Political Critique Archive

What’s it like working for minimum wage in a hospital laundry room? Saša Uhlová’s investigative project explores workplace conditions in the worst-paid jobs in Czech Republic.

A photo-report from a forgotten city, where memories of war, colonialism and cosmopolitanism linger beyond history.

Germany voted. Almost 13% of the electors chose the Alternative für Deutschland. Another populist victory, another success for the right wing, as so many before since last June’s fateful Brexit referendum. With a voter participation rate of over 76%, we cannot even say that people didn’t care. Voters cared, they were fed up, and disillusioned with […]

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

Earlier this summer Theresa May came to Italy on holiday where she made headlines for drunkenly singing ‘God Save Our Gracious Queen’ in a hotel bar. To me, this was a more honest Theresa than the one we saw yesterday.

Why Russia decided to fight VPN and TOR

The popular ridesharing app has been at the centre of numerous controversies in the past months. ‘Delete Uber account’ has become a more and more popular search term as the truth about the company is slowly uncovered. But what caused such a strong international backlash towards the world’s most valuable start-up?

Activists and volunteers are fighting to improve living conditions in the ‘trash can’ of Greece’s flailing welfare system.

A quiet but fierce war rages in Poland today for the hearts and minds of the citizenry. The Law and Justice Party appears to have a long-term plan to solidify power by weakening all the levers of democracy and civil society.

Last week, during a day of action in London, British and Europeans mobilised together to protect their EU citizenship rights, turning anxiety into action.