Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by KOVAČEVIĆ Sanja, LOKAR Sonja
Sonja Lokar, feminist, sociologist and politician looks back on 50 years of socialist feminist struggle in South East Europe. We have managed to put issues on the agenda that cost capital nothing, but we are still not strong enough to change important things. At this moment, the important issues (…)
, by ANTANASIJEVIĆ Anastazija Govedarica , KRSTIĆ Jana
Members of the Centre for Girls from Niš believe that school philosophy must not remain trapped in canons that exclude women and other marginalised authors, and that it must become a living and engaged practice of critical thinking about the contemporary world. On 7 May, they submitted a (…)
, by PINTO Paula Cosme
The representative of Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc) for Sunday’s legislative elections discusses the challenges feminism faces in the current Portuguese context, but also how a feminist agenda improves lives and can build bridges on the left.
Paula Cosme Pinto. Photograph by Rafael Medeiros. (…)
, by TROOST Artur
The presidential candidate of the radical left party Razem (together), Adrian Zandberg, is managing to attract young people with a programme that addresses their needs, an anti-establishment message, and an effective campaign.
Polls over the last year or so have consistently confirmed that (…)
, by BUDRAITSKIS Ilya, SCHMID Philipp
Exiled Russian political scientist and activist Ilya Budraitskis explains the causes of the rise of the extreme right, the goals of the new fascists, and what lessons the radical left should draw from the 20th century for the fight against fascism. He makes a few suggestions for where (…)
, by MAJMUREK Jakub (PL)
In a political landscape dominated by conservative voices, something remarkable is happening in Poland’s presidential campaign. Two dynamic left-wing candidates—Magdalena Biejat and Adrian Zandberg—are not just avoiding the electoral embarrassments of their predecessors, but are potentially (…)
, by HORTON Helena
Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal
Exceptionally low river flows are predicted across the UK this summer as a drought becomes more likely, scientists have said.
An update from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (…)
, by BECH Alfons
The European Parliament has approved a report – with 353 votes in favour, 145 against and 78 abstentions – calling on Spain, Slovakia, Greece, Romania and Cyprus to recognise Kosovo’s independence “without delay”. Specifically, it “urges the five Member States that have not yet recognised (…)
, by I.K. (Mašina)
At the March on the Drina protest, held on the ninth of May in Loznica, students and citizens ent a message that they stand for state sovereignty, and against extractivism.
Student walkers on the way to Loznica; Photo: Stefan Kostić
“Today when we have gathered here on the day when we (…)
, by MAJMUREK Jakub (PL)
It started as a mundane story of exploitation of poor, vulnerable seniors by fraudsters. Except that the crook exposed this time is the presidential candidate of the right wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, Karol Nawrocki. He manipulated a vulnerable senior, known as Mr Jerzy, into transfering (…)
, by ALACAT Mehmet
The move marks a turning point in Turkey’s decades-long conflict with the armed group, and it will have significant repercussions for neighbouring Iraq
A man holds a portrait of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on 21 March 2025 (Ilyas Akengin/AFP)
The (…)
, by BIKILA Joxe Iriarte
Ukraine, an invaded country, has managed to defend its independence in this terrible three-year war with great sacrifices against the formidable army of the imperialist aggressor. Of course, this would not have been possible without the supply of weapons from the West, but the main factor has (…)
, by NOVAK Adam
The Stop ReArm Europe Network represents a crucial new effort to challenge the EU’s unprecedented militarisation agenda. Bringing together anti-war organisations, think tanks, and progressive movements primarily from the western side of the EU, the network confronts a fundamental question: How (…)
, by DUDIN Vitaliy
The minerals deal signed between Ukraine and the United States reflects US capital’s desire to gain unhindered access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. It also gives the US new leverage over Ukraine’s economic and political situation. In contrast, there are no obvious benefits for Ukraine, despite (…)
, by ANDERSSON Li, MOURA BORGES Daniel
In an interview with Esquerda.net, Left Alliance MEP and former Finnish Minister of Education, Li Anderson, speaks about the progressive agenda for labour in the European Union and the exploitation of irregular workers.
European economies are taking advantage of irregular workers to lower the (…)
, by PEREKHODA Hanna
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been cloaked in the language of “denazification” - a rhetorical sleight of hand that warrants critical examination from progressive perspectives. Hanna Perekhoda explains how the Kremlin has systematically distorted the memory of World War II, transforming (…)
, by DE JONG Alex
The official narrative of the Dutch resistance downplayed the role of the Left in the struggle against Nazism, but it also served as a barrier against the legitimation of far-right ideas. With the far right now in power, that barrier has collapsed.
On May 4, 1945, British field marshal Sir (…)
, by TRAVERSO Enzo
Eighty years ago today, Europe celebrated the defeat of fascism after a titanic struggle. Yet as historian Enzo Traverso points out, the latest anniversary of VE Day comes at a moment when the far right is stronger than at any point since 1945.
Commemorations are interesting mirrors for the (…)
, by MILETIĆ Marko
The unity of the student movement is not undermined by individuals or groups advocating for certain ideas, but by those who, from positions outside the movement, criticise only policies they personally disagree with. We republish Marko Miletre’s polemical response to liberal professor Stevan (…)
, by Mašina
Nearly six months after the beginning of student blockades at universities and the most massive street protests in Serbian history, last night students blockading all higher education institutions in Serbia announced that they are demanding the immediate dissolution of the National Assembly and (…)
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