this year. There is no separating Christmas and its symbols … Continue reading
Outside the Circle 