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29 July 2021 The Barricade

Conference on the Future of Europe – Considerations from the Left Perspective

What should a left reset of the EU look like? The Europan Left Party initiates discussion with progressive Europeans.The Barricade

25 July 2021 Kamran Baradaran - Vladimir Mitev

Against the false duo. Eastern European left and change

The role of the Bulgarian and Eastern European left in bringing about effective systemic change.Kamran Baradaran – Vladimir MitevKamran Baradaran is an Iranian translator, author, and journalist. He has translated works by Slavoj Žižek, Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard, Antonio Gramsci, Paul Mason, among many others. He has also published a

20 July 2021 Maria Cernat

Cancelling comedians while the world burns

A short essay about Ben Burgis’s latest bookMaria 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 from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in

12 July 2021 Vladimir Mitev

“European identity” after Brexit means disappointment, frustration and confusion

One of the British Europeans — a Romanian-born activist and researcher, Alexandra Bulat — tells a rather perplexing story of highly mixed feelings, political confusion and various difficulties faced by migrant workers and students from EU countries in post-Brexit Britain.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a

7 July 2021 The Barricade

Endgame for neoliberalism? What is on the horizon for the return of politics?

Transform!Europe’s main topics for 2022.The Barricade

15 June 2021 The Barricade

Security and the Left in Europe – Perspectives from the European Parliament

Together with the MEPs Özlem Demirel and Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, we will discuss the concept of security: Why do we need a new concept of security for the left in Europe? What are the major debates over security in the EP? What are the next steps the Left in the

7 June 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

On the barricades — May’s thumb-ups & thumb-downs pt. 2

“On the barricades” — s02e32Maria 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”

6 May 2021 Thomas Klikauer - Nadine Campbell

Rosa@150

In memory of Rosa LuxemburgThomas Klikauer – Nadine CampbellThomas Klikauer is the author of Hegel’s Moral Corporation and Seven Management Moralities. He teaches MBA students at the Sydney Graduate School of Management at Western Sydney University in Australia. Nadine Campbell is the founder of Abydos Academy. She teaches in the School of Business

5 May 2021 Walter Baier

Fifty Shades of Brown

Remarks on the fight against the neo-fascist rightWalter BaierWalter Baier, an economist in Vienna, was National Chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) from 1994 to 2006. He was an editor of the Austrian weekly Volksstimme and from 2007 until 2020 has been Political Coordinator of the network transform! europe.

30 April 2021 The Barricade

Hans Modrow: Gorbachev and his associates knew what they wanted to remove, but not what to build

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