Maria Lipman Russia’s popular vote approving the ‘zeroing’ of Putin’s terms has been hailed by the regime as a triumphant …
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Out of the unknown
Ingo Petz On 9 August, presidential elections will take place in Belarus. These are elections that are not elections. Long-term …
A window of opportunity
Thomas Hylland Eriksen Our slowed-down, cooled-down, scaled-down lives during the pandemic are evidence that quality of life does not depend …
Post-pandemic Russia
Irina Borogan Andrei Soldatov Vladimir Putin’s anger and jealousy has taken down many proactive leaders throughout Russia – and left …
Why conspiracy theories soar in times of crises
Péter Krekó From anti-vaxxers to terrorists, people often look for hidden causes which match the magnitude of the collapse they …
Final act
The repression of the judiciary in Poland Marta Bucholc Maciej Komornik The ruling of the European Court of Justice …
Selling sex in the pandemic
Corona crisis reveals grassroots support Boglárka Fedorkó When crisis hits, vulnerable groups suffer. And sex workers, already enduring precarity, …
What do we want to bet?
The economics of real estate: speculation and urban development Susanne Heeg The spatial limits of speculation have been broken …
Lessons from an unfolding emergency
Jiří Přibáň The pandemic prompts fundamental questions. How do we define society’s relationship to nature? How resilient are our …
(Im)Possible solidarities
Transnational feminist politics and the erotics of resistance Nikita Dhawan Can street protests communicate justice for all? Political theorist …
La comuna o nada
Building an autonomous tenants movement in Los Angeles School of Echoes Los Angeles Tenants are the new proletariat. Rents …
The Confused States of America
The first month of the pandemic in the US George Blecher The Trump administration’s failing response to COVID-19 has …
The business of disinformation
Judit Szakács Disinformation is not always ideologically motivated. On the contrary, most fake news websites serve primarily to make …
The degradation of politics
Italy’s problem with hate speech Anna Carola Freschi The Italian far-right’s use of social media to inflame hatred …
Blind in one eye
The Hungary question and the European People’s Party Jacques Rupnik The list of signatories to the statement issued …
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