A pyrrhic victory for Serbia’s ruling party

29 April 2022 The Barricade

A pyrrhic victory for Serbia’s ruling party

Recent elections returned Aleksandar Vučić to power, but a new progressive coalition is steadily gaining ground.The Barricade

8 March 2022 Maria Cernat

Women’s day 2022. Do we fully know what we want?

A 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.

2 February 2022 Boyan Stanislavski

A Polish Catholic fundamentalist organization has split over internal erotic issues

They 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

1 July 2021 Right to City (Timişoara, România)

There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth

Experiences 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,

22 May 2021 Corina Tulbure

This safety asphyxiates us: the banal border in Barcelona

On 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

12 May 2021 The Barricade

We condemn the Israeli settler-colonial violence against Palestinians

LeftEast statement in solidarity with the Palestinian struggleThe Barricade

19 February 2021 The Barricade

Poland: Banning abortions is not enough, some more state violence is welcome!

Feminist activists harassed by the police.The Barricade

27 January 2021 David Ost

The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back

Fascism 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

19 November 2020 Boyan Stanislavski

Chaos, desperation and violence

Postcard 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

12 October 2020 Rositsa Kratunkova

Why we can’t expect support from the West

The 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