ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 100

The solidarity ecosystems of occupied factories

The workers of the recuperated VIO.ME factory in Greece are building towards more supportive communities and a stronger, less-fractured society.
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Left-wing populism and the feminization of politics

Populism is not only incompatible with feminizing politics — it actually reinforces patriarchy. We need to transform the way left-wing politics is done.
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Peer-to-peer: a new opportunity for the left

Digital technologies allow for the creation of a new mode of production, a new mode of allocation, and new types of social relations beyond the state-market nexus.
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False hope, broken promises: Obama’s belligerent legacy

When Obama received the Nobel Prize in 2009, the committee acknowledged his commitment to peace. He has since bombed eight countries.
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Our plans for 2017: four more ROAR print issues coming up

After the great success of ROAR’s first year in print, we have decided to release another four print issues in 2017, before going back to online publishing in 2018.
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They Were Promised the Sea

A myth-shattering documentary about women and men whose identity as Arab Jews challenges the very notion of enmity and belonging.
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“We Shall Overcome” sung by asylum seekers

A moving performance of the civil rights movement’s key anthem by asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.
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Issue #4: “State of Control” now released!

Our fourth issue on authoritarian neoliberalism — featuring contributions by Ian Bruff, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and many more — is out now.
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Black Awakening, Class Rebellion

“A better world is possible. It’s called socialism and it will require a multiracial working-class rebellion organized on the principles of solidarity and with anti-racism at its core.”
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Neoliberalism’s Crumbling Democratic Façade

As with so many crisis-ridden countries, Turkey’s problem lies not in the country neglecting neoliberal principles, but in adopting them in the first place.
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