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Analysis
Set It Off: The Current Uprising is a Chance to Reset American History
- George Floyd is seen on video pleading “I can’t breathe, please help.” He later calls for his mother. Eight minutes, 46 seconds later, Floyd was dead.
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Analysis
The German Federal Constitutional Court’s 5th of May ruling: a game changer in the Eurozone?
- On 5 May, the German Constitutional Court’s ruling questioned the legality of the European Central Bank (ECB)’s purchases of sovereign bonds, which play a key role in preventing an implosion of the Eurozone. Where is this judgement coming from and what are its political, legal and macroeconomic potential consequences?
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Announcement
"Lūžis" – New Left-Wing Magazine in Lithuania Out Now
- DEMOS Institute of Critical Thought, supported by transform! europe, has launched the first issue of its magazine Lūžis (Fracture). Lūžis is one of the rare left-wing magazines in Lithuania edited by progressive academics, political activists and trade unionists from Vilnius and Kaunas.
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The Corona Crisis and the Consequences for European Politics
- Read the position paper of the Party of the European Left (EL).
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Analysis
The Extreme Right in the Baltic States: Estonia
- Read the first text of our article series on the far-right forces in Estonia.
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Article Series
The Extreme Right in the Baltic States: Introduction
- The positions of far-right forces in the Baltics show the differences between these countries. Looking at them as one whole turns out to be a simplification, making it difficult to understand the internal specifics of each nation. Read our article series on the different approaches, successes and failures of far-right forces in these countries.
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Statement
Heinz Bierbaum calls for a 'European Health Care Fund of 100 Billion Euros – financed by the ECB'
- Heinz Bierbaum, President of the Party of the European Left (EL), in the interview with transform! europe, discussing the crisis of our social and economic system and the new position paper of the EL.
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Obituary
Good Bye, Julio.
- The Collegiate Commission of Izquierda Unida (IU, United Left) remembers Julio Anguita, the former General Coordinator of IU, who passed away on 16 May.
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Strategic Considerations in Insecure Times – Initiating the Discussion
- The board of transform! europe presents the following strategy paper for discussion.
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Analysis
Does the EU Need ‘Coronabonds’?
- In times of the coronavirus – just as in the 2008 financial crisis – the national state is again a central actor in Europe. Financial policy remains tied to the economic pecking order, with Germany at the very top. ‘Eurobonds’ are the key area of contention.
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Analysis
History as a Farce. Merkel’s, Rutte’s and Kurz’s Ordoliberalism and the Economic Emergency of Covid-19.
- A critical analysis of the failure of the European Council in addressing the Covid-19 crisis, by Andrea Del Monaco, author and expert in EU funds.
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Analysis
On Social Reproduction and the Covid-19 Pandemic — Seven Theses
- Read the analysis of the Marxist Feminist Collective.
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Meeting the Left: Interview with Heinz Bierbaum, President of the Party of the European Left
NEW RELEASE
- Jens Holm invites the European Left to discuss the transition to sustainable transport: how can topics as diverse as the digital revolution, the climate crisis, the future of our cities and global value chains be integrated in one discussion?
- Without the construction sector, there can be no productive transformation and no Socialist Green New Deal. In this ePaper Stephen Schindler shows why it is so important for the left to familiarize itself with the construction sector and to push it...
