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Poland’s Supreme Court Justices Defy Government Purge

Ilana Novick Jul 5, 2018 The right-wing Law and Justice Party is attempting to force justices to retire early, raising concerns that it wants to stifle judicial independence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lech Walesa Claims He’s a Victim of ‘Political Crime’ in Polish Probe

By The Associated Press Aug 23, 2017 The onetime leader of Poland's Solidarity movement says the current administration in Warsaw is harassing him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands in Poland Protest Judicial Reforms

By Monika Sclisclowska / Associated Press Jul 17, 2017 According to opponents of the Polish government, new legislation violates judicial independence and the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Poland Speech Denounced for ‘Triumph of the Will’ Undertones

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 6, 2017 In a speech at the site of the Warsaw Uprising Monument on Thursday, the president proclaimed that "the fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New European Fascists

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 25, 2016 Poland offers a frightening example of the right-wing populism sweeping through many nations Neoliberalism is wrecking economies, creating rage among the working class, devastating cultural institutions and eroding liberal democracy across Europe and in the United States Poland offers a frightening example of the right-wing populism sweeping through many nations. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )