In a time of social and ecological crises, people everywhere are looking for solutions. States and capitalism, rather than providing them, only make matters worse. There&;s a growing sense that we&;ll have to fix this mess on our own. But how? Deciding for Ourselves, in the spirit of the Zapatistas, demonstrates that &;the impossible is possible.&; A better world through self-determination and self-governance is not only achievable. It is already happening in urban and rural communities around the world&;from Mexico to Rojava, Denmark to Greece&;as an implicit or explicit replacement for nations, police, and other forms of hierarchical social control. This anthology explores this &;sense of freedom in the air,&; as one piece puts it, by looking at contemporary examples of autonomous, directly democratic spaces and the real-world dilemmas they experience, all the while underscoring the egalitarian ways of life that are collectively generated in them.