Political Critique Archive

Last week members of DiEM25 voted on whether the movement should be able to compete in elections. An overwhelming 92% chose YES, favouring the decision to set up an electoral wing. The Italian magazine MicroMega spoke to Lorenzo Marsili, founder of European Alternatives, about what this actually means, and the movement’s roadmap for transforming Europe. […]

Men and women wearing face-masks chanted, „Pure Poland, white Poland” and „Clean blood, lucid mind,” as well as „Sieg Heil” and „Ku Klux Klan.”

Political Critique’s weekly selection from the Eastern European press.

No representatives of the Polish government condemned the demonstration. Meanwhile, police secured the march and arrested those who tried to block it.

We have not recognised that the economic and political crisises comprise an even more essential breakdown – a cultural crisis.

The majority of the population are extremely afraid of losing their jobs, their position in society, or ultimately their livelihoods.

In Italy, every day a small group of radio stations give voice to the voiceless: from social and environmental movements to immigrants and ethnic Roma who suffer discrimination. These are the “free radio”, a group of progressive and non-commercial broadcasters around Italy – from Turin, in the North, to Cosenza, in the deep South – […]

“Today, November 7, mankind celebrates the greatest date in the history of the humanity – 100th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.” The Soviet Union collapsed 26 years ago so no such headline is being run.

Remarks occasioned by the Greek translation of Adults in the Room (Ανίκητοι Ηττημένοι) – by Konstantinos Poulis Yanis Varoufakis’ case is a singular one. There is no other example of such a glaringly unjust mismatch between international esteem and domestic vilification. That said, I believe that the opposite of vilification is not praise but rather […]

Political Critique’s weekly selection from the Eastern European press.