Principles for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction in the energy system. Workers and social movements approach
It is difficult for all of us to talk about post-war reconstruction when the war is raging. Every day this means not only deaths and injuries, but also the destruction of civilian infrastructure, including power stations and boiler houses. This winter, Ukrainians will be trying to protect themselves from bombs and bullets, but also […]
No, privatisation should not be restarted after the war
On 9th November 2022 “Ekonomichna Pravda” organised a discussion with the deputy executive director of the IMF in Ukraine Vladislav Rashkovan and CEO Andrii Boitsun about the role of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the post-war revival of Ukraine. This “role” turned out to be the liquidation of most SOEs. The main theses published […]
War and class: Lessons for Ukraine and Russia through the Lens of the Breakup of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia was breaking up for a long time. It had more than 30 years of transition and the country had multiple wars: one in 1991, then another in 1995, 1999 and then the Kosovo struggles. For these reasons alone, Yugoslavia could provide a useful way to approach the question of war and the post-war […]
«The most important movie happening anywhere in the world right now». A conversation with Sashko Protyah
Sashko Protyah is a director and activist from Mariupol and a co-founder of the Freefilmers group of artists and filmmakers. His works explore such themes as memory, othering and alienation. Sashko currently lives in Zaporizhzhia where he supports IDPs and the Ukrainian army as a volunteer. Sashko’s new film My Favorite Job, 2022 tells […]
Together in Trouble: Social Policy for Just Reconstruction in Ukraine.
The war bitterly hit the whole population of Ukraine. Many people lost their jobs and left their homes. According to the September survey of the sociological group Rating, only 61% of Ukrainians remained at their job positions, 36% of whom worked full-time[1]. According to World Bank estimates, as of August 2022, about 817,000 residential buildings were damaged, 38% of which – […]
Is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Putin?
Peace is not the absence of war but a virtue born of the strength of the soul. Spinoza The best of the West is outside the West, in young Iranian women who let their hair down and are murdered because of it. The best of Europe is outside Europe, in the young Ukrainians who unfurl their […]
Labor Rights as a Guarantee of Sustainable Peace
In times of war, Ukraine goes through tremendous destruction and upheaval. These events catalyze problems giving the “green light” to those reforms that would otherwise cause public resistance. The spiral of debt dependence, economic instability, and environmental challenges of an export-oriented economy, “optimization” of social expenditures, destruction and shortage of housing and infrastructure, reduction of […]
Warfare without the state – New Keynesian shock therapy for Ukraine’s home front
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the question on the battlefield is whether Russia resorts to nuclear escalation. In Washington the political consensus is crumbling. After the midterms will a re-energized Republican party pull back from support of Ukraine? Meanwhile, Ukraine celebrates its military triumphs but is increasingly concerned about its mounting economic and […]
Houses and for Whom to (Re)Build Them?
In times of war, Ukraine goes through tremendous destruction and upheaval. These events catalyze problems giving the “green light” to those reforms that would otherwise cause public resistance. The spiral of debt dependence, economic instability, and environmental challenges of an export-oriented economy, “optimization” of social expenditures, destruction and shortage of housing and infrastructure, reduction of […]
Resistance and Solidarity. The Left Volunteer Movement in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Before the full-scale war, the Ukrainian left movement was neither considered influential nor had a party or national representation, backboned by a strong community. However, the Russian invasion made leftists look for new contacts and approaches. Spokespeople of leftist and anarchist organizations elaborate on the experience of resistance during the round table Resistance and Solidarity: Ukrainian […]
