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Good and bad ambassadors, good and bad interviews

Remarks on the alleged isolation of Russia and Putin

Some considerations on resistance and terrorism

Poland is barking at Belarus while decaying in its own sauce

Decadence in Romania as evidenced by exploding gas stations

US imperialism is tearing Bulgaria apart from within

Bulgarian elections: popular masses versus "the smart and the beautiful?

Poland in the run-up to elections, German meddling, and the usual circus

Signs of sanity in Romanian media and Bulgarian defense of the Red Army monument

Romania's modern concentration camps for the elderly

The war could be over in an instant. There is a lack of political will in the US

Ukraine is entrapped in Biden's foreign policy w/ Medea Benjamin & Ann Wright

Julie Bindel On the Barricades

mperial arrogance and economic interests are driving the Ukrainian war

Right-Wing Extremism in Ukraine

The US imperialist rampage in Bulgaria continues. Upcoming large-scale protests

Political shifts in Germany and Eastern Europe

Another casualty in Poland. Is the anti-abortion law, however, the only issue?

Tusk, Kaczynski, democracy, Russian influence, elections. Poland is in turmoil.

Huge social support for the Romanian teachers' strike. Is this a game changer?

Donald Tusk led a spectacular demonstration in Warsaw. So, what?

Will foreign forces repress potential Bulgarian protests? Can the US really rely on the BG army?

Bulgaria's treasonous scandal deepens. New govt. is being enforced on the people

How does Eastern Europe differ from the West in regards to the conflict in Ukraine?

Leaked audio: US management of Bulgaria by hand, "Ursula" and the euro

"Approved by THE embassy"

"Approved by THE embassy"

Message from The Barricade's editors

“Imperialism with social justice characteristics” and other modern-left nonsense

Activist hysteria as measurement of reality, the case of Poland and Hungary

“Imperialism with social justice characteristics” and other modern-left nonsense

Activist hysteria as measurement of reality, the case of Poland and Hungary

Hags. The Demonisation of Middle Aged Women

How does a socialist planned economy work? China, Romania, Bulgaria, Part 1

“I was a paid propagandist” for President Tudjman in ex-Yugoslavia: Joe Tripician

“I was a paid propagandist” for President Tudjman in ex-Yugoslavia: Joe Tripician

What drives right-wing populism in Eastern Europe?: part 2, Bulgaria and Poland

What drives right-wing populism in Eastern Europe?: part 1, Romania

Disinformation, fake news and elitist vigilantes

What drives right-wing populism in Eastern Europe?: part 2, Bulgaria and Poland

What drives right-wing populism in Eastern Europe?: part 1, Romania

Ridiculous Western hysteria over “fascism” in Poland and Bulgaria

Violence and cheapened education in the capitalist school system in Romania

What is the solution for Western Ukrainians?

Ridiculous Western hysteria over “fascism” in Poland and Bulgaria

Violence and cheapened education in the capitalist school system in Romania

Education and false inclusion

Bulgaria: a non-representative “democracy” case, part 2 w/ Bozhin Traykov

Bulgaria: a non-representative “democracy” case, part 1 w/ Bozhin Traykov

Bulgaria: a non-representative “democracy” case, part 2 w/ Bozhin Traykov

Bulgaria: a non-representative “democracy” case, part 1 w/ Bozhin Traykov

Moldova: New Saviours from Previous Governments

Moldova: New Saviours from Previous Governments

Navalny: fact vs fiction, part 2 w/ Maria Ananyeva

Navalny: fact vs fiction, part 2 w/ Maria Ananyeva

Notorious Navalny’s place in Russian politics, pt. 1 w/ Russian political scientist Stanislav Byshok

Notorious Navalny’s place in Russian politics, pt. 1 w/ Russian political scientist Stanislav Byshok

Poland: another outburst of abrasive political hype and even more hysterical responses

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 3/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 2/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 1/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

Inside a refugee camp, women, and governance in Palestine: part 3 of Boyan’s Israel/West Bank trip

Palestinian daily life and the consciousness of struggle: part 2 of Boyan’s Israel/West Bank trip

Palestinian life in prolonged war: Boyan’s impressions from Israel and the West Bank, part 1

Poland: another outburst of abrasive political hype and even more hysterical responses

Socialism with Romanian characteristics

Why Democracy doesn’t work on an empty stomach

The Romanian left and its events

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 3/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 2/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

The Left needs to get over its anti-communism, part 1/3 with Youri Smouter and Arto Artinian

Inside a refugee camp, women, and governance in Palestine: part 3 of Boyan’s Israel/West Bank trip

Palestinian daily life and the consciousness of struggle: part 2 of Boyan’s Israel/West Bank trip

