Nothing can give their lives back to the passengers and crew of the Boeing, but the message about their tragedy can – and loftiness is not out of place here – change the course of history.

Nothing can give their lives back to the passengers and crew of the Boeing, but the message about their tragedy can – and loftiness is not out of place here – change the course of history.
Slawomir Sierakowski in Dissent Magazine.
A culture war has been raging in Poland since the fall of Communism in 1989, pitting secular forces against the Roman Catholic Church on issues ranging from abortion to taxes to education.
Protest movements in Bulgaria and Romania have taken different paths to address similar issues.
The fallout of a wiretapping scandal involving leading Polish politicians threatens freedom of speech.
We have called on all the people of Poland to a collective act of revolt against violence in the public area and to the defence of the freedom of speech, opinion and artistic expression.
We have called on all the people of Poland to a collective act of revolt against violence in the public area and to the defence of the freedom of speech, opinion and artistic expression.