Prosperity for the many

The commodification of housing and how to fight back Since the 1980s, a wave of privatization has turned housing into a market commodity. Though tourism platforms and corporate landlords are …

Datum publikace:
27. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Vydavatelství M. J. Stránského

Myths of conservatism

To conserve is to preserve the status quo and resist change; revolutionary is to desire change, usually by violent means. Suppose that a certain country had a most agreeable constitution …

Datum publikace:
27. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Bohumil Sláma

Hey, Picasso! – Praise the art of not knowing

Pablo Picasso, the iconic “Artist of the 20th Century,” died fifty years ago. A major exhibition commemorating his work begins at the Albertina in Vienna on Friday 17 March. We …

Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Vydavatelství M. J. Stránského

The Russian question

If the collective sacrifice during the Second World War cemented Russian identity in the absence of consensus, then the attack on Ukraine does the same but to a different end. …

Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Peace talking versus peace making

Ukraine denial is the root cause of Putin’s genocidal war. Since he is unwilling and unable to abandon this ideological obsession, talk of negotiations by western ‘peacemakers’ looks like an …

Datum publikace:
13. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Vydavatelství M. J. Stránského

Saving testimonies from ruin

One year on from the escalation of Russia’s invasion and there’s no sign of conflict resolution in Ukraine. While controversy abounds over political negotiations, constructive discussions about bearing witness to …

Datum publikace:
6. 3. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Extinction internet

Measures such as ‘ethical AI’ and ‘good data’ will not bring about social justice, end racial capitalism or forestall climate disaster. How to channel discontent and counter-hegemony into an actual …

Datum publikace:
27. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

The sound of resistance

From pop and rock to rap, metal and electronic: popular music in Ukraine has been a part of the national awakening since 2014. Now, once again, Ukrainian musical culture is …

Datum publikace:
20. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Humouring imperialism

Since the Cold War, western literary and educational establishments have reproduced Moscow’s chauvinist view of Ukrainian culture as a derivative of Russian. That attitude is now politically and morally untenable. …

Datum publikace:
13. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Trump is back – more extreme than before

Donald Trump is spreading the Qanon delusions and other half-truths and lies on his network. Now he is returning to mainstream social networks, where extremism is hard to avoid. But …

Datum publikace:
13. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Ken Bensinger

Teaching diary

How public education reached its breaking point in Hungary Teachers in Hungary are on a wildcat strike and pupils are demanding their pedagogues be paid. Public education has long been …

Datum publikace:
6. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Pelé – The Artist

Sometimes chance pulls many into a tight time loop. On December 18th in Qatar, Argentine midfielder Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup over his head and a wave of social …

Datum publikace:
6. 2. 2023
Autor článku:
Luděk Mádl

Surrounded by enemies

Generations of Russians schooled during and after the Soviet Union were taught that Russia’s imperial expansion took place peacefully. In this version of history, Russia was always reacting to western …

Datum publikace:
30. 1. 2023
Autor článku:
Eurozine

Erasmus of Hungary – a test of Orbán’s power

The European Union has stopped paying for Hungary’s student exchange. But the Erasmus project was very popular with young people, will this shake Viktor Orbán’s power?   Viktor Orbán’s Hungary …

Datum publikace:
30. 1. 2023
Autor článku:
Ema Polívková