Why is it that so many schools fail at teaching their students critical thinking skills that could help them understand the world? Political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that mass primary education from its origins was set up not to raise children’s prospects — but rather to teach them to obey. She locates the Right’s recent … Continued
An interview with Dominika Ożyńska and Aleksandra Chrzanowska, two human rights activists from Grupa Granica in eastern Poland near the Belarus border, about the situation with the migrant route through the Białowieża forest in the midst of increased militarization on both sides of the border through this ancient forest and through the region.
The signs of an accelerating climate emergency are everywhere. While the broad notion of a Green New Deal has caught fire, the details and political hurdles are formidable at best. Radical political economist Robert Pollin lays out what a just plan should include, why it is imperative, and how it might be financed. He also … Continued
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We speak with activist and filmmaker Giuseppe Pipitone about the outbreak of Covid-19 in Italy. Italy has the highest cases of coronavirus in Europe, putting the nation on a high alert. Later Poor News Network explores America’s War on the poor.
Margo Okazawa-Rey, gender studies professor and a member of the legendary Combahee River Collective, discusses the similarities and differences between anti-Blackness in the U.S. and in Europe with Afro-German scholar Vanessa Eileen Thompson. Thompson is a researcher at the Goethe University in Frankfurt and a former visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Department of Ethnic Studies. … Continued
In the 2000s, various left-leaning governments swept to power in Latin America, known as the Pink Tide, raising the hopes of many around the world. But their successes were limited, and in places like Brazil, center-left governments have now been replaced by the hard right. Gianpaolo Baiocchi reflects on the crisis of the left in … Continued
At a time when the far right has become more visible and emboldened in the streets, what lessons can be drawn from the past for building a mass left politics against the right? Radical writer and former professional soccer player Gabriel Kuhn discusses struggles against the far right in Europe, historically and today, and the … Continued
If you’re like most Americans, you probably feel overworked and underpaid. Americans, on average, labor 300 hours more per year than their counterparts in Northern Europe. And even workers in Europe, with some notable exceptions, have not seen substantial reductions in their hours for decades, despite increasing labor productivity. So what’s going on? Sociologist Christoph … Continued
In conversation with Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist who held the position of Minister of Finance for seven months as a member of the Syriza party and author of the book And the Weak Suffer What They Must: Europe’s Crisis and America’s Economic Future. About the book: A titanic battle is being waged for Europe’s integrity and soul, … Continued
As Twin Attacks Kill At Least 34 in Brussels, How Should Belgium and Europe Respond? Yousef Munayyer: Attacks in Brussels & Paris Underscore Need to Address Crisis in Syria; Is Clinton Moving to the Right of Trump on Israel-Palestine? A Debate on the Candidates & AIPAC; Meet the Activist Sent to ICE Despite Being Citizen … Continued
