ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 83

Chile’s feminist movement is here to stay

Over the course of 2018, Chilean feminists established their movement through student resistance and the transnational fight for legal abortion.

Economic Update: Fighting the System

In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff discusses the economics of immigration, the Gilets Jaunes joining a union-called general strike and NYC fast-food worker rights.

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Ep.10

In this week’s episode, Prof. Harvey continues his discussion of the geographical movement of capital over time and how it has shaped power relations.

Radio Hakaya — Majdi: A Palestinian Perspective

Palestinians in Lebanon remain divided on the topic of the Syrian war: while opening their door to refugees, some also maintain their support for the Assad regime.

Symbiosis: a new North American grassroots political network

Symbiosis, an expanding network of revolutionary organizers and local initiatives, is assembling a confederation of democratic community institutions.

We need to live differently

To end our fossil fuel addiction we need a fundamental technological change — but this cannot happen without changing our social and economic systems.

Zapatistas take on President AMLO at 25th anniversary

At their annual celebration, the Zapatistas took aim at the Maya Train and tree farm megaprojects that trample the rights of Indigenous people.

Fantasy, Comedy, Tragedy: Delivering the News Today

In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff discusses the million-person Communist demonstration in India, subsidized “development” by Foxconn and Amazon and more.

Radio Hakaya — Rayan: Women in War

The story of Rayan, a 24-year old widow and mother from Homs, is symbolic of the everyday resilience shown by so many displaced Syrian women.

Call for Papers: “The Specter of Capitalism in International Studies”

Call for papers for the 13th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, September 11–14, 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria.