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Merkel, German men & motor cars

Thomas Klikauer - Meg Young
Analysis
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In September 2021, outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel took herself off to Germany’s International Motor Show celebrating Germany’s lasted achievements in cars. Almost since its invention, the automobile has been a weapon, as well as...

No Bosses: A New Economy for a Better World

Thomas Klikauer
Commons
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[caption id="attachment_4090" align="alignleft" width="450"] (foto: Zero Books)[/caption] Author: Michael Albert Bibliographic information: Zero books, Winchester, 2021, xiv+220 pp. ISBN: 9781782799467 Recently, American economist Michael Albert published Occupy Theory (2013) and Practical Utopia (2017). Albert’s latest book is titled “No Bosses”. Furnished...

Austria: Communists are struggling for those who are forgotten by everyone

Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat
Austria
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[caption id="attachment_4079" align="alignleft" width="810"] Max Zirngast (photo: Strajk.eu)[/caption] There is no election silence in Austria. Elections scheduled for Sunday? Agitation will continue on Saturday until the very last moment. In the morning at the seat...

The social crisis and lack of rule of law in Bulgaria (in 10 charts)

Radosveta Vassileva
Bulgaria
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On 23 August 2017, I launched radosvetavassileva.blog to shed light on the lack of rule of law, the systemic and deliberate human rights abuses, and the rampant corruption in Bulgaria (most corrupt EU member according...

Oligarchs and western embassies hold Bulgaria’s “democracy” hostage. Is there a ..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Bulgaria
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Bulgaria's transition from state-controlled socialism to capitalism and 'democracy' began as a ridicule of democracy and later devolved into a mockery of dictatorship. The latter were the nearly 15 years of Boyko Borissov's absolutist rule,...

Elections in Russia rigged against the CPRF? w/ Ilya Budraitskis

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Elections
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Is Russia any different now that the recent parliamentary election has passed? It doesn't appear to be. The growing popularity of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, on the other hand, deserves the attention...

The Romanian madhouse – political crisis and its political economy

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
On the Barricades Special (Podcast)
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Explaining Romanian politics to an international audience is not an easy task. Caught in an ever-lasting “transition”, Romania experiences original forms of democracy. Or, perhaps the periphery just makes our political experiences, in contrast to...

Sadism towards migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and Poland’s political theater

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Belarus
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You have most likely not heard about the humanitarian crisis on the borders of Belarus and Poland, as well as Belarus and Lithuania and Latvia. This is because, as soon as the news went viral,...

Polish medics took to the streets! Is it a genuine threat to the notoriously right-wing government?

Boyan Stanislavski
Health
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Following a massive protest in the Polish capital on Saturday, healthcare workers established a 'white town,' essentially a tent city, next to the prime minister's office, with an initial stay of a week. 'White Town...

Warfare on the borders of EU: hybrid-legality and a chance for the Left?

Andris Šuvajevs
Belarus
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In early August, the government of Latvia declared a state of emergency on the border with Belarus. Included in this measure was a decision to not accept any asylum claims. While the emergency measure is...

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