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

Emily Wall
Analysis
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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...

Hungary: Orban vs. protesting workers, part 2

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Education
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In the second part of the talk with Judit Zeller from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, the On the Barricades podcast focuses on the parallels between the state response to teachers' protests in Hungary and...

Hungary: Orban vs. protesting workers

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Education
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In the newest episode of On the Barricades, we discuss advocating for labor rights with Judit Zeller, a member of Hungarian Civil LIberties Union. The topic is the teachers strike in Hungary and disobedience declared...

Environmental issues spark large-scale protests in Serbia

Ognjen Kojanić
Citizens Movements
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Over the past couple of months, crowds in Serbia have gathered in the streets and sometimes blocked major roads and bridges. The main reason for the protests is opposition to the proposed lithium extraction project in the...

Feminism in Poland – an ongoing battle against individualism and conservatism, part 2

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Citizens Movements
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In 2016, Poles took to the streets to protest a total ban on abortions imposed by the Law and Justice Polish party that took power in 2015. The movement was called “The Black protest” and...

Feminism in Poland – an ongoing battle against individualism and conservatism

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Citizens Movements
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In 2016, Poles took to the streets to protest a total ban on abortions imposed by the Law and Justice Polish party that took power in 2015. The movement was called “The Black protest” and...

Kazakhstani Chessboard — Part 3 — Traditional agitprop in the media and more

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Global affairs
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It was predictable, but it was still disappointing. The western media began their usual campaign of support for anything that could be construed as anti-Russian. It was their usual agitation for those 'fighting for their...

Kazakhstani Chessboard — Part 2 — From spontaneous demos to rampant riots

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Labour
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What exactly happened last week in Kazakhstan? This is a question that many people have. Was this a genuine protest, or a western-led American jab in Russia's soft underbelly? Was this a working-class movement or...

Kazakhstani Chessboard — Part 1 — The setting

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Labour
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Last week, a stunning series of events occurred in Kazakhstan, a major Central Asian country. In comparison to many other states with a similar history of ties to the USSR, this post-Soviet republic was largely...

Bulgaria’s anti-vaxx fervor reaches new heights

Boyan Stanislavski
Bulgaria
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Four police officers were taken to the hospital, and several journalists were injured, after a crowd protesting the government's new anti-Covid measures became strange and violent in the Bulgarian capital's city center on January 12. According to...