war – The Barricade

Want political glory? Just ban the opposition and become a war pornographer!

Boyan Stanislavski
China
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Fresh from banning opposition parties and outlawing the Russian language, the hero of the 'free world' Zelensky urges the 'Collective West' to go to war with China over Taiwan. I'll admit that there are times...

The real Zelensky: From celebrity populist to unpopular Pinochet-style neoliberal

Natylie Baldwin
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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Ukrainian academic Olga Baysha details Volodymyr Zelensky’s embrace of widely loathed neoliberal policies, his repression of rivals, and how his actions fueled the current war with Russia. A comedic actor who rose to the country’s...

And now even the Polish politicians cheer for nuclear war

Maciej Wiśniowski
Global affairs
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Politicians in countries aspiring to be democracies or presenting themselves as such, for the most part, try to maintain a semblance of subservience to their constituents. Those in high positions in national administrations (prime ministers,...

Imagining the Ukrainian-Polish La-la land

Boyan Stanislavski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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It is not authentic or 'natural,' as some claim; on the contrary, it defies logic, history, and popular sentiment (and resentments). If the situation worsens and the sovereignty of both countries is actually merged, even to...

What grain? What famine?

Boyan Stanislavski
European Union
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I’ve been listening to the growing intensity of the Western media’s lament about the impending famine for at least two weeks. Its cause is, of course, a well-known devil who has devised his latest cruel scheme: starving the...

Half of the US lives in poverty, so this is the ideal time to send $40 billion to Ukraine!

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Economy & finance
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This is the second part of our conversation with Patricia Gorky, an American leftist activist and member of the Party for Socialist Liberation. She spoke with Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat, the hosts of "On...

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

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...

Feminism and War! Driving and Sharing my Thoughts with our Viewers

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Maria Cernat discusses feminism and war, and how the latter appears to have had an unexpected impact on the former. Many feminist activists appear to have opportunistically joined the warmongering machine rather than protesting it....

The Pro-War Attitude and Its Dangers, part 2

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Journalism and Media
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As the war continues in Ukraine, more and more people, intellectuals, journalists, and artists are drawn into the pro-war narrative. The slightest deviation from the official line is deemed to be “pro-Putinist Russian propaganda”. There...

The Pro-War Attitude and Its Dangers

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Journalism and Media
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