Reflections

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,” George Orwell

Post image for 15M: a year on, the struggle of the indignados continues

Anniversary of 15-M movement marked by deepening crisis, massive bank bailout and fears of eurozone break-up. The indignation only grows stronger. 

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Post image for The meaning and necessity of revolution in the 21st century

The global day of action on May 12 will mark the resurgence of our resistance. But what is the way forward for our movement in these times of crisis?

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Post image for Why Hollande won’t make a big difference for Europe

If the French Socialist candidate is to do anything for the continent, it will be to legitimize an inherently unstable and profoundly unjust European capitalism.

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Post image for Oscar Wilde: The Soul of Man Under Socialism

Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition, presses so hardly upon almost everybody.

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Post image for Felip Puig: the psychopath who keeps Barcelona on lock-down

With Barcelona on lock-down over a European Central Bank meeting, the Minister of the Interior of Catalonia is making a name for himself as a tyrant.

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Post image for Oblivion: manifesto for the OVNI festival in Barcelona

In May, OVNI organizes its 2012 festival with film screenings, debates and interventions. This year, the Commune and  Mahabharata take center stage.

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Post image for Why the Israeli state is terrified of peaceful protest

The clubbing of a Danish protester and the blocking of 1,500 ‘flytilla’ activists is a direct admission of the illegitimacy of the occupation.

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Post image for Syntagma suicide: could this be Greece’s ‘Tunisia moment’?

Could the public suicide of a 77-year-old pensioner in Athens trigger a popular uprising in Greece, just like Bouazizi’s suicide sparked the Arab Spring?

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Post image for How the media de-politicized the suicide on Syntagma

Trampling on a dead man’s grave, the international media are refusing to see how a 77-year-old’s act of despair is a direct consequence of political decisions.

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Post image for General strike marks another step forward for indignados

The major success of Thursday’s general strike in Spain hails the maturation of the movement and the emergence of a new type of networked labor action.

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