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German capitalism needs its Green Party

Thomas Klikauer
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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And there is nothing new about this. During the previous participation by the Greens in a coalition with the SPD, from 1998 to 2005, the Greens were just as neo-liberal and war-mongering as this time....

‘They Continue the Crisis’: parliamentary breakup in Bulgaria amidst war and inflation

Emily Wall
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What is going on in Bulgaria and why? A Marxist perspective. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his party “We Continue the Change” (PP, Prodalzhavame Promyanata) – Pro-West darlings, self-proclaimed heroes in the fight against corruption...

The privatization of anti-racism

...Or, how the state institutions were sacked and all we got was this suspect philanthropist funding anti-racism projects. In this second episode of this week’s “On the Barricades”, hosts Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski continue...

Protests held in Serbia against large scale mining bid by Rio Tinto

Peoples Dispatch
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Residents of the Serbian town of Loznica intensified protests against the proposed opening of a Lithium mine by the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto in the Jadar and Drina rivers in Serbia. On July 29,...

Will the Left ever dare to demand socially controlled, non-alienating public services?

Boyan Stanislavski discusses public services with Pat Byrne in this episode of "Divided We Fall." What they are presently, and how should they be run in order to benefit society? Prepare for a lot of...

Aurelian Giugăl: The Romanian government is underfunding public services to discredit them

Vladimir Mitev
Economy & finance
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In Romania, social tensions are rising after the centre-right government of Florin Cîţu began cutting social benefits. Trade unions of health workers, public sector workers, police and other professions have been protesting for more than...

Richard Wolff is on the Barricades!

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
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Richard Wolff will be remembered as the professor who made economics interesting for the public again! For decades the economy was a simple tool to discipline the poor, the working class, the migrants, and the...

Open letter to the UN Secretary General on Covid-19, Health and Global Public Goods

AGORA OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH OPEN LETTER TO THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON COVID-19, HEALTH AND GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS Brussels 7 July 2020 Annex: An Agenda for Change. Universal Rights...

Privatisation until the bitter end: Romania’s forests

Maria Cernat
Ecology
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When we discuss forests, the first things that comes to mind in Romania is illegal cutting of trees. We think about corruption and the irrational exploitation of this so precious resource. I discussed with Andrei...