Palestinian life in prolonged war: Boyan’s impressions from Israel and the West Bank, part 1

Violence and over-sexualization in the media; pro-prostitution feminists, part 3 of 3 with Youri Smouter

How the feminist movement lost touch with the exploited, part 2 of 3 with Youri Smouter

Which way forward for feminism?: in Eastern Europe and globally, part 1 of 3 with Youri Smouter

Violence and over-sexualization in the media; pro-prostitution feminists, part 3 of 3 with Youri Smouter

How the feminist movement lost touch with the exploited, part 2 of 3 with Youri Smouter

Which way forward for feminism?: in Eastern Europe and globally, part 1 of 3 with Youri Smouter

Womens’ liberation vs reactionary feminist trends in Poland and Romania, with Katerina Szumiewicz

Feminist Manifesto

Womens’ liberation vs reactionary feminist trends in Poland and Romania, with Katerina Szumiewicz

Putin’s rhetoric and political aims, part 2 with Russian scholar Maria Ananyeva

The inside-Russia media landscape, part 1 with Maria Ananyeva

Putin’s rhetoric and political aims, part 2 with Russian scholar Maria Ananyeva

The inside-Russia media landscape, part 1 with Maria Ananyeva

One year later: The Russian political system and the info-war front, part 2 w/ Stanislav Byshok

One year since the outbreak of the war: looking back from inside Russia part 1 w/ Stanislav Byshok

One year later: The Russian political system and the info-war front, part 2 w/ Stanislav Byshok

One year since the outbreak of the war: looking back from inside Russia, part 1 w/ Stanislav Byshok

On Žižek the capitalist clown, the circus on the Left, and cultural imperialism w/ Gabriel Rockhill

On Žižek the capitalist clown, the circus on the Left, and cultural imperialism w/ Gabriel Rockhill

Ukraine war: WWIII, psychological shifts in Russia and the West, pt. 2 with Mark Sleboda

Ukraine war: WWIII, psychological shifts in Russia and the West, pt. 2 with Mark Sleboda

Updates on the war in Ukraine, the info-war, and prospects for partitioning, part 1 with Mark Sleboda

Updates on the war in Ukraine, the info-war, and prospects for partitioning, part 1 with Mark Sleboda

The West’s attempts to achieve the unachievable in Ukraine, part 2 with Youri Smouter

Romania: Best and worst outcomes in the Ukraine war aftermath, with Youri Smouter

The West’s attempts to achieve the unachievable in Ukraine, part 2 with Youri Smouter

Romania: Best and worst outcomes in the Ukraine war aftermath, with Youri Smouter

The mystery of unpaid prices - last part

The mystery of unpaid prices - Part 5

One year into the horror of war. Where is the Ukrainian nation's salvation?

Polish journalists demand serious proposals for Ukraine's people

The mystery of unpaid prices - Part 4

Why does it refuse to end? The Ukraine war, with Medea Benjamin

Why does it refuse to end? The Ukraine war, with Medea Benjamin

Poland is NOT becoming a military superpower. But will it intervene in Ukraine?

Sex work and exploitation: where should socialists stand? Part 2 with Dr. Harriet Fraad

Human trafficking in Romania: what allowed the Andrew Tate case? Part 1 w/ Dr. Harriet Fraad

Sex work and exploitation: where should socialists stand? Part 2 with Dr. Harriet Fraad

The war in Ukraine – a balanced perspective

Human trafficking in Romania: what allowed the Andrew Tate case? Part 1 w/ Dr. Harriet Fraad

Poland is NOT becoming a military superpower. But will it intervene in Ukraine?

The mystery of unpaid prices - a series with Andrei Mocearov - part 3

With Scott Ritter: Russian victory and self-determination for Western Ukraine

With Scott Ritter: Russian victory and self-determination for Western Ukraine

The mystery of unpaid prices - a series with Andrei Mocearov - part 2

Fighting back against militarization and ecological destruction of Sinjajevina, with Montenegrin journalist Milan Seculovic

Fighting back against militarization and ecological destruction of Sinjajevina, with Montenegrin journalist Milan Seculovic

Propaganda and division on the Left, with Youri Smouter

The huge power of the secret services in Romania, with Youri Smouter

Propaganda and division on the Left, with Youri Smouter

The huge power of the secret services in Romania, with Youri Smouter

Privatisation of progressivism - a possible source of endless scandals in the left camp

The mystery of unpaid prices - a series with Andrei Mocearov

The 'modern Left' becomes increasingly reactionary and pathetic

GIANT MISTAKE! Eastern European countries' failure after 1989

2022 Wrap-up part 3: The power struggle within the Russian establishment, with Youri Smouter

2022 Wrap-up part 2: The perspective for peace in Ukraine, with Youri Smouter