The May Pamphlet is a collection of six anarchist essays written and published by Paul Goodman in 1945. He discusses the problems of living in a society that represses individual instinct through coercion. Goodman suggests for individuals to resist such conditions by reclaiming their natural instincts and initiative, and by "drawing the line", an ideological delineation beyond which an individual should refuse to conform or cooperate with social convention. Themes from The May Pamphlet—decentralization, peace, social psychology, and youth liberation—would recur throughout Goodman's works. Originally published piecemeal in small, New York anarchist journals (examples pictured) during and after World War II, the essays were not well known before Goodman's 1960 book Growing Up Absurd led a resurgence of interest in his oeuvre. The May Pamphlet was Goodman's main contribution to anarchist theory and a primary influence on Colin Ward, who later dedicated Anarchy in Action to Goodman's memory.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_May_Pamphlet
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
The secret society known as the Order of Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt and Adolph Freiherr Knigge in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati
1884:
Moses Fleetwood Walker, the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his first game for the Toledo Blue Stockings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Fleetwood_Walker
1947:
Sicilian separatist Salvatore Giuliano and his gang fired into a crowd of May Day marchers near Piana degli Albanesi, Sicily, killing 11 and wounding 33. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portella_della_Ginestra_massacre
2016:
The evacuation of nearly 88,000 people began when a wildfire swept through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, and burned for another 14 months, becoming the costliest disaster in Canadian history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
working stiff: (originally US, informal) An ordinary person who works in a non- management position, especially one who works for wages rather than a salary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/working_stiff
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We are doing everything to return normal life to the de-occupied part of our Ukraine. … Of course, there is still a lot of work ahead. The occupiers are still on our land and still do not recognize the apparent failure of their so-called operation. We still need to fight and direct all efforts to drive the occupiers out. And we will do it. Ukraine will be free. … The Ukrainian flag will return wherever it should be by right. --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy