LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION

The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left. The Struggle for a Social Ukraine. Thursday 29 February, 8pm, online Chair: John McDonnell MP Speakers: Anastasia Ryabchuk and Denys Pilash (Commons) Fred Leplat (Resistance Books) Commons is a left-wing Ukrainian media about economy, politics, history and culture, established in 2009. The editorial board shares egalitarian and anti-capitalist views, … Continue reading LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION

The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left

The Struggle for a Social Ukraine - Special English Edition The Commons Journal The Commons journal of social criticism is a left-wing Ukrainian media about economy, politics, history and culture, founded in 2009. What distinguishes us from other Ukrainian media is the attention to the structural causes of social problems and materialist optics. The editorial board shares egalitarian … Continue reading The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left

Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people

Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is a campaign in support of Ukrainian resistance to the invasion and occupation of Ukraine. The USC does not have a collective view on Israel/Palestine and it’s supporters have a wide range of views.  The campaign is publishing Ukrainian voices on Israel/Palestine, we have … Continue reading Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people

The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals

Olena Slobodyan The recent statements of Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych about "destroying everything social" and "taking Ukrainians out of their comfort zone" have caused significant public outcry and a wave of criticism. Yet this is not the first time that officials directly involved in social policy have publicly taken anti-social stances. What does … Continue reading The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals

Our close friend, comrade and editor of “Commons” Oleksandr Kravchuk died

Editorial board of Commons We lost our close friend, comrade and colleague Oleksandr Kravchuk, an economist and Commons editorial team member. For years, he has been a permanent editor and the soul of our journal. Oleksandr (Sasha) was into hiking in the mountains, dancing and playing volleyball; it always seemed that he had more health … Continue reading Our close friend, comrade and editor of “Commons” Oleksandr Kravchuk died