On the Barricades

In this episode of “On the Barricades,” host Boyan Stanislavski is joined by philosopher Gabriel Rockhill, editor of Domenico Losurdo’s posthumous book "Western Marxism: How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn." Published by Monthly Review Press, this landmark work critically examines #WesternMarxism , highlighting both its historical trajectory and present-day relevance. Alongside Rock...

💰 You can support us at patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! In this episode of "On the Barricades," Boyan Stanislavski and his guest, Arto Artinian, discuss the implications of the recent #NATO Parliamentary Summit held in Sofia, #Bulgaria Boyan expresses concern over the summit's declaration supporting Ukraine's use of NATO weaponry against #Russia and the potential dangers it poses to B...

In this episode of "On the Barricades," we delve into the intricate tapestry of Slovakia's political. Boyan Stanislavski is joined by the distinguished Slovak journalist and author, Silvia Ruppeldtová, whose recent work, "The other face of modernity," sheds light on the unseen facets of international politics. This episode promises an unprecedented exploration of Robert Fico's tenure as Slovakia's...

On the Barricades ― s06e24 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat provide an overview of news from Eastern Europe in this episode. They begin by discussing how Polish and Baltic ministers decided to issue an ultimatum to Belarus, demanding that its authorities immediately remove Wagner PMC members from Belarusian territo...

On the Barricades ― s06e23 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade🌟 Thanks so much! In this episode, one of the show's hosts, Dr. Maria Cernat, explains how the recent tragic events in Romania involving exploding gas stations were not unexpected. That is how a broken nation operates. Nobody cares about the infrastructure, nobody cares about enforcing the law, nobody cares ab...

On the Barricades ― s06e22 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade🌟 Thanks so much! Boyan Stanislavski talks with two Bulgarian political commentators, Arto Artinian and Bozhin Traykov, in this episode. The topic is a rather strange (even by Eastern European standards) bill that is being discussed in a rather shady manner in some kind of "working group" where the suggestion...

On the Barricades ― s06e21 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade🌟 Thanks so much! There is a small segment of Bulgarian society that is mostly made up of clients of American and other Western NGOs in Bulgaria, who continue to openly support the country's most notorious Euro-Atlanticist forces. They, of course, publicly support concepts such as "democracy," "freedom," and "...

On the Barricades ― s06e20 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Dr. Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss the political situation in Poland, which is set to hold parliamentary elections on October 15. Boyan explains the larger context of recent campaign events, as well as some rather amusing government and opposition failures. 🚨 Twitter: https://t...

On the Barricades ― s06e19 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! In this episode of On the Barricades, Dr. Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss how the Romanian media has suddenly discovered people who can speak assertively, rationally, and, most importantly, truthfully about Ukraine's much-hyped "counteroffensive" which is now going on for the thi...

On the Barricades - s06e18 💰You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟Thanks so much! In this episode, Dr. Maria Cernat discusses a recent scandal in Romania involving private care home owners who provide peace of mind and necessary medical and social assistance to elderly people who have no relatives. The reality is that those institutions, which were privatized, are more akin...

On the Barricades ― s06e17 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! This is the third segment of Boyan Stanislavski's in-depth conversation with US peace activists Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, both of whom are well-established and well-known. In this segment, we discuss how the war in Ukraine is affecting domestic American affairs, as well as how events on...

On the Barricades ― s06e16 💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! This is the second part of Boyan Stanislavski's interview with Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, two American peace activists and authors who oppose Ukraine's ongoing war. While they strongly condemn the Western imperialist approach, they also disapprove of Russia for invading their neighboring...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Well-known feminist activist Julie Bindel joins us on the barricades! She recently published an article that appeared translated into Romanian on our platform about a child trafficker and pimp operating in many countries, including Romania. On this occasion we discussed more about the role that members of the academic...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! On the Barricades' co-host Boyan Stanislavski spoke with two prominent American peace activists, Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, about the war in Ukraine. They arrived in Poland shortly after attending a major pro-peace conference in Vienna, Austria, and then gave an extensive interview to The Barricade. The conversati...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Maria Cernat and Pat Byrne discuss the importance of the right-wing movements in Ukraine. 🚨 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_ 🚨 Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebarricade 🚨 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TheBarricade:3 🚨 Spotify: http://bit.ly/Barricade_SF 🚨 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/baricada T...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! The new Bulgarian government, de facto appointed by the American ambassador in Sofia, is carrying on Washington's imperialist rampage. The parliament is pushed to pass laws allowing Bulgaria to send weapons and military personnel to Ukraine, the last remaining voices of dissent, such as the famous journalist Petar Vol...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Philip Lottholz about the situation in Germany regarding the war in Ukraine, specifically why Russia is now officially regarded as the primary threat. We also discuss media pluralism and popular sentiments toward the West and the East. 🚨 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Another young pregnant woman died in a hospital in Nowy Targ, Poland. People say that the doctors who cared for her didn't do their jobs well because they were afraid of getting in trouble with the law if they did an abortion. The abortion ban in Poland is undoubtedly a major issue, but not every death, including that...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! The hosts of On the Barricades discuss the tense situation in Poland, where the government is forming a special commission to investigate alleged Russian influence spread by the opposition and its leader, Donald Tusk. The question of how democratic the Polish 'democratic opposition' is raised next. See this episode to...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Teachers in Romania have been on strike for several weeks. The government has only partially responded to their allegations, and some media outlets attempted to portray the unions as playing into Russia's hands by disrupting Romania's political process with the strike. Surprisingly, some media outlets have pushed back...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! The international media is in a frenzy for the fourth day in a row over the massive march of opposition forces led by Donald Tusk last Sunday (June 4). What's the big deal? Is the opposition bringing anything new to the table? Is there a change in the polls? Nothing of the sort. Kaczynski and his Law and Justice party...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Yesterday (June 5), the Bulgarian military aviation leadership issued a strong open letter criticizing the upcoming defense minister's positions, an unprecedented move. Rumors (but no evidence!) are spreading that networks of Ukrainian far-right militiamen are preparing to potentially violently respond to increasingly...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! The Bulgarian political class appears to be under intense pressure from the American Embassy in Sofia to form a government comprised of two mutually exclusive parties on all levels. They despise each other's guts. Nonetheless, they are about to form a government that appears to have only one goal: to drag Bulgaria int...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! Dr. Philipp Lottholz, a German analyst and researcher, has paid a great deal of attention to how the media in Eastern Europe describe the ongoing war in Ukraine and what exceptions make a significant difference in comparison to Western journalistic environments. 🚨 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_ 🚨 Rumbl...

💰 You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade 🌟 Thanks so much! In an attempt to organize a referendum on whether Bulgaria should join the eurozone, the Bulgarian party Revival collected hundreds of thousands of signatures. The majority of society is opposed to abandoning their local currency and has become increasingly critical of the EU in recent years. Nonetheless, the country'...