In August 1977, the National Front’s march in South East London met fierce resistance from anti-fascists, resulting in violent clashes known as the Battle of Lewisham. The event was commemorated on its 40th anniversary in 2017 to highlight its historical significance and contemporary relevance in fighting racism and fascism.
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Our yearly list of the most read Datacide articles shows which content of the site had the most resonance in 2017.
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The 2017 summit of the G20, which is comprised of the leading seven industrial countries (G7), Russia, and a number of ‘emerging economies’ as well as the European Union, took place in the German city of Hamburg July 7 and 8, 2017. A report on protests and repression.
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Political news section from Datacide 17 which originally appeared in print in 2017. Endless War, Agents Provocateurs, Surveillance, Control, Repression and more
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In September 1867, 150 years ago, a book appeared in Hamburg with a first edition print run of 1,000 copies. This book was called Das Kapital, by Karl Marx. In the book, Marx sets out to analyse the capitalist reality in the form of a ‘critique of political economy’. He begins with an analysis of the commodity, describing its use and exchange value, and laying out, both economically and historically, how capital is produced, extracted and accumulated.
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‘Comrade Doctor’ is an in-depth article by Howard Slater on David Cooper and ‘Anti-Psychiatry’ from Datacide 16 and a critical response to Christoph Fringeli’s review of Peter Sedgewick’s ‘Psycho-Politics’. He examines the tension between sedate rationality and radical psychiatry, contrasting Laing’s romanticism with David Cooper’s push for politicizing madness to challenge capitalist norms and social alienation.
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A comic strip by Simon Lejeune aka Haedre from Datacide 16, a satire about the cosmic sci-fi Breakcore scene.
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Event announcement – Datacide taking part in the 2017 London Anarchist Bookfair with a stall – presenting issue 17 of the magazine.
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ARMED COMPETITIVENESS – The Working Class gets Called up to Fight Itself: Notes on a Recruitment Crisis, Datacide 16.
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