This article originally appeared on Democracy Now (where you can obtain the full video as well). The details are out on the the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and critics say the trade deal is worse than they feared. The TPP’s full text was released Thursday, weeks after the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations—a group representing […]
Nearly everywhere the operations of Uber have generated controversy. For example, Uber sparked mass protests of taxi drivers in France demanding that the service be discontinued. In contrast, when the Bulgarian Commission for the protection of competition (CPC) fined, and ordered Uber to stop operations in the country, citizens protests erupted in defense of the […]
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Can a Massacre Help win an Election?
The night after the massacre of one hundred peace activists in Ankara on October 10, protestors crowded the streets leading to Taksim Square in Istanbul carrying signs reading, “We know the killers” (Katilleri tanıyoruz). Mourning and rage mingled in a beautifully concise statement that nonetheless leaves ample room for explanation of how it happened, with […]
As the EU’s refugee ‘crisis’ continues to develop, we sat down with refugee rights organizers in central and eastern Europe to discuss the local reception of refugees, how EU policies are influencing member state policies, as well as activist responses that are seeking to curtail rising European xenophobia. Click on the names below to learn more about the responses of community […]
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We Asked: Refugees in Hungary
What specific challenges has the position of your country on the refugee corridor between the Mediterranean and Western Europe brought in the past months, in relation to numbers of refugees transiting (issues such as asylum laws, transport, border control)? For those people who are familiar with the context and history of migration and asylum in […]
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We Asked: Refugees in Croatia
What specific challenges has the position of your country on the refugee corridor between the Mediterranean and Western Europe brought in the past months, in relation to numbers of refugees transiting (issues such as asylum laws, transport, border control) ? Croatia’s position in the corridor is challenging for the society and its institutions since the issue of migration and […]
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We Asked: Refugees in Bulgaria
What specific challenges has the position of your country on the refugee corridor between the Mediterranean and Western Europe brought in the past months, in relation to numbers of refugees transiting (issues such as asylum laws, transport, border control)? Curiously, Bulgaria, despite its geographical location, has not experienced the same number of border crossings as for example we witness […]
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Scalable Communities
By James Neimeister Words, like any signs, mean something. Not only do they allow us to string together thoughts, but they make an impact on the world. They structure what we see, as well as what we don’t. Searchable online words, went the commonly held view, would […]
Note from the editors: The following article is published in collaboration with the British socialist website, Counterfire.org.* Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat their mistakes. Surveying the arguments put forward on the left in response to ruling class debates about whether the imperialist countries should intervene in the Syrian conflict, […]
Note from the editors: On Saturday October 24th citizens in Montenegro went out on the streets to prevent further degradation of the constitutional order and demand the formation of a Government of National Unity to organize the first free and fair elections in the country. This protest went on following violent dispersal of peaceful civic […]