Liberte

Liberte! is a magazine created by young people in Łódź in 2008. Its mission is to promote an open society, liberal economic ideas and liberal culture and to organize a social movement around these ideas.
Liberte! cooperates with well-known institutions such as Batory Foundations, Naumann Foundation, Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan as well as Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Up to now 10 issues of the magazine were printed, the on-line version is available both in Polish and in English.
Liberte! is not only a magazine, it is also an institution which organizes numerous events such as conferences (for example the conference ‘What capitalism after the crisis?’ in cooperation with Lewiatan) or debates. It provides patronage over many important events, such as the 20th Economic Forum in Krynica.

Society

Minute of Screaming for Andrzej Poczobut

BY Rafal Jaskowski AND Liberte / January 24, 2022

300 days. That is how long Andrzej Poczobut has been sitting in a Belarusian prison on fabricated charges. The authorities accused him of “inciting hatred on the grounds of nationality”. He may face a dozen or so years of labor camps.

Society

Fake Blue Monday and Cruelest of Months

BY Liberte / January 18, 2022

Not only do we need guides through the jungle of manipulated and false news, we ourselves, as recipients, should also cultivate the ability to think critically and develop the ability to check the sources, quality, and credibility of the information we receive.

Society

State of Western Civilization: Not Many Look Up

BY Liberte / January 13, 2022

You can choose what to believe in, you will always find politicians, opinion leaders, celebrities, and even pseudoscientists who will not only strengthen your beliefs, but also fuel them for the sake of their own popularity and profit.

Society

Is Pop Culture Still Our Common Language?

BY Piotr Oleksy AND Liberte / December 3, 2021

Over the years, pop culture has been a very important part of communication. It was present in jokes, metaphors, and advertisements. In a way, it created the language with which we communicated. Both the canon and current fashions played an important role here.

Society

Catholic Imaginarium Destroys Climate

BY Dawid Juraszek AND Liberte / December 2, 2021

Contrary to the laments of right-wing journalists, the Catholic imaginarium is doing great . The patterns of thought, speech, and deed disseminated by Catholicism and the wrongs caused by them still shape public debates and private discussions.

Politics

PiS Chair Kaczynski Likes Chaos, But Now Got Entangled in His Own Snares

BY Radoslaw Sikorski AND Liberte / December 1, 2021

The chair of the Law and Justice (PiS) suggests that under his rule Poland is fighting on two fronts and is generally a victim of an international conspiracy in which Lukashenka, the Czechs, and the European Commission work together.

Economy

PiS Responsible for Scale of Inflation in Poland

BY Blazej Lenkowski AND Liberte / November 30, 2021

Current inflation is partly the result of global processes: rising energy commodity prices and disruptions in supply chains. However, its scale in individual countries is the result of the policies of individual governments.

Society

Call from EU’s Border with Belarus: We Cannot Remain Silent!

BY Liberte / October 13, 2021

Poland has imposed a state of emergency along its border with Belarus, holding back small groups of men, women and children who are refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, and other countries. They are without shelter, clean water, food, and access to medical help.

Society

Noteka 2021: Polish Real Fiction

BY Liberte / August 17, 2021

In the country of the Vistula River fiction is more and more often surpassing reality. In fact, it becomes reality before Poles\' very eyes. Moreover, they begin to arrange themselves in it, stunned by events that would have been unimaginable for the average person just a few weeks before. However, Poles, who are accustomed to living in the fumes of absurdity, quickly tame the next shock and come to terms with it.

Society

How Different Are We? The World Seen Through Eyes of Right-Wing Voters

BY Liberte / August 16, 2021

More different or similar? This was the question posed by the authors of the report \"Minding the Gap: Deepening Polarization in Poland and Hungary\" carried out by 21 Research Center and the Project: Poland. The study included two focus group interviews with residents of villages and small towns where Fidesz and PiS were the dominant political parties in the elections.