Review. A Socialist Activist in Industrial Workplaces under Ukrainian bourgeois democracy 1998-2003
In April 2000, Oleg Dubrovsky managed to sign on at the Dnepropetrovsk Rolled Products Works or DZPV (Днепропетровский завод прокатных валков). A month earlier he had quit his job at Dneprotyazhbummash before they could sack him for shop-floor organising; another two years before that he had instigated a protest strike over unpaid wages at the […]
“Drill, Baby, Drill”: How the Extraction and Export of Critical Raw Materials Can Exacerbate Ukraine’s Resource Trap
Interest in Ukraine’s mineral wealth has surged against the backdrop of global competition for critical raw materials needed for the transition to green energy and new technologies. This transition, presented as a path to sustainable development and the fight against climate change, is increasingly masking a fierce geopolitical struggle over resources, with various players striving […]
“We Already Saw That”: European Parliamentarians on the Failure of the Far-Right in Northern Europe
In November 2024, a European delegation visited Ukraine, including MEPs Li Andersson from Finland’s Left Alliance, Jonas Sjöstedt from Sweden’s Left Party, and Catarina Martins from Portugal’s Left Bloc. Their political movements are co-founders of a new political party of the progressive left in the EU — the European Left Alliance for the People and […]
«We Got 20,000 Small-sized Leaflets, and Distributed Them From the Plane»: Dianne Feeley on the Grassroots Past and Present in the U.S.
I met Dianne Feeley in front of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv on 7th of March. There she had to meet — at the invitation of the independent student union — with the students and discuss reproductive rights in the US. I said hello and while shaking her hand I thought to myself surprisedly: […]
“Now We Have Fascists”: Howie Hawkins on Trump and the Left’s Resistance Strategy
Denys Pilash: Howie, you came to Ukraine as part of your European trip. Сould you please explain what was the purpose and how it aligns with your solidarity with the people of Ukraine that you have expressed since the beginning of full-scale invasion? Howie Hawkins: I've been working with the people in Ukraine and Ukrainians […]
Austerity or Raising the Minimum Wage: Catarina Martins on Portugal’s Experience
Catarina Martins was the national coordinator of the Left Block, a democratic socialist political party in Portugal, from 2012 until 2023. She was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European election and sits in the Left group in the European Parliament — GUE/NGL. Catariana has a training in linguistics and a […]
Democracy in Peril: Georgia’s Choice Amid Global Shifts in Power
Since November 28, a river of people has been flowing ceaselessly down Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli avenue, with diverse streams of protesters marching by day and merging into a powerful rush by night. Since regaining independence in 1991, Georgia has never witnessed such massive mobilization without a political leader helming the movement. Some have attempted to […]
Indoctrination From the Cradle. How Israeli Jews Struggle Against the Apartheid Regime
It is the twelfth month since the war between Israel and HAMAS began. So does the ongoing encroachment (demolitions, killings, and evictions of Palestinians from their homes) in the West Bank. Some Israelis are also aware of the situation and are trying to prevent further crimes by spreading information and by being present in the […]
Local Communities and Labor Movements Under Threat in Sakartvelo: Interview with Left Activists
In April-May 2024, tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets to protest against the new "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence," which was finally passed by the parliament on May 28th, overturning the presidential veto. This law requires NGOs that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to declare themselves as […]
“We Could Not Provide Any Credible Alternatives to NATO”: Interview With Finnish Leftist Henrik Jaakkola
Initially, Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto/Vänsterförbundet) was fiercely against Finland joining NATO to the point of making it a condition of your participation in the government. What was the reasoning behind V’s security policy back then? Not only was our party Vasemmistoliitto against Finland joining NATO, but so was also the overwhelming majority of both Finnish citizens […]
