Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

14 April 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

Bulgaria’s political system is a non-representative democracy

The 11 April 2021 episode of the On the Barricades podcast had as a guest the Bulgarian analyst Todor TodorovMaria 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

13 April 2021 Mirena Filpova - Boyan Stanislavski

Non-representative democracy — season BG, episode 2021

The devastation will continue in Bulgaria after its April 2021 parliamentary electionsMirena Filpova – Boyan Stanislavski

7 April 2021 Vijay Prashad

Why Ukraine’s borders are back at the center of geopolitics

“We need cool heads to prevail. Anything other than that could lead to a catastrophic war,” says a senior UN official at the Department of Political and Peacekeeping Affairs.Vijay PrashadVijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is

3 April 2021 Boyan Stanislavski

Protests, strikes, and occupations in Romania — Is this a major change already?

“On the barricades” — s02e17 Boyan Stanislavski & Radu StochiţaBoyan 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

1 April 2021 Boyan Stanislavski

Where is the Left’s economic agenda?

Divided we fall w/ Pat Byrne s01e03Boyan 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 its weekly magazine.

31 March 2021 Vladimir Mitev

Romanian government threatens unions after protest in the Bucharest metro

The dissatisfaction of the transport workers exacerbated the conflict between the right-wing government of Florin Cîţu and the labour unionsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which

30 March 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

“On the barricades” s02e15: Grotesque stagnancy on the Left

The working class is on the move but the activists look the other wayMaria 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 of their podcast is “Squatting reds

25 March 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

Feminism in Italy and the US Return to Demonizing Putin!

A talk with Cecilia Capanna from The Other News in the first part and discussion of the hosts on the US-Russian relations in the second part of the On the Barricades podcastMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they

19 March 2021 Vladimir Mitev

Bulgarian justice is a litmus test for developments in society

Bulgaria’s national and international political contradictions revolve around corruption and the rule of law.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially started as a Romanian language

14 March 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

Working class mobilizations in Serbia and Romania

On the Barricades, March 14, 2021Maria 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 of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”