ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 82

Economic Update: Political Activism’s Revival

In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff discusses International Women’s Day, the US attitude towards UK protectionism, Trump’s tax policies and more.

Radio Hakaya — Labeeba: The Female Shawisha

Labeeba, a refugee from Syria and one of the few female “shawish”, or camp administrators, in Lebanon, speaks to Radio Hakaya about life in a camp run by women.

Voices of Bakur

In 2015, more than a dozen Kurdish towns in southeastern Turkey declared their autonomy from the state, only to be met by an extremely violent crackdown.

#FridaysForFuture message from Rojava youth

The youth of Rojava invite their peers around the world to learn about Democratic Confederalism, a revolutionary system of governance to counter the global ecological crisis.

Giving a voice to the Venezuelan people

Venezuelan sociologist and former government minister Reinaldo Iturriza calls on the international left to place itself firmly on the side of Venezuela’s popular struggles.

Preventing civil war and US intervention in Venezuela

In this interview, sociologist Edgardo Lander reflects on the crisis in Venezuela and calls on the international left to recognize the complexity of the situation.

Economic Update: Renewing Labor’s Movement

In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff discusses the dangers of declining pensions, a bank fined for aiding tax evasion, the US-EU tariff war, and more.

Radio Hakaya — Hussein: Beyond Sectarianism

After joining a militia fighting for Assad in the Syrian war, Hussein now works at an NGO in his hometown of Tripoli, Lebanon, to counter radicalization.

Europe’s fight against the far-right

Across Europe, far-right parties and movements have been gathering steam over the past years — anti-fascists have been organizing in response.

For every woman — a documentary poem

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, this poem documents the heart of women’s and girls’ struggles and liberatory resistance around the globe.