Documenting the lives and work of older anarchist thinkers, writers, and activists
Agency collective member Eric Laursen was interviewed by Philip Zura on July 14, 2025 as part of the “Decades in the Struggle” project.
Eric Laursen is an independent journalist, historian, and activist. He is the author of The People’s Pension, The Duty to Stand Aside, The Operating System, and Polymath. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including In These Times, The Nation, and The Arkansas Review. He lives in Buckland, Massachusetts.
The audio and video were edited by Nathan Jun. Agency is posting this interview in our Commentary section to help amplify this important series that aims to collect, preserve, and disseminate the stories of anarchist and anarchist-adjacent thinkers, writers, and activists—aged 60 (approximately) and older, who are fluent in spoken English—in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Some of the interviewees include Ashanti Alston, Bill Ayers, Ramsey Kannan, Julie Herrada, Sue Katz, Elaine Leeder, John Zerzan, JoNina Abron-Ervin.
The project is made possible by the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at John Carroll University. The views expressed by the interviewee are his own and do not necessarily represent those of the researchers or John Carroll University.
To watch other interviews from the “Decades in the Struggle” project, see Nathan Jun’s YouTube page.
Decades in the Struggle: Eric Laursen
Documenting the lives and work of older anarchist thinkers, writers, and activists
Agency collective member Eric Laursen was interviewed by Philip Zura on July 14, 2025 as part of the “Decades in the Struggle” project.
Eric Laursen is an independent journalist, historian, and activist. He is the author of The People’s Pension, The Duty to Stand Aside, The Operating System, and Polymath. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including In These Times, The Nation, and The Arkansas Review. He lives in Buckland, Massachusetts.
The audio and video were edited by Nathan Jun. Agency is posting this interview in our Commentary section to help amplify this important series that aims to collect, preserve, and disseminate the stories of anarchist and anarchist-adjacent thinkers, writers, and activists—aged 60 (approximately) and older, who are fluent in spoken English—in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Some of the interviewees include Ashanti Alston, Bill Ayers, Ramsey Kannan, Julie Herrada, Sue Katz, Elaine Leeder, John Zerzan, JoNina Abron-Ervin.
The project is made possible by the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at John Carroll University. The views expressed by the interviewee are his own and do not necessarily represent those of the researchers or John Carroll University.
To watch other interviews from the “Decades in the Struggle” project, see Nathan Jun’s YouTube page.
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Philip Zura is the co-creator of the Decades in the Struggle project, supported by John Carroll University.
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