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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...

The Left is very weak in Eastern Europe – why?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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The political Left in Eastern Europe has not been the leading force for the last three decades. At least not most of the time. Even now, when the capitalist system is globally entering its fourth...

Contempt dominated the Polish presidential elections in 2020

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
On the Barricades Special (Podcast)
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The Civic Platform's presidential candidate, the current mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, lost the elections in Poland. What happened afterward was a demonization of Andrzej Duda's voters. This type of political tribalism is not something...

Church-created problems in Poland and Romania

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
History
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The Church is considered the ultimate spiritual, God-given power, while the State represents the earthly preoccupations of humankind. In reality, often both powers need each other thus giving rise to problems with this symbiotic communion....

Bulgaria protests: what is to be known?

Boyan Stanislavski
Bulgaria
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The Barricade's Boyan Stanislavski made an intreview with Jana Tsoneva - one of the leading commentors on the Bulgarian protests in the international press. Jana Tsoneva belongs to the left-wing organisation Collective for Social Interventions....

The conservative crusade against Gender Studies and Education: It is not “Sex sells”, it is “Fear ..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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In June 2020 the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis took to the Constitutional Court a legislative modification banning the discussion on gender studies in educational institutions thereby seeking to wash his hands from having to make...

Pandemics and infodemics – disinformation in times of disease

Maria Cernat
Coronavirus
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Theories on the media’s effects have taught us that people believe a lot of what they are told in times of crisis. The hunger for information, simplistic perspectives and solutions to complex problems grow together...

The incitement to hatred in the public sphere must stop!

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Hate speech and incitement to violence against women in Romania is not something new. What is new is the fact that there is resistance against it. Andreea Rusu, Executive Director of the Center Filia, talked...

How to be an anti-capitalist in the 21st century?

Albena Azmanova
Analysis
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”In the past decade, social protest has been widespread, witty, and …weak.” That is the beginning of the article ”Anti-Capital for the 21st Century (on the metacrisis of capitalism and the prospects for radical politics)”...

Political tribalism and the lack of alternatives in the Polish presidential elections

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Interviews
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The Polish presidential elections were due to be held on 10 May 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic. The first round was finally held on 28 June 2020 and the second round will...