AGITATE PRESS

To agitate is to believe the world can burn and bloom again, but only if we light the flame.

Agitation as in, anti-capitalist because it unmasks the theft, the wage, the rent, the debt, the cage.

Agitation as in, anti-authoritarian because it denies the right to overseers.

No cops, no boss, no state above the people.

FEATURED ZINES

On Solidarity
Final Chapter From Decolonizing Anarchism
by Purna Swaraj
September 2025
by Maia Ramnath READ NOW: Download printable PDF ([8.5×11″/11×17″]) Download readable PDF Source (libcom.org)
A Critique of Ally Politics
Excerpt from Taking Sides: Revolutionary Solidarity and the Poverty of Liberalism (AK Press, 2015)
by M. – Sprout Distro
August 2025
This zine is a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the anarchist magazine “Rolling Thunder” and that was subsequently republished in the anthology “Taking Sides: Revolutionary Solidarity and the Poverty of Liberalism.” It offers a solid and devastating critique of ally politics, relating both personal experiences and examples of the limits of ally politics alongside larger political arguments. It is a very important piece and one that should be read and discussed widely.
Betrayal
A Critical Analysis of Rape Culture in Anarchist Subcultures
by Sprout Distro
August 2025
Betrayal: A Critical Analysis of Rape Culture in Anarchist Subcultures analyzes the ways in which rape takes place, is talked about, and is dealt with in anarchist subcultures. It looks at how anarchists often seek to “silence” discussion of rape by limiting it and/or preventing it and how those who do take the risk to talk about rape are often attacked and ostracized. There is also a critique of “accountability processes” and how they are often applied. Betrayal is a very critical zine to be sure, but it offers a lot for those who wish to move in new directions. This proposal for security culture is based on reframing: on shifting our focus from fear to confidence, from risk aversion to courage, from isolation to connection, and from suspicion to trust.