ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 67

For the Gilets Jaunes, there won’t be an “after”

The Gilets Jaunes are not just another strike or protest movement. They are in perpetual movement. There isn’t an “after.” Because there isn’t an end.

More than just a “Spring”: the Arab region’s long-term revolution

The Arab region is immersed in a long-term revolutionary process that pits youth-led movements against authoritarian rulers and neoliberal capitalism, explains Gilbert Achcar.

Laura Flanders Show: Women of Color Lead the Way

Will a movement led by women of color be able to transform the US government so that it truly serves the diverse people it purports to represent?

Power to disrupt: limits and possibilities of campus sit-ins

What role can sit-ins play in building radical, bottom-up class power on college campuses in the US? Four recent examples to draw lessons for revolutionary campus struggle.

The Business of Building Walls — a new TNI report

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe is once again known for its border walls. This time Europe is divided not so much by ideology as by perceived fear of refugees and migrants, some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Eyewitnesses to the Rojava revolution: women empowerment

The Rojava revolution is under attack. Debbie Bookchin and Emre Şahin share their thoughts on this unique revolutionary process after recently visiting the region.

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Ep.26

Prof. Harvey talks about the work of photographer Latoya Ruby Frazier who documents the news of the Lordstown, Ohio plant closing and the impact it had on the workers, families and community at large.

Economic Update: The Human Agenda

This week on “Economic Update”, prof. Richard Wolff shares his insights on the costs of the NBA offending China, the Nobel Prize for economy and Google’s donations to climate deniers.

Prisons and universities: from exploitation to solidarity

The similarities in the economic positions of grad workers and prison laborers provide the possibility for a radical alliance challenging the logic of 21st century capital.

The two roads ahead for the Catalan independence movement

Favoring a discourse based on democratic rights will help gain the support of the non-independentist left and avoid ethnic tensions on both sides of the divide.