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Freedom (ISSN 0016 0504) is a London-based anarchist newspaper published fortnightly by Freedom Press.
The paper started in 1886 by volunteers including Peter Kropotkin and Charlotte Wilson and continues to this day as an unpaid project. Originally, the subtitle was "A Journal of Anarchist Socialism", but over the years this has changed to simply "anarchist fortnightly".
The newspaper's mission statement is stated in every issue, on page 2, and summarises the writers' view of anarchism:
The paper features news from peace and labour movements and events, as well as listing planned events and protests on the back page. Staying true to Kropotkin's principle of mutual aid, the paper regularly features reviews of other anarchist and libertarian publications, such as Total Liberty and Direct Action as well as other local and international newsletters and journals.
It regularly features Donald Rooum's WildcatThe term wildcat or wild cat may refer to several concepts: Wild Cat is a type of cat wildcat strike is a strike of workers that is not authorized by union leadership Wildcat is often used in North America as a synonym for the bobcat Wildcats (movie is a cartoon strip as well as Rooum's articles, most recently on genetically modified foods.
Along with a number of gradual changes in the content and structure of the paper and organisational changes at Freedom Press, Freedom got a re-design in September 2003, which can be seen to the right.