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Pat Byrne on feminism – part 2

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Maria Cernat continues the debate with Pat Byrne asking how, if possible, class solidarity can be built in a highly patriarchal society. One of the most challenging things the Left has to deal with is...

Pat Byrne on feminism – part 1

Maria Cernat
Analysis
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Pat Byrne is a longstanding labor activist. He was on the executive board of large unions in Great Britain and had a passion for exploring the history of the leftist movements in his country and across...

Fifty Shades of Brown

Walter Baier
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Europe consists of about 50 states, 27 of which are members of the European Union. So, what we see on the far right are ‘50 shades of brown’, so to speak. It is doubtful that...

Lessons From the 6 January Insurrection

Albena Azmanova - Marshall Auerback
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While the majority of Americans deplored the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, it was troubling to see a YouGov poll indicating that 1 in 5 voters approved of the assault. Their attitudes...

Progressive politics and conservative working class: how to be matched?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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The Barricade organised on 13 December 2020 a tough debate on the issue how to address the problems of a predominantly conservative working class without compromising our progressive ideals. Jacobin’s Ben Burgis was the Barricade's special...

How do we make progressive politics appealing to a conservative workforce?

On this special edition of the Barricade's Podcast, Maria Cernat interviews Ben Burgis, professor at Georgia State University, author of "Give them an Argument: Logic for the Left", and contributor at The Jacobin and other...

Pat Byrne on feminism – part 2

Pat Byrne on feminism – part 1

Fifty Shades of Brown

Progressive politics and conservative working class: how to be matched?

How do we make progressive politics appealing to a conservative workforce?

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