The Barricade

31 March 2020 Vladimir Mitev

Romanian professionals come out with a large-scale plan against the crisis

The proposed social and economic measures mean a greater role for the state in the solution of the crisis in a moment when president Klaus Iohannis calls on the private sector to give ideas and solutions

25 March 2020 Boyan Stanislavski

From “Hit Me Baby One More Time” to calling for a general strike

A supporter we never expected, but a supporter we should definitely welcome: Britney Spears called for a general strike and massive redistribution of wealth.

23 March 2020 Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat

Polish union leader: “Aid funds will end quickly, the scale of unemployment and bankruptcy will grow”

The coronavirus challenge in Poland

23 March 2020 The Barricade

European Industrial policy — a Tool for a Green New Deal

Report on a conference in the European Parliament, organised by the left group in the European parliament GUE/NGL, the Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung Brussels, in cooperation with Transform!Europe.

19 March 2020 The Barricade

The Right to the City. Urban Commons and Sustainable Cities

Why the cities are preferred places for Commons initiatives?

14 March 2020 Lucian Ţion

Colonial Era Anxiety Still Drives the Representation of China in Western Media

Could the West’s failure to understand the Rest, especially given the current crisis of Western capitalism, mean that whatever it is that China stands for, it is something that just might work?