Finally a healthy dose of anti-establishment

The Pirate Party, with the 22 seats in the parliament, has become the third most powerful political force in the Czech Republic. Who are Czech Pirates and what are the problems they want to focus on? Read the interview with the Pirates leader Ivan Bartoš.

When the Mayor Turns the City into a Ghetto

In an unprecedented measure, the mayor of Czech town Kladno has lowered housing benefits for all inhabitatants of the town in an effort to drive the poor out of the city.