A book of interviews with progressives from all over the world challenges received notions, tackles complex questions, and explains what solidarity really means.
Open the Borders. Open the Prison Gates. Don’t Sacrifice a Single Person to This Virus.
Closed borders and ICE raids mean crowded detention centers and camps, which is always inhumane. In a pandemic, it’s a global public health threat.
Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut?
Paris was a wake-up call for Westerners — a reminder that we usually have the luxury to ignore the costs of war, even as our governments inflict them on foreigners.
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.
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.
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.
Solidarity’s Offices: Where Time Has Stopped
Membership in Poland’s Solidarity trade union is shrinking and the aging leadership blocks the way of new blood.
Poland’s Uncivil Society
When it came to power in Poland, Solidarity liquidated all the citizens’ committees, which were composed of everyone from workers to university professors.
Before Solidarity, There Was the Polish Church
The Catholic church was the main vehicle for dissent in Poland before the emergence of Solidarity.