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Watch: Workers’ Autonomy from Detroit to Turin and Beyond

Kevin Van Meter

May 11, 20211 min read

Watch: Workers’ Autonomy from Detroit to Turin and Beyond

Watch our panel discussion titled Workers’ Autonomy from Detroit to Turin & Beyond with Nico Pizzolato, Andrew Anastasi, & Scott Kurashige

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Kevin Van Meter

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Two Upcoming Panels with Common Notions

Join Common Notions for two panel discussions this May!

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Kevin Van Meter

Jan 1, 20211 min read

Goldman's New Year's Greeting

"Comrades and friends, let us join hands for the new year in the great work before us. The time has never been more ripe. The present is...

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Kevin Van Meter

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Marx's New Year's Greeting

"In the meantime, may I wish you in advance every happiness for the New Year. If it’s anything like the old one, I, for my part, would...

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Kevin Van Meter

Dec 21, 20201 min read

Dissertation Defended!

After many years of starts, stops, and struggles I have successfully defended my dissertation — titled Theory Moves: Autonomist Marxism,...

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Kevin Van Meter

Sep 16, 20201 min read

How the Poor Continue to Die

A new essay "How the Poor Continue to Die" published by the Institute for Anarchist Studies.

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Kevin Van Meter

Aug 25, 20201 min read

AK Press to Publish Reading Struggles

Noted Radical Publisher AK Press to publish Reading Struggles!

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Writing a new book... Reading Struggles!

Kevin Van Meter

Jul 17, 20201 min read

Writing a new book... Reading Struggles!

Pleased to announce that I am currently writing a new book, as a follow up to Guerrillas of Desire: Notes on Everyday Resistance and...

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Anarchist Studies Reviews Guerrillas of Desire

Kevin Van Meter

Jun 16, 20201 min read

Anarchist Studies Reviews Guerrillas of Desire

"Guerrillas of Desire begins with a self-confessed provocation: the left misunderstands resistance. The implications of this claim, which...

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Kevin Van Meter

Jun 2, 20201 min read

This is what anti-fascists look like!

In my late-teens I met Sid and Clara Solomon. Sid was a publisher and painter, Clara was a brilliant pianist and thinker. Both were...

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Recommended reading in a time of crisis...

Kevin Van Meter

Mar 24, 20201 min read

Recommended reading in a time of crisis...

During a time of unprecedented crisis, turning to previous cycles of struggle and the historical record can guide our efforts in the...

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Kevin Van Meter

Nov 10, 20191 min read

Everyday Resistance & Anti-Fascism

Two interviews on everyday resistance and anti-fascism in Trumpian times!

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Kevin Van Meter

Oct 30, 20191 min read

Guerrillas of Desire: A Conversation with Author Kevin Van Meter

A conversation with Kevin Van Meter, author of Guerrillas of Desire, about revolution, organizing, and everyday resistance.

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Toward an Anarchism with Principles: Two Articles

Kevin Van Meter

Oct 2, 20191 min read

Toward an Anarchism with Principles: Two Articles

Anarchism with Principles - "Freely Disassociating" and "Insurgent Islands" - is a practical and grounded revolutionary politics.

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Kevin Van Meter

Oct 2, 20191 min read

To Care is to Struggle

Originally appearing amongst the pages of the Perspectives on Anarchist Theory “Care” issue in 2012, the IAS recently republished "To Care."

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Kevin Van Meter

Oct 1, 20191 min read

Guerrillas of Desire @ Powell's Books

One of the premiere writers and organizers in the Autonomist Marxist tradition, Kevin Van Meter speaks at Powell's Books in Portland, OR.

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Kevin Van Meter

Sep 29, 20191 min read

What is the Working Class?

Kevin Van Meter addresses the vital political question “What is the Working Class?”

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Kevin Van Meter

Sep 29, 20191 min read

Three Interviews on Everyday Resistance

Kevin Van Meter, author of Guerrillas of Desire, speaks about everyday resistance in these three interviews.

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Kevin Van Meter

Sep 25, 20191 min read

"Working" on it...

... I'm currently "working" on linking to older articles, written individually and collectively, as well as new material. Check back soon.

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