In 2006, I wrote that “the system of preservation and development of revolutionary traditions (SORRI) was an ideological mechanism that used cult forms to cover up the crimes and failures of the Communist Party/Union of Communists of Slovenia/Yugoslavia. /…/ In the SORRI research, we discover anthropological reduction, moral devastation, a false memory landscape, religious regression, and …
It is clear to everyone that the Mayor of Ljubljana, Zoran Janković, is one of the main culprits for the current dramatic cataclysm of the healthcare system in the capital. Even the current Minister of Health, Danijel Bešič Loredan, made this clear to him publicly, in a not-so-subtle manner. However, Janković lives in his own …
“Before the elections, the government promised us a new social deal, but instead, these days, strikes and protests are being announced by the dissatisfied people who are receiving the lowest salaries, as well as by doctors, judges and managers,” was the announcement for the recent episode of the show Tarča (Target) on the national media …
The former secret political police, officially known as the State Security Administration (and later changed to State Security Service), known in the popular jargon as “UDBA,” was an institutionalised contradiction of the fundamental constitutional values of today’s independent Slovenia. However, this did not stop the current authorities from burying the former director of the State …
The coming year will be “more difficult than the year we are leaving behind,” predicts the executive director of the International Executive Fund, Kristalina Georgieva. According to her, the reasons are to be found in the three largest generators of global economic growth, the USA, the EU, and China, all of which are facing reduced economic activity …
This year, a third of the world will be in recession, but how will Golob react to this? Read More »
“I stared at the screen for a long time to see if it might be a double or a deep fake because I did not expect such a downgrade of the role of President of the Republic. Especially after all the mockery of Pahor by her voters. Who, let’s admit it, remained statesmanlike throughout his …
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After Prime Minister Robert Golob spoke about the success of his government’s work at the celebration of the Independence and Statehood Day, where he praised both the response to the high cost of food and energy products and care for pensioners, he now announced in his New Year’s message how the year 2023 should represent …
If we thought that there was no interest in saving and prudent use of money allocated for healthcare under socialism, judging by the work of the Golob government, there is even less or no interest in that in Slovenia today. Why else would 72 percent of the people with the degree of urgency marked as …
The government has repeatedly claimed that increasing the number of ministries will not cost the taxpayers anything. This was at the core of all arguments of the government politicians in the pre-referendum debates focused on the Government Act. The media took them at their word and wrote articles exclusively with their political promises in mind. …
Slovenia’s exports to Russia practically exploded last year, even though it is crystal clear that Russia is the aggressor in the war in Ukraine and that sanctions against Russia are in place. Russophilia is still very much alive and well in our country, no matter how much one may try to pretend that it is …
Shortly after taking office as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the President of the coalition’s Social Democrats party (SD), Tanja Fajon, made abiding by the arbitration agreement a condition for Croatia’s accession to Schengen. But now, it seems that she has miraculously changed her mind. “This is a historical moment for the European Union, Croatia and …
The war in Ukraine is being decided on the battlefields in the south and east of the country. But how it’s discussed in America helps shape those battlefields. Military aid from the West has helped Ukrainian forces turn the tide. Economic aid has allowed the Ukrainian economy to cling to life after a third of …
Investigation: Where does Russian disinformation incubate in US? Read More »
