exploitation – The Barricade

New platforms – new labor

Thomas Klikauer - Meg Young
Economy & finance
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Today’s platform capitalism is symbolized by a handful of multi-national corporations such as Alibaba, Facebook, Google’s Alphabet, Amazon, Tencent, Uber, etc. Increasingly, these corporations are not just re-shaping how people shop, but also how work is...

What worked and what didn’t in feminism on the left and In Eastern Europe?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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The third season has begun! This is the first episode of The Barricade's flagship show, featuring Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski, in its third season. We'd like to offer some strictly ideological and strategical deliberations...

Serbia – in the shadow of exploitation; recognizing the need for redefinition

In Serbia, May 1 was overshadowed by Orthodox Easter and by a moment of realization that many had to work on this day too, as the number of working poor increased, low, insufficient wages under...

The case of Kamala Harris and feminism

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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The aesthetics of feminism have never been so trendy! Take the idea that the feminist struggle is one of individual emancipation - in that case, we can be delighted with what we've achieved: Women are...

Exploitation of Eastern European migrant workers

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
France
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Due to the dismantlement of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, we were told we were now going to live in the best of all worlds. As we were led to believe the mythology...

Essential Strike Manifesto for the 8th of March

The Barricade
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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We are the women who are essential for the healing of the entire world from the pandemic. We are doing essential work and yet we find ourselves in miserable conditions: our work is underpaid and...

”Europe’s richest states exploit Romanian and Bulgarian migrants before they even start working”

Vladimir Mitev
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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Francesco Trupia holds a PhD from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. With a background in philosophy, political science, and international relations, he has worked in Bulgaria, Armenia, and Kosovo for various NGOs and research organisations....

New platforms – new labor

What worked and what didn’t in feminism on the left and In Eastern Europe?

Serbia – in the shadow of exploitation; recognizing the need for redefinition

The case of Kamala Harris and feminism

Exploitation of Eastern European migrant workers

”Europe’s richest states exploit Romanian and Bulgarian migrants before they even start working”

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