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Privatisation of progressivism – a possible source of endless scandals in the left camp

  • Maria Cernat Maria Cernat
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We're closing soon at the Institute for Social Solidarity. It looked like a project with great potential. A left-wing think-tank. Like so many other projects it ended sadly and with great resentment from some of...

“The solution to everyone’s problems lies in solving the problems of the many”

  • Maria Cernat Maria Cernat
  • European Union
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Interview with Roberto Morea conducted for Baricada by Maria Cernat As I pointed out in a recent article, I had the opportunity to participate as a guest of Transform! Europe at the European Social Forum....

The Barricade was present at the European Social Forum in Florence 2022

  • Maria Cernat Maria Cernat
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Maria Cernat was invited to represent the Barricade in the Transform! Europe Media Alliance project What is the European Social Forum? This a recurring event held by the members of the alter-globalization movement. The alter-globalization...

EnikÅ‘ Vincze – Speech at the launch of the translation of Albena Azmanova’s “Capitalis..

  • EnikÅ‘ Vincze EnikÅ‘ Vincze
  • Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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Mentally and materially, capitalism creates us in such a way that we cannot imagine overcoming it. If we do imagine it, we cannot overcome it without being pushed towards violent actions against it. Thanks to...

Thumbs up and thumbs down, pt. 2: Ukraine’s war, militarism, and a failing left

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • On the Barricades (Podcast)
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This is the second installment of this week's On the Barricades release. This episode is part of our regular monthly series, which we co-produce and co-host with Youri Smouter of 1+1. Maria, Boyan, and Youri...

Why should the left (and everyone!) oppose the invasion of Ukraine? [special edition pt. 1]

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • On the Barricades (Podcast)
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The Russian military invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, 2022. It has shocked and awed people all over the world, but especially in Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Regardless of where one...

Why did the Greek left fail in government in 2015? (pt. 2) SYRIZA responded to its rising popularity

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Divided We Fall (Podcast)
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We're back with another installment of Boyan Stanislavski and Pat Byrne's "Divided We Fall" series, in which they discuss the contemporary left's problems and why it keeps losing on almost every front. What is the...

Eastern Europe, liberal democracy, and the disorientation of the left — Nov 2021

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Bulgaria
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Here's the latest installment of our monthly thumbs-ups and thumbs-downs. This time, the period is November 2021. This episode is hosted by Youri Smouter, the host of the "1+1" show on YouTube and a long-time...

The kitchen-floor debate or what does the left want?

  • Julia Rone Julia Rone
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It was a wicked, foolish lie, Mankind will never fly, Said the Bishop to the People. Bertold Brecht, Ulm 1592 On kitchen floors and Lidl The first stories I ever heard about Western Germany were told...

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

  • Andris Å uvajevs Andris Å uvajevs
  • 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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