For reasons that will become evident in the course of this text and to save the reader the trouble of sifting through the details, we offer up our analysis at the start: the politics of recognition, insofar as recognition is treated as the means for collective emancipation, is nothing more than a mirage that welcomes […]
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Hostis is a negation. It emerges devoid of ethics, lacking any sense of democracy, and without a care for pre-figuring anything. Fed up with the search for a social solution to the present crisis, it aspires to be attacked wildly and painted as utterly black without a single virtue. In thought, Hostis is the construction […]
by Julio C We hereby reject any form of self-imposed austerity. We posit that we want nice shit for everybody and that is not only feasible but desirable. We will not put forth graphs announcing how much work (or not) will require such a project but will state that such a project is part of […]
by Tom Nomad and Gallus Stanig Mag “Revolutionaries always pay their parking tickets” -William Haver Introductions Anarchist discussions of illegalism become confused when it is defined in relief; “if the law is a criminal imposition by the ruling class, criminals are truly revolutionary regardless of their actions” they say. Such a definition leads to idiotic […]
By Daniel Gutiérrez “Laçan defines madness as being spoken by language rather than by speaking it. The destruction of language as communication renders the initial solidarity… to deafness… the word of authority swamps that of the individual, dislodging his most personal interests.” -Stephen Boldy “Hace ya tiempo que nos acabaron las ganas de hablar.” – […]
Taken from O Globo Translated by Pepe Rojo Brazilian capo speaks like a prophet; everything he said is both actual and unsettling. Marcos Camacho, better known by his nickname Marcola, is the leader of a criminal organization in São Paulo, Brazil, called Primer Comando de la Capital (PCC, Capital’s First Commando). Marcola’s answers allow us […]
by Cassandra Troyan why can’t we shake these skin leashes dragging they cling behind. Keep traipsing around until they rip free or tangle indefinitely. Release only by proverbial crack and a beak sliver shrieks through. Look how we are born crucified resurrected all the same. This is our flesh now we made it so […]
This text was translated from the French by Robert Hurley and merits a statement regarding the context from which it emerged. The original article,‘contre létat d’urgence, l’urgence de prendre la rue,’ was written upon request by the French newspaper Le Monde. The newspaper had asked for a commentary from some of the Tarnac defendants ( […]
The Police = The Enemy We are persuaded by the Situationist belief that all good critiques can be boiled down to a slogan. Those for our issue? “All Cops Are Bastards.” “Fuck The Police.” “Off the Pigs.” “Fire to the Prisons.” The job of the police is to put everything and everyone in its proper […]
Hostis, Issue 2, “Beyond Recognition,” is now available from our distributor, Little Black Cart. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction Recognition and its Discontents 2. Five Theses on the Politics of Cruelty 3. A Letter to the Editors – Mary Nardini Gang 4. A Cautious Reply 5. THE REAL WAR [La guerre véritable] – Anonymous 6. […]