The commodification of housing and how to fight back Since the 1980s, a wave of privatization has turned housing into …
Prosperity for the many
Datum publikace:
27. 3. 2023
27. 3. 2023
The New PRESENCE
Our weekly English-language bulletin featuring our pick from European print and one of our top articles from our weekly Přítomnost.
Myths of conservatism
To conserve is to preserve the status quo and resist change; revolutionary is to desire change, usually by violent means. …
Datum publikace:
27. 3. 2023
27. 3. 2023
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 …
Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2023
20. 3. 2023
The Russian question
If the collective sacrifice during the Second World War cemented Russian identity in the absence of consensus, then the attack …
Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2023
20. 3. 2023
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 …
Datum publikace:
13. 3. 2023
13. 3. 2023
I hate, therefore I am or about the necessity of Ukrainian Russophobia
The New Yorker, a prominent liberal weekly, hosted a freewheeling debate in its pages about how the war aggression has …
Datum publikace:
13. 3. 2023
13. 3. 2023
There will be a period of a softer Tsar, perhaps the Russians will wake up
He has been following Russia's brutal war in Ukraine up close for a year. Martin Dorazín (54), a recent recipient …
Datum publikace:
6. 3. 2023
6. 3. 2023
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 …
Datum publikace:
6. 3. 2023
6. 3. 2023
The Russians don’t belong in the Olympics, they would be advertising their war
Can Russian athletes just compete with others in the world when the Russian army has been killing civilians and destroying …
Datum publikace:
27. 2. 2023
27. 2. 2023
Extinction internet
Measures such as ‘ethical AI’ and ‘good data’ will not bring about social justice, end racial capitalism or forestall climate …
Datum publikace:
27. 2. 2023
27. 2. 2023
The sound of resistance
From pop and rock to rap, metal and electronic: popular music in Ukraine has been a part of the national …
Datum publikace:
20. 2. 2023
20. 2. 2023
The Russians don’t belong in the Olympics, they would be advertising their war
Can Russian athletes just compete with others in the world when the Russian army has been killing civilians and destroying …
Datum publikace:
20. 2. 2023
20. 2. 2023
Humouring imperialism
Since the Cold War, western literary and educational establishments have reproduced Moscow’s chauvinist view of Ukrainian culture as a derivative …
Datum publikace:
13. 2. 2023
13. 2. 2023
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 …
Datum publikace:
13. 2. 2023
13. 2. 2023
Teaching diary
How public education reached its breaking point in Hungary Teachers in Hungary are on a wildcat strike and pupils are …
Datum publikace:
6. 2. 2023
6. 2. 2023
Pelé – The Artist
Sometimes chance pulls many into a tight time loop. On December 18th in Qatar, Argentine midfielder Lionel Messi lifted the …
Datum publikace:
6. 2. 2023
6. 2. 2023
Surrounded by enemies
Generations of Russians schooled during and after the Soviet Union were taught that Russia’s imperial expansion took place peacefully. In …
Datum publikace:
30. 1. 2023
30. 1. 2023
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, …
Datum publikace:
30. 1. 2023
30. 1. 2023
Andrej Babiš – a psychological profile of a “deprivant” and his voters
Getting to the position of a high-ranking politician requires a lot of effort. But in the case of many politicians, …
Datum publikace:
24. 1. 2023
24. 1. 2023