How does the left in France confront the global "right-wing" turn? Can leftist organizations supporting Ukraine develop a common strategy? Researcher and longtime activist Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in today's French politics

How is the war against Ukraine affecting Russia's housing and utilities? What could be done to improve water and heating services? Alexander Leonidovich discusses the state of housing infrastructure

What is happening to transgender people in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Why is the Russian state so obsessed with transness? Is it true that Russia’s attitude about the matter is unique and different from Western democracies? These are some of the questions tackled by transgender journalist Ramil Bulatov

Why have Russian authorities been gradually restricting women's reproductive rights? What measures are being taken in the context of the war in Ukraine? Activist Anna Shalamova discusses the reproductive pressure on Russian women

What is it like for women convicted under anti-war articles? How does carceral violence intersect with gender today? Feminist and anti-war activist Fikus talks about women political prisoners in Russia

How do Swiss pacifists see the war in Ukraine and what is their strategy for a pacifist Left? What is their approach to Swiss neutrality? Can pacifists support military resistance? Roxane Steiger, an activist with the Group for a Switzerland without an Army shares her views