On the Road with a Fed-up Trucker
“It’s a rebellion, but that’s for the time being. We’ve been promised a crackdown in April, and those aren’t empty threats.”
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Que Se Vayan Todos
The Kids Are Alright
“I’m glad so many people showed up to the rally. People realize that corruption is an evil, that something has to change. I hope the teenagers who went to the rally will keep involved in civic activism.”
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Globalists Versus Chauvinists
So, which kind of authoritarian capitalism do you prefer?
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Healing Waters
The resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock is based on the conviction that peaceful, collective prayer can protect the water. But the camps and actions are also about healing.
Wo der Zaun verläuft
Nicht zwischen den Rechtsextremen und den Liberalen oder zwischen den Liberalen und der Sozialdemokratie – der Zaun verläuft zwischen Verhandlung und Streik, Status Quo und Widerstand.
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The Fight Is in the Countryside
Since politics has finally defeated the economy in Russia, instead of solving problems with employment and wage arrears the regime feeds people stories about war with the West. During a war, it is unpatriotic to demand payment of back wages. Only internal enemies would behave this way.
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The Awful Purgatory of Authoritarian Non-Consolidation
“I’m not even sure this can be called a system, because there aren’t very clear institutionalized rules for participation. It’s not just a lack of democratic channels of representation. The regime doesn’t have a clear social coalition of groups that have a vested interest in its presence or in its policies.”
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An Appeal to Practical Solidarity
Protests and provocations help to undermine the legitimacy of Erdoğan’s regime, revealing its authoritarianism and making it harder for the EU and US to avert their gaze.
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They Can’t Be Pleaded With – They Must Be Fought
The idea of open borders is anathema to Europe’s ruling elites; inhumane detention camps seem, on the other hand, to be perfectly acceptable. Politicians in power display nothing but inhumanity. We have to step into action; we have to go all out.
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The Syrian Revolution, at Street Level
“A lot of the people who picked up weapons knew it was a mistake. Violence alienates certain key constituencies who the revolution needs to win over. It scares the West, and makes them more likely to stick with Assad—which is why he provoked it.”
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