We are announcing that today March 23 2017, KSU is graduating
Dear fellow Critical Students, We are announcing that from today, KSU is no more. After 7 years of organizing and…
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After the Bolivarian Revolution, with Clifton Ross
Curious about what’s happening right now in Venezuela? Clifton Ross will share his experiences and the views of people from Venezuela that you rarely hear. Not from the Chavista’s. Not from the right-wing opposition. But from the critical left-wing opposition to Chavismo. Continue reading
Anti-Zwarte Piet Petitie UU 2016
Anti Zwarte Piet protest UU 2014 De petitie tegen Zwarte Piet op de UU werd in 2013 en 2014 georganiseerd…
Remembering a Dutch Partisan
TruusMenger-OVersteegen, rest in peace, by Pepijn Brandon, via Jacobin On Saturday, July 2, Truus Menger-Oversteegen, sculptress and member of the…
Reviva La Commune! Lessons from the Paris Commune in today’s struggles
In 1871 the Communards of Paris called for nothing short of real democracy and freedom. The city fell into the hands of it’s citizens who organized their lives and their resistance in voluntary associations.
In this Basta! we treat the Paris Commune as part of the historical legacy of the left, a piece of collective memory that continues to inspire insurrections and self-government around the world. Continue reading
A happy state: Why is the welfare state under attack when happiness economics shows it is the system most conducive to human wellbeing?
Spitting on the grave of ‘positive psychology’ that aims to convince us that if we can be happy if we…
The Pentagon shouldn’t get to absolve itself for bombing a hospital
Do you remember there is still war in Afghanistan? by Phillis Bennis, via TNI The Pentagon just made it official:…
The EU-Turkey Deal: Is this a solution for the migration crisis?
Lets review the EU-Turkey deal in this basta!
What are the consequences of the EU-turkey deal?
What role did the Netherlands play in this?
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Steunpakket Griekenland voor 95% naar banken
At least we’re saving the banks… door Keers via Globalinfo Een onderzoeksrapport van twee economen van het ESMT (European School…
Dutch dragnet surveillance bill leaked: an analysis
Another attack on privacy but also of the freedom of political organization. The citizens that are most spied on are…
A Culture of Speed: Anticipation, Acceleration and Individualization in Academic Science
The image of the wise professor and the crazy scientist, who’s passion and curiosity are their only driving force is…
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Hiroshima: Breaking the Silence – Howard Zinn
This is an excerpt of the first chapter of historian Howard Zinn’s last book “The bomb”. Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Dangerous…
Slavenverzet – de angst van de plantersklasse
door Joska Ottjes. De geschiedenis van de trans-Atlantische slavenhandel is vol van actief verzet van de tot slaaf gemaakten*. Hun…
Deksel van de doofpot – Interview historicus Dennis Bos over geschiedschrijving & collectieve herinnering
Interview met historicus Dennis Bos over de ‘Vergissing van Troelstra’, geschiedschrijving en collectieve herinnering door Jeremy Crowlesmith. Krantje Boord interviewde…
Verzetshelden voor Oranje of staatsvijanden?
door Joanna. “Het is griezelig om te weten dat je je leven hebt gelaten voor zoveel andere mensen en dat…
“We moeten in de aanval”
door Qatra. Dichteres en schrijfster Joke Kaviaar werd veroordeeld voor haar geschreven teksten en kreeg vier maanden cel opgelegd. De…
De Dodo: Portret van een pechvogel
In september 1598 landden vijf Nederlandse schepen ten oosten van Madagascar op een tropisch eiland dat Mauritius genoemd zou worden.…