ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 106

Criminalizing solidarity: Syriza’s war on the movements

The eviction of three occupied refugee shelters in Thessaloniki marks another episode in the Greek government’s war on grassroots solidarity efforts.
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Naples rising: rebel youth movements buzz in the old city

Naples’ citizens suffer from the multiple hardships of unemployment, austerity and mismanagement. Social movements jump in where institutions fail.
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On this day in 2006: Murray Bookchin passes away at 85

A selection of articles, interviews and reviews from ROAR’s archives to honor and celebrate Bookchin’s long life, important work and great achievements.
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Tunisia: on the frontlines of the struggle against climate change

Kerkennah islanders are faced with a double threat to their existence: rising sea water levels and the extractive operations of fossil fuel companies.
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‘C is for Corruption’: The Rio Olympics from A to Z

From police killings to forced evictions and environmental destruction; the Olympic Games in Rio are cause for an alphabet soup of misery and suffering.
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Google’s lemmings: Pokémon go where Silicon Valley says

An analysis of Ingress and Pokémon Go reveals important truths about corporate control and the ability of our mobile phones to organize our desires.
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A great hot air balloon: Donald Trump and fascist kitsch

With Trump securing the Republican candidacy, the question unavoidably rises if a fascist is now running for president. The short answer is: “No, but…”
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A coup within a coup: Erdoğan and Gülen’s war for state power

Whoever was behind the putsch, the anti-Gülenist purge that followed has been a long time in the making — and may clear the way for an even bigger coup.
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Bookchin’s “The Spanish Civil War” — an excerpt

The Spanish Civil War began eighty years ago today. Read an excerpt of Murray Bookchin’s analysis of this iconic moment in radical history, originally published in 1986.
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Athens must be destroyed: of distressed Greeks and debt

A year ago, the neo-Byzantine empire showed a harmless but recalcitrant government that even social democracy will be crushed like a ladybird. Chronicle of a sadistic subjugation.
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