Europe’s pink tide? Heeding the Latin American experience

Thumbnail image for Europe’s pink tide? Heeding the Latin American experience by Leonidas Oikonomakis March 14, 2015 People & Power

The rise of Syriza and Podemos closely mirrors the experience of the Latin American left. Can grassroots movement in Europe avoid the same pitfalls?

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Black Lives Matter marches on streets of Madison

Thumbnail image for Black Lives Matter marches on streets of Madison by Salinas Duda March 13, 2015 News

The murder of Tony Robinson shows once again that violence against people of color is a function — not a quirk — of the US law enforcement system.

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David Graeber: resistance in a time of total bureaucratization

Thumbnail image for David Graeber: resistance in a time of total bureaucratization by ROAR Collective March 11, 2015 Culture & Critique

The LSE anthropologist, Occupy organizer and author of The Utopia of Rules (2015) addresses the student occupation at the University of Amsterdam.

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ROAR is going into print: editorial illustrator wanted!

Thumbnail image for ROAR is going into print: editorial illustrator wanted! by ROAR Collective March 9, 2015 News

The candidate will provide illustrations for the cover and essays of ROAR Magazine’s first print issue. We are looking for someone who can start ASAP.

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In Amsterdam, a revolt against the neoliberal university

Thumbnail image for In Amsterdam, a revolt against the neoliberal university by Jerome Roos March 8, 2015 Education & Emancipation

The student occupation at the University of Amsterdam speaks to a deepening crisis of higher education not just in the Netherlands but across the globe.

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Sing your joy, voice your anger and break the system

Thumbnail image for Sing your joy, voice your anger and break the system by Cagla Aykac March 8, 2015 People & Power

On March 8, women across the world march, rise up and fight back against rape, abuse, oppression and humiliation — to break the silence and be free.

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26A cafe: resisting capitalism one tea at a time

Thumbnail image for 26A cafe: resisting capitalism one tea at a time by Joris Leverink March 7, 2015 Reflections

In the consumerist Valhalla of central Istanbul, the 26A collective provides a glimmer of hope that there is still an alternative to capitalist society.

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Barcelona en Comú: the city as horizon for radical democracy

Thumbnail image for Barcelona en Comú: the city as horizon for radical democracy by Manuela Zechner March 4, 2015 Reflections

Barcelona en Comú, the municipal movement formerly known as Guanyem, has opened up a new set of intertwining horizons for radical democracy in the city.

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Rojava: only chance for a just peace in the Middle East?

Thumbnail image for Rojava: only chance for a just peace in the Middle East? by Jeff Miley March 3, 2015 People & Power

The democratic confederalism of Rojava is an attempt to transcend borders and build a participatory alternative to the tyrannical states of the region.

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Bookchin: living legacy of an American revolutionary

Thumbnail image for Bookchin: living legacy of an American revolutionary by Federico Venturini February 28, 2015 Ideas

An interview with Debbie Bookchin on her father’s contributions to revolutionary theory and the adoption of his ideas by the Kurdish liberation movement. 

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