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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is changing the whole world. Its consequences are felt by all inhabitants of our planet. But how is it affecting Polish society, politics and economy? It is still far too late for a comprehensive analysis, but we can already point to the most visible and…

The strike in Solaris has been going on for three weeks now.  The bus factory in Bolechowo, part of the Spanish concern CAF, is not releasing new vehicles, but the management stays silent and even refuses to issue new official commentaries for the tress. Meanwhile, the Left, which has supported…

When they stood behind the factory barrier, with their flags, some serious, others happy and full of verve, it was as if the old images of the workers fighting came to life. For the core of the conflict is as old as the capitalist system. Solaris workers had been negotiating…

The general strike at Solaris continues. The company’s president Javier Calleja refused to meet with OPZZ chairman Andrzej Radzikowski, under pretext of pandemic restrictions. Meanwhile, production has been stopped by the workers. Andrzej Radzikowski, who is also currently chairman of the state Social Dialogue Council, intended to take part in…

On 26 November, riots broke out in the guarded centre for immigrants in Wędrzyn. The media write about the incredible, unjustified aggression of the migrants. „The most aggressive foreigners came out in front of the building. They started chanting slogans, demanding to be released, tugged at the fence. Windows in…

  The ban on entry into the state of emergency zone was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled. The ruling came in the case of journalists from ARTE and Agence France-Presse, who had previously been fined for entering the zone. The Ombudsman appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court. The court…

Why it worth reading Rosa Luxemburg a century after her death, was Rosa really an opponent of Lenin and why there was no succesful socialist revolution in Germany – Marie Frederiksen, a Danish Marxist, author of newly published book Revolutionary Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg, talks to Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat.

The left-wing party filed a notice with the prosecutor’s office that minister Michał Woś (Solidarna Polska) may have committed a crime. The man Zbigniew Ziobra allegedly spent the funds from the Justice Fund contrary to their purpose. Namely, for the purchase of spying equipment. The Justice Fund is one of…

The publication of the Border Group’s report, describing events on the Polish-Belarusian border from 15 August to the end of 2021, becomes a reason to look at this crisis once again – and from a wider perspective. For the crisis is not over. Yes, the biggest border incidents seem to…

„Syrians from Damascus needed urgent medical intervention. One person was vomiting blood and complained about chest pain. We provided the necessary assistance to the person in a serious condition and then donated warm clothes, food and clean water, heaters, warm soup and, as always, super sweet tea.”- wrote Salam Lab,…

Iraqi citizens detained in the Detention Center for Foreigners in Biała Podlaska decided to protest against the humiliating conditions in which they are being held. According to Newsweek, which managed to interview one of the strikers, Ola Sabah Hamad, Iraqi citizens have been on hunger strike since 11th of December.…

Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat interviewed the left-wing member of the European Parliament Clare Daly in the context of the report Binding the Guardian, commissioned by her office. Binding the Guardian deals with abuses of rule of law in three EU countries, which the European Commission failed to expose and counter When the…

For several months there has been talk of creating a new faction in the EU Parliament. Therefore, on December 4, the heads of 13 conservative European parties, including the chairman of Fidesz, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the chairman of Spanish Vox Santiago Abascal and the head of French National…

Had the project been voted, Poland would have become Salvador of Europe; luckily for women, this did not happen. The project equalized abortion with murder and made it a crime punishable with 5 to 25 years in prison or even life imprisonment for the woman and the person who performed…

Maximizing control over women does not stop – from February 1, all pregnancies in Poland will be registered. Each medical facility will be obliged to register the patient’s pregnancy in the Medical Information System. The issue was publicized on Twitter by Krzysztof Brejza, MP from the Civic Coalition. Apart from…

How does Amazon treat its employees? How does it try to prevent trade unions from operating? Why in Poland many collective disputes are being open – but strikes are very rare? Strajk talks to Magdalena Malinowska, an activist from the Workers’ Initiative. Magda was fired from her job on 9…

For several days now, large groups of migrants have been camping along the Polish-Belarusian border. There have been constant acts of violence and provocation by the Belarusian services against defenceless people. Belarusians are pushing people onto the wires, forcing them to cross the Polish border, and Polish guards do not…

Polish politics, plunged into a pandemic spasm, has recently served us more than enough absurdities. But the fact that the first anniversary of last year’s All-Poland Women’s Strike gathered only about 800-1200 people in Warsaw is a different league. A fact that requires us to think longer. 

For several days hundreds of people have been gathering near the crossing in Kuźnica Białostocka. This is the largest group of migrants since the beginning of the crisis. A huge group has already moved towards a border crossing. The Ministry of Interior and Administration threatens with an attempt to cross…

On 26th October, at a press conference Jarosław Kaczyński together with Minister Mariusz Blaszczak presented ambitious plans to enlarge and modernise the Polish army.  The bill 'On defending the homeland’ is to be an incentive to join the ranks of the army. Jaroslaw Kaczynski spoke about the plans to prepare…