Rédigé la semaine suivant le remaniement gouvernemental ukrainien de juillet 2026, ce court texte soutient que l'attention portée à la personne qui dirigera le ministère de la Défense masque une question plus profonde : pour quel type d'État les Ukrainiens se battent-ils ? Vitaliy Dudin oppose l'empressement de la jeunesse ukrainienne à se mobiliser autour des changements de personnel à sa réticence à s'organiser face à la hausse des tarifs, à la stagnation des salaires et à l'effondrement (…)

Written the week after Ukraine's July 2026 cabinet reshuffle, this short piece argues that public attention to who runs the Ministry of Defence obscures a deeper question: for what kind of state are Ukrainians fighting? Vitaliy Dudin contrasts the readiness of young Ukrainians to mobilise around personnel changes with a reluctance to organise around tariff rises, wage stagnation and the collapse of independent trade unions. He warns against personality politics and calls instead for (…)

The President's [Bongbong Marcos - PBBM] address contained many technical reports, but it failed to meaningfully address the pressing concerns of workers, such as wages, wage reform, jobs, and other labor issues—even as President Marcos acknowledged that workers and the middle class should not be forgotten. [SONA : State of the Nation adress of the President.] The proposed expansion of tax exemptions may benefit above-minimum wage earners, but it provides no relief to minimum wage (…)