The war between Russia and Ukraine has not only destroyed the lives of many thousands in both states, but also dealt a…
Boris Kagarlitsky is a Moscow-based sociologist and editor of the socialist websiteĀ RabkorĀ (Worker Correspondent), whose writings regularly appear in English onĀ Russian Dissent.Ā In…
As the Russian attack on Ukraine drags into its fifth month, the war risks losing international public attention, replaced ā in Europe…
The Ukraine “adventure” has failed. The sooner this is recognized, the lower the price will be
Interview on the tectonic shifts taking place in Russian politicsāand what Western media gets wrong about Russia
The Spontaneous Politics of the Masses
If we want any progressive changes in Catalonia, we must not rally for its separation from Spain. We should fight for progressive changes throughout the country, instead
The hard line policies agreed upon by the bureaucratic and financial elites in spite of the people ultimately undermined the stability of the system
The actions of the Troika seem far less absurd if we reflect that the billions of euros intended to āsave Greeceā never reached that ill-fated country but were deposited immediately in German and French banks
The problem, however, is that a series of concessions, capitulations and betrayals will destroy the state far more rapidly and inevitably than any set of enemies is capable of doing
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