Thanks to a successful campaign, the local council in one of Poland’s most polluted cities is phasing in a ban on coal heating.

Making sense of the latest news and events in Polish politics, culture and society.
Thanks to a successful campaign, the local council in one of Poland’s most polluted cities is phasing in a ban on coal heating.
The ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) has a clear and precise programme for transforming society according to their profoundly conservative and nationalist beliefs. The role of culture in their programme is significant.
Krytyka Polityczna’s annual Kuroń Festival opens tomorrow. Michał Sutowski comments on Jacek Kuroń’s legacy for the Left today.
Igor Stokfiszewski considers the threat posed by Poland’s nationalist right-wing government to the vibrancy and diversity of grassroots cultural initiatives.
Six months of the Law and Justice government and protests against it, as seen by Kuba Danecki and Magdalena Mips from Razem.
Anarchists’ scuffle with police at eviction protest in Poznań, Poland, leads to arrests.
By undermining democratic institutions, demonizing left-wing and centrist political opponents, propagating conspiracy theories, and stoking anti-Muslim sentiment, is Poland’s government creating conditions for a swing towards the far right?