Recent elections returned Aleksandar Vučić to power, but a new progressive coalition is steadily gaining ground.The Barricade
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Recent elections returned Aleksandar Vučić to power, but a new progressive coalition is steadily gaining ground.The Barricade
Continue readingA quick look at contemporary feminism’s condition.Maria 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.
Continue readingThey were outspoken advocates for the prohibition of divorce. This concept aged poorly.Boyan 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
Continue readingExperiences of people on the move on a new (iteration of the) Balkan route through RomaniaRight to City (Timişoara, România)Dreptul la Oraş (Right to the City) is a democratic, non-hierarchical group for critical analysis and direct action based in Timişoara, Romania. We want the city to belong to all its inhabitants,
Continue readingOn social and state violence upon immigrants in SpainCorina TulbureCorina Tulbure is a freelance journalist based in Barcelona. She has written stories of displacement and migration in Spain and other countries (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Tunisia, Germany) and about frozen conflicts (Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, Transnistria, and Kosovo). Tulbure holds a PhD
Continue readingLeftEast statement in solidarity with the Palestinian struggleThe Barricade
Continue readingFeminist activists harassed by the police.The Barricade
Continue readingFascism is not just about violence. It’s also about politics.David OstDavid Ost is currently a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, working on a book project titled “Workers, The Fascist Allure, and the Transformation of the Left.” Normally he teaches politics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Continue readingPostcard from Poland #7Boyan 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 weekly magazine. Contributor at Baricada.org
Continue readingThe police are not an institution which protects society. They are rather an institution that protects those in power from the people. France illustrates how the police enjoy complete impunity. Rositsa KratunkovaRositsa Kratunkova is part of the team of the Bulgarian left-wing outlet dVersia. She works in France for the European
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