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Poland’s Tea Party Movement
By embracing a neoliberal, pro-austerity agenda, Poland’s mainstream left opened the way for a government of Polish Ted Cruzes.
Burma: Democracy with an Asterisk?
Burma’s constitution awards a quarter of its parliament to the military. But that’s not Aung San Suu Kyi’s biggest problem by a long shot.
Drug Abuse in Poland Part of the Social Fabric
As with most Western countries, in Poland drug abuse has spread from criminals and the impoverished to all levels of society.
East-Central Europe’s Moral Revolution
To Vaclav Havel, government wasn’t about a well-oiled economy or keeping the streets safe and clean, but whether the system allowed people to live with integrity.
Poland and Solidarity: the Disappointment of a Dream Fulfilled
It was one thing to dream about taking back Poland, another to repair an economy ruined during the Communists’ reign.
Anti-semitism in Poland Preceded and Succeeded World War II
After the war, 200,000 Jews emigrated from Poland to escape anti-Semitism.
The Sins of Poland’s Solidarity Came Back to Haunt It
Deficiencies in dealing with parliament and the judicial and education systems hobbled Solidarity and Poland.
Smolensk and the Deficit of Trust in Polish Society
To Poles, “Smolensk” signifies not only the Russian city, but the circumstances surrounding the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.