Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era

Tomas Rothaus

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At the turn of the century, the movement against capitalist globalization exploded onto the world stage with mass mobilizations in Quebec City, Washington, Genoa, and other cities. Anarchists faced off against heads of state, captains of industry, and riot police by the thousands. While the authorities sought to bend all living things to the profit imperative, anarchists set out to demonstrate a way of fighting that could open the road to a future beyond capitalism. The twenty-first century was up for grabs. And every time, Tomas Rothaus was there, fighting on the front line.

In Another War Is Possible, we follow Tomas from his days as a young militant to his tenure editing the publication Barricada. In vivid prose, he recounts the lessons he learned from veterans of the Spanish CNT—his first experience trading blows with police in the streets of Paris—his adventures slipping across borders to participate in epoch-making riots. With Tomas, we breathe tear gas, we tear down fences, we tour the squats and battlefields of three continents.



Along the way, Tomas shows that the tragedies of the twenty-first century were not inevitable—that another war was possible. His testimony is proof that another world remains possible today.

“A compelling invitation to revolutionaries of the past, present, and future to think critically and historically about their years of struggle. Rothaus’s captivating memoir of global justice militancy beyond puppets and platitudes is painfully honest, admirably humble, and at times simply hilarious.” 

—Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook

“Destined to turn into an instant movement classic, Another War Is Possible tells the frontline story of attacking a system that we all know is heading toward Armageddon. It is insightful, it is smart, it is funny. Hardly ever has it been easier to endorse a book. Read!” 

—Gabriel Kuhn, author of Sober Living for the Revolution, Soccer vs. the State, and Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety

“Rothaus shines a light onto those who were punching Nazis and fighting the police before the rise of Trumpism. Part riot diary and part personal reflection, Another War Is Possible is a must-read for anyone looking for both an exciting page-turner and an inside look at militant anticapitalist and antifascist resistance.” 

—It’s Going Down

“A compelling account of pivotal moments in leftist activist history.” 

—Stanislav Vysotsky, author American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism

“In this all-too-relevant memoir of yesteryear, Tomas Rothaus tells his globe-trotting story of anarchists in the global justice movement. Come for shutting down the capitalists, stay for stopping the fascists, and dig into what this tale of anarchist street action against globalization and state repression at the turn of the 21st century has to offer contemporary struggles.”

—Dan Berger, author of Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey

“Despite being proven right by history, scant analysis has been published about the antiglobalization movement of the late 90s and early 2000s. Rothaus’s book—a blend of memoir, critique, and manifesto—provides a street-level view of the tensions, joys, disappointments and lessons of pro-immigrant, anti-fascist, and anticapitalist struggles. With humour and humility, Another War Is Possible is a must-read for anyone who fights for, and longs for, a better world.”

—Rachel A. Rosen, Antifa International

“Rothaus crafts a vibrant, tender, witty, and heart-wrenching narrative of struggle, resistance, and the inevitable ‘tension and contradictions’ we face in life on the frontlines of the fight for human liberation.”

—Josh Fernandez, author The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist

“A deep well of lessons and snapshots of what a future world could look like, and what the struggle today must look like to get there.”

—Shane Burley, author of Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse

“A useful tool in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality.” 

—Victor, Brigada Flores Magon / CNT-F Paris

“Incendiary and inspiring, captures our militant spirit beautifully.” 

—Felham, Antifascist Action Stockholm