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If the relatively small number of refugees can be used today as an excuse for restricting freedom of movement, building walls and impenetrable borders, increasing the powers of the security state, and fomenting divisions based on race, religion, or national origin, what will tomorrow bring when the effects of climate change and ecological collapse cause vast movements of people around the globe?
Syria, Refugees, and Solidarity Read More »
In several districts, local councilors practically took on the role of city councilors while current deputies either hid from their voters or openly stood with the Moscow city government, as in the case of the planned property development at the enormous Bitsa park.
The Grassroots Insurgency in Moscow City Politics Read More »
We have been alerted, we have been warned: three significant outbursts of indignation and information from an overlooked flashpoint in Fortress Europe’s worsening border crisis: the Bosnian-Croatian border.
The Balkanroute in 2019: Camps, Cops, and Corruption Read More »
“I still dream about what I suffered in the migrant detention center. As a mother it hurt to see the suffering of my son and the children around me. I want this story written for them, so that it’s known what migrants are suffering.”
Torture, Tears, and Desperation in Mexico’s Migrant Jails Read More »
It is critical to understand that the “Russiagate” hoax narrative is Trump’s narrative. By insisting for over two years that Russian interference was overblown, “left” skeptics have been defending the worst president in US history.
Russiagate, Syria, and the Left Read More »
The ideas that became socially acceptable with the rise of Serbian nationalism in the 1980s soon found their concrete political implementation. What emerged was an ideological cocktail of racism, demographic panic, conspiratorial paranoia, and revanchism that ultimately proposed an urgent need for action against an allegedly existential threat.
The Balkans in Rightwing Mythology Read More »
Things were not exactly peachy during the first years of the Putin regime, but they became a hell of a lot worse after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine and went flying off to Syria to save Assad’s bacon from the fire of popular revolution.
Putinism and Acquiescence Read More »
After listening awhile, we explained Symbiosis. It was almost awkward—after their descriptions of their situation, principles, and intentions, it felt like we were parroting them. But such are the convergences, and this is grounds for unity.
Dispatch from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Read More »
For many Syrians there can be no stability, much less peace, while those responsible for the country’s destruction remain in power.
The Syrian Quagmire Read More »
With sorrow and rage, thousands of Mexican people mourned the assassination of Samir Flores Soberanes, promising to carry on his commitment to the defense of the land, water, education, grassroots communication and autonomy of the people.
Samir Didn’t Die! He Multiplied! Read More »
