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Texts
Collection of essays, interviews, and poems.
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human rights
war
Contemporary Wars Only Have Losers: Interview with Pavel Barša
Contemporary Wars Only Have Losers: Interview with Pavel Barša Pavel Barša, Petr Bittner
interview
human rights
war

immunity
Long COVID: The Long Road to Recognition of a New Pandemic
Long COVID: The Long Road to Recognition of a New Pandemic Adam Hrubý, Hana Pololáníková, Petr Bittner
interview
immunity

work
technology
gender
Smart Homes Rarely Make Things Easier for Women — They are Mostly Controlled by Men
Smart Homes Rarely Make Things Easier for Women — They are Mostly Controlled by Men Nina Fárová, Petr Bittner
interview
work
technology
gender

The Forest Can Tell Us What It Needs: On the State, Future, and Unsuspected Potential of the Forest.
The Forest Can Tell Us What It Needs: On the State, Future, and Unsuspected Potential of the Forest. Jaromír Bláha, Petr Bittner
interview

society
community
Central Europe
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe Jan Sowa
essay
society
community
Central Europe

space
colonialism
Who is Space For?
Who is Space For? Natalie B. Treviño
essay
space
colonialism

capitalism
media
video games
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism Total Refusal
essay
capitalism
media
video games

Philippines
human rights
art
On the Endless Quest for Justice
On the Endless Quest for Justice Kiri Dalena
visual story
Philippines
human rights
art

philosophy
freedom
care
Our Task Is to Make Care Into a Global Value
Our Task Is to Make Care Into a Global Value Judith Butler
essay
philosophy
freedom
care
Podcast
Global discourse on contemporary issues through the perspective of thinkers and artists.
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health
immunity
Anthropocene? No, the World Belongs to Microorganisms. Microbiologist Monika Cahová on How Organisms Invisible to the Naked Eye Control Us
Pavla Hubálková
Monika Cahová
health
immunity

forest
environment
Land as Memory, River and Forest as the Right to Life. Cheryl Maloney on What Cannot Be Given Up
Cheryl Maloney
Pavla Hubálková
forest
environment

technology
politics
war
We Kill More Effectively, Not Better. Pavel Barša, Eva Kušíková and Jan Mazal on What Technology Brings to War
David Schard
Pavla Hubálková
Pavel Barša
Eva Kušíková
Jan Mazal
technology
politics
war

minorities
feminism
war
Not Every Genocide is Worth Talking About. Kirthi Jayakumar Seeks Justice for Those We Don’t See
Kirthi Jajakumar
Pavla Hubálková
minorities
feminism
war

freedom
technology
Do We Have the Right to be Offline? Thorsten Peetz, Jan Vobořil and Nina Fárová on Smart Things That (Don't) Save Time
Thorsten Peetz
Pavla Hubálková
Jakub Jetmar
Jan Vobořil
Nina Fárová
freedom
technology

work
free time
technology
Leisure is a Myth. Philosopher Helen Hester and Economist Nick Srnicek Speak on the Household, Care, and the Future of Work and Leisure
Helen Hester
Nick Srnicek
Pavla Hubálková
work
free time
technology

personal experience
women
war
"As women in war, we are tired of being strong," say civilians from Gaza and Sudan, Fatma Mohamed and Ruwaida Kamal Amer (recording of the debate in English)
Fatma Mohamed
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Pavla Hubálková
Ivo Bystřičan
personal experience
women
war

health
pandemic
politics
“We Exist Behind the Closed Eyes of Humanity,” Says Adam Hrubý About Long Covid That Has Affected Millions of People Around the World
Magdalena Dušková
Pavla Hubálková
Silvia Dobrodenková
Rebeka Veselá
Adam Hrubý
Hana Pololáníková
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
health
pandemic
politics

philosophy
environment
He Calls the Present “Hell”. Philosopher Timothy Morton Explores How Relationships Can Save Us
Timothy Morton
Pavla Hubálková
philosophy
environment
Video
Audiovisual archive capturing debates, conversations and talks over the years.
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minorities
feminism
war
environment
The Future of War and Peace
Siri Aas Rustad
Kirthi Jajakumar
Jakub Múčka
minorities
feminism
war
environment

technology
politics
war
War Without Rules
David Schard
Pavel Barša
Eva Kušíková
Jan Mazal
technology
politics
war

personal experience
politics
war
Women Behind the Front Lines
Fatma Mohamed
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Ivo Bystřičan
personal experience
politics
war

philosophy
immunity
environment
Planetary Immunity
Timothy Morton
Lukáš Likavčan
philosophy
immunity
environment

work
technology
Less Work, More Life
Matthias Sinnemann
Markéta Švarcová
Ondřej Kolínský
Barbora Bakošová
work
technology

health
immunity
science
A New Concept of Immunity
Martin Zach
health
immunity
science

health
immunity
politics
Untreated, Uncured
Magdalena Dušková
Silvia Dobrodenková
Rebeka Veselá
Adam Hrubý
Hana Pololáníková
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
health
immunity
politics

health
immunity
food
Secrets of the Microbiome
Monika Cahová
health
immunity
food

forest
environment
Forest As a Source of Life and Politics
Cheryl Maloney
Lukáš Senft
forest
environment
What are you interested in?
Community
Those who inspire us. From global thinkers and scientists to local activists and artists.
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Timothy Morton
Environmental philosopher

Helen Hester
Feminist theorist

Nick Srnicek
Philosopher and Economist

Cheryl Maloney
Activist and aboriginal law expert

Fatma Mohamed
Doctor and human rights defender

Siri Aas Rustad
Researcher

Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Journalist, producer and filmmaker

Kirthi Jajakumar
Researcher, lawyer and foreign policy activist

Thorsten Peetz
Sociologist