World Remembers Holocaust Amid Signs of Rising Hatred

VANESSA GERA and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Jan 27, 2018 Even as political and Jewish leaders mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ultranationalism and extreme right-wing groups are gaining strength in Europe and beyond. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

France Clashes With Poland Over EU Labor Reforms

By Alison Mutler and Monika Scislowska / AP Aug 25, 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron chastises the Polish government for its choice "to isolate itself from Europe." 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 )

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 )

Writing as Resistance

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 18, 2016 Doomed writers buried their accounts of the Warsaw ghetto in the hope that they could teach whoever unearthed the documents about good, evil, indifference and the importance of the truth as an act of resistance They have left us a trove of papers on how to construct a life of meaning Doomed writers buried their accounts of the Warsaw ghetto in the hope that they could teach whoever unearthed the documents about good, evil, indifference and the importance of the truth as an act of resistance. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

We Must Understand Corporate Power to Fight It

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 13, 2016 All predatory systems of power seek to mask their ultimate aims. As they become more repressive, they become more deceptive. They silence dissidents and bombard the airwaves with lies. Those who effectively resist have to peel back the layers of deceit to understand the intentions of the elites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

50,000 Hit Streets of Poland to Rally Against ‘Creeping Coup d’Etat’

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Dec 14, 2015 "My freedom and everybody else's freedom is in danger," says a protester. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s $1 Billion Offer to Strengthen European Forces Gets Kremlin’s Attention

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jun 4, 2014 In Warsaw on Tuesday, President Obama announced that he will ask Congress for $1 billion to fund a European Reassurance Initiative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shielding a Flickering Flame

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 25, 2013 As the plundered ecosystem deteriorates, resistance will increasingly be an act designed not to ensure the continuity of life but to stave off death for as long as possible.As the plundered ecosystem deteriorates, resistance will be an act designed not to ensure the continuity of life but to delay death. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 12: All Nations Accept CO2 Targets

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 24, 2013 As the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw tottered through their unplanned final day the exhausted delegates found room for enough compromises to keep the process moving ahead -- slowly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 12: Too Little Too Late to Save the Planet

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 22, 2013 Two weeks of sometimes rancorous and seldom conclusive negotiations are drawing toward a close at the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, with little to show for all the effort. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )