Divided we fall or what is wrong with the Left?Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and translator. In the late `90 active in the Polish left and later in the labor movement, particularly the biggest Polish labor confederation — The All-Poland Trade Union Alliance. Until 2012 editor-in-chief of
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An interview with Hans Modrow, Prime Minister of the GDR (1989-1990), on relations between East Germany and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, the economic, political and ideological consequences of the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, and the prospects for socialism in the 21st century.The Barricade
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An interview with the pre-Revolution Iranian diplomat to the United States about the China-Iran ”comprehensive cooperation”, the relations of Iran with the West, the post-Trump Middle East and the place of Black Sea countries such as Romania and Bulgaria in Iranian foreign policyVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based
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A discussion about private vs. public, about China and the West, about the advances of socialism in the United States.Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title
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The current vaccination programmes in the West and around the world are increasing geopolitical tensions because of intellectual rights. Calls for the abolition of vaccines patents are on the increaseVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He
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The shock of the coronavirus health crisis and the threat of Chinese digital giants, led to massive investment in the American digital giants. What does this mean for democracy and for the future “surveillance capitalism”?Theodora KotsakaLecturer in Political Sociology (University of Athens, University of Essex, UK) specializing in political behaviour
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David Harvey interviewed by Haris Golemis for the Transform!Europe 2020 YearbookThe Barricade
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