''Anarcho-Syndicalist Review'' (also known as ASR, formerly the ''Libertarian Labor Review'') is an American anarchist magazine published multiple times per year that focuses on

anarcho-syndicalist Anarcho-syndicalism is a political philosophy and anarchist school of thought that views revolutionary industrial unionism or syndicalism as a method for workers in capitalist society to gain control of an economy and thus control influence i ...

theory and practice.

History and scope

The magazine was co-founded in 1986 by

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, and the first issue was published on May 1, 1986. The first 24 issues were published as ''Libertarian Labor Review'' in the United States. The editors decided to rename the magazine to ''Anarcho-Syndicalist Review'' for the 25th edition in order to avoid confusion with

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views."Libertarian Labor Review INDEX #1-24" at syndicalists.us
/ref> ''ASR'' is an independent publication unaffiliated with any organizations and distributed by

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. The headquarters is in

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. ''ASR'' publications largely consist of news reports, essays, editorials, and articles; letters, and reviews. The magazine's website includes complete listings of contents for all issues since their first publication, and some contents are available through the site's archive. Frequently discussed topics in the ''Anarcho-Syndicalist Review'' include

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, worker's unions,

environmentalism Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks ...

, international news,

antifascism Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers wer ...

, and racial justice. Over time, the publication has developed a standard format for each magazine. Each issue begins with editorial essays, union news, and international anarchist news, sections that became standard for the magazine in 1999 after the publication's name change. When necessary, ''ASR'' includes obituaries for anarcho-syndicalists that have passed since their previous issue. The first of these appeared in Issue 8 of Winter 1990, which included obituaries for Esther Dolgoff, Minnie Corder, and

José Peirats José Peirats Valls (1908–1989) was a Spanish anarchist, activist, journalist and historian. Biography Peirats was born on March 15, 1908, in La Vall d'Uixo, Province of Castellón. He was the second child of Jose Peirats Dupla and Teresa Va ...

. The magazines also include book reviews on subjects relevant to the scope of anarcho-syndicalism.

References

External links

Official website

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