Labour – The Barricade

2 October 2020 The Barricade

Romania – illusions turning Into nightmares

Maria Cernat joined Yuri Smouter on his podcast 1+1 talking about Romania’s socialism, transition and contemporary societyThe Barricade

30 September 2020 Vladimir Mitev

High time for a mass grassroots movement in Bulgaria

Postcard from Bulgaria #3Vladimir 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 version of the Bulgarian portal by the same name. He

28 September 2020 The Barricade

“Nothing to lose but our chains.”

Mass protests have been taking place in Belarus for over three months now. Political scientist and member of the Central Committee of the left party Fair World Pavel Katarzheuski speaks about the development of the protest movement, prison and torture, as well as the perspectives of the left opposition.The Barricade

17 September 2020 Maria Cernat

You want to destroy capitalism? Punch competition!

The British political thinker Albena Azmanova (Kent University) gives a thorough interview on her ideas for contemporary society and changeMaria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA

17 September 2020 Sopiko Japaridze

Lessons from the Therapist Union in Georgia

Post-Pandemic Struggles in Social Reproduction – a series of articles and webinars by the Bulgarian left feminist colective LevFem and the platform Transnational Social StrikeSopiko JaparidzeSopiko Japaridze is the co-founder of Solidarity Network, a member-driven labour union in Georgia. She has been a labour and community organiser for 12 years.

24 July 2020 The Barricade

Struggles in Social Reproduction during Covid-19: from East to West and Beyond

The Transnational Social Strike platform and the Bulgarian feminist collective LevFem initiated a common political initiative in Central and Eastern Europe with the goal to better understand and collectively support struggles in social (re)production in the region and beyondThe Barricade

23 June 2020 The Barricade

The Corona Crisis and the Consequences for European Politics

Position paper of the Party of the European Left (EL)The Barricade

17 June 2020 The Barricade

Global Hegemony in Our Time: The Rise of China

David Harvey interviewed by Haris Golemis for the Transform!Europe 2020 YearbookThe Barricade

13 June 2020 Nikolay Draganov

How to fire us easier – advice from the Bulgarian Labour Inspection Agency

There is probably only one institution in Bulgaria which should deal with the protection of workers from employer abuse. But what happens when the author of the site Uvolni.me (Fire.me) turns out to be the chief juridical adviser of this very same institution, and speaks at a paid seminar for

5 June 2020 The Barricade

Work camps in Bulgaria? Compulsory labour introduced as another emergency measure

Open letter to the European CommissionThe Barricade