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

8 September 2020 The Barricade

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

The Agora of the Inhabitants of the Earth proposes solutions to current crisis, based on the commonsThe Barricade

26 August 2020 Michael Roberts

Why do we need a stronger public sector?

The British Marxist economist Michael Roberts promotes democratic control and public ownership of the economy in a video conferenceMichael RobertsMichael Roberts worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of the global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. Since

10 July 2020 Maria Cernat

Pandemics and infodemics – disinformation in times of disease

Interview with Alina Bârgăoanu, dean of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations at SNSPA and an expert in the High Level Group on Disinformation set up by the European CommissionMaria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of

5 May 2020 The Barricade

From Pillage to Security. Life for All the Inhabitants of the Earth

A global campaign for the design, manufacture and use of a global, common, public, free vaccine against COVID-19The Barricade

17 April 2020 The Barricade

The urgent need for a vaccine

In the context of the coronavirus pandemic it seems logical to remove some of the restrictions that normally block the rapid development of vaccinesThe Barricade

16 April 2020 The Barricade

Back to normal?

Defeating the coronavirus is indispensable, but what matters even more in the future is to free the life of human beings and the earth from the predatory and socially violent economic system and life system, which has favoured, among other things, the emergence and spread of the pandemicThe Barricade

15 April 2020 The Barricade

The Authoritarian Regime Tests the Introduction of Dictatorship. Orbán’s Repeated Attempt

Comment on Hungary’s Enabling Act, passed on 23 March 2020The Barricade

13 April 2020 Vladimir Mitev

Riccardo Petrella: The militarization of pandemic is dangerous

The world after this crisis will be more fragmented, more unjust and inequal, says the Italian economist, who is a former adviser in the European Commission. He also states his opinion on the EU answer to the crisis, created by COVID-19Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse,

2 April 2020 Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat

Iran fights for life. COVID-19 and murderous sanctions

Who now remembers how 2020 began in the Middle East and how we were afraid that the murder of Qasem Soleimani would trigger a large-scale escalation of violence? Today, the homeland of “The Shadow Commander” hits the headlines almost exclusively in the context of the pandemic. As of March 25th,

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 solutionsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very