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

17 September 2021 Andris Šuvajevs

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

A look from Latvia to the newest migrant crisisAndris ŠuvajevsAndris is a Latvian author writing about macroeconomic policy and political economy. He has received a Masters degree in Social Anthropology and teaches anthropology of money at Riga Stradins University. He publishes regularly on various Latvian media outlets and is generally

12 September 2021 Maria Cernat

The Left’s contempt for the working class and its political implications w/ Paul Embery

“On the barricades” — s02e51Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in Philosophy. She is

21 August 2021 Maria Cernat

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 1

“On the barricades” — s02e45Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got her PhD in Philosophy. She is

25 July 2021 Kamran Baradaran - Vladimir Mitev

Against the false duo. Eastern European left and change

The role of the Bulgarian and Eastern European left in bringing about effective systemic change.Kamran Baradaran – Vladimir MitevKamran Baradaran is an Iranian translator, author, and journalist. He has translated works by Slavoj Žižek, Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard, Antonio Gramsci, Paul Mason, among many others. He has also published a

7 July 2021 The Barricade

Endgame for neoliberalism? What is on the horizon for the return of politics?

Transform!Europe’s main topics for 2022.The Barricade

15 June 2021 The Barricade

Security and the Left in Europe – Perspectives from the European Parliament

Together with the MEPs Özlem Demirel and Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, we will discuss the concept of security: Why do we need a new concept of security for the left in Europe? What are the major debates over security in the EP? What are the next steps the Left in the

14 March 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

Working class mobilizations in Serbia and Romania

On the Barricades, March 14, 2021Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”

28 January 2021 Boyan Stanislavski

What’s wrong with the Left?

First episode of the new podcast Divided We FallBoyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and translator. In the late `90 active in the Polish left and later in the labor movement, particularly the biggest Polish labor confederation — The All-Poland Trade Union Alliance. Until 2012 editor-in-chief of its

21 October 2020 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

The autumn wave of coronavirus strikes Eastern Europe. Where’s the left?

The left has given up on having its own agenda in the conditions of coronavirus pandemics. The extreme right is the only opposition to the right-wing governments in the region. That is a problem.Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in