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

Andris Šuvajevs
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...

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

Maria Cernat
European Union
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The Left's colossal failure in Europe and North America is undeniable. The weight of what is referred to these days as political debate is not between the Left and the Right, but rather between liberal...

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 1

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Ben Burgis is widely known for his best-selling book "Give them an argument. Logic for the Left". He is also a contributor to the Jacobin magazine and a very nuanced intellectual. This year he published...

Against the false duo. Eastern European left and change

Kamran Baradaran - Vladimir Mitev
Analysis
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"The failure to change the world may not be unrelated to the failure to understand it." - Ray Brassier, Concepts and Objects There's an old Soviet joke from "Radio Yerevan" series popular in the 1950s....

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

The Barricade
Analysis
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One year after the widespread switch to the reduced life of the first lockdown, the global system remains in crisis. Each European country, after having undergone all kinds of restrictive measures, finds itself in more...

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

The Barricade
Gender issues
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Security is a basic need and an urgent necessity for everyone, particularly for those affected by war, violent conflict, police brutality, hate crimes, or domestic violence. Yet, current debates on security are mostly co-opted by...

Working class mobilizations in Serbia and Romania

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Labour
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In Serbia the freelancers have been protesting since late January, while in Romania the unions are mobilizing. This week, the guests of our show On The Barricades shall be Marko Miletić, from the Serbian left-wing...

What’s wrong with the Left?

This is a question asked by more and more people and, paradoxically, there is less and less reflection and, basically, no answer. Instead, those on the Left (and outside it as well) who are critical...

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

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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On this episode of the Barricade's Podcast (18 October 2020), Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss the approach of the left towards measures taken by various governments to contain the pandemic as the second wave...

Romania – illusions turning Into nightmares

The Barricade
History
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Maria Cernat was invited by Belgian-based journalist Youri Smouter to appear on his podcast, 1+1, to share with an international audience what Romania was like during communist times and also to talk about the past...

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

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

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 1

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

Working class mobilizations in Serbia and Romania

What’s wrong with the Left?

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

Romania – illusions turning Into nightmares

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