A case study from Poland.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 its weekly magazine. Contributor at
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And its challenge to economies and societiesMichael RobertsMichael Roberts worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of the global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. Since retiring, he has written several books. The Great Recession – a Marxist
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A left-wing vice presidential candidate in the Philippines in under threat.The Barricade
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Transform!Europe Peace ManifestoThe Barricade
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Another tragic victim of Poland’s new anti-abortion laws died last Tuesday (Jan 25).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
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An extraordinary week of social struggle showed that a different Balkans is possible.Vladimir Unkovski-KoricaThe author is an academic, a member of the leftist group Marks21 in Serbia and Counterfire in the United Kingdom. He is Lecturer in Central and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow.
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The conflict on the Polish-Belarusian border has gotten worse in recent days as migrant groups are increasingly attempting to cross into the EU.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
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The Transnational Institute gathers experts from region to discuss “organizational models they use to resist academic, political and market pressures, and how they combine the task of analysis with that of organizing and building social power”.The Barricade
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Having servants isn’t a modern concept. It’s morally repulsive as well as politically backward. Even if you don’t snap at them and instead tap your phone to have them bring you food.The Barricade
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Prime minister Andrej Babiš’s party narrowly lost in the parliamentary election. For the left, the result was a disaster: both social democrats and communists failed to enter Parliament.Jiří MálekJiří Málek graduated from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague. He was active in the youth movement and in the Communist
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