Analysing social developments from a Marxists point of view is traditional in this journal, while this approach is mentioned in other circles mostly with a negative context, if it is mentioned at all. To hear about Marxism inspired art, for instance films, or about analyses and debates about the link between Marxism and films, we have to go back in time or far away, leaving the Continent arriving in the Preston University, US – from where the author reports.

Some humanists intend to protect humans by giving the ones in need aid. Some other humanists intend to protect humans by giving the ones in need exactly no aid.

After the several decade long activism of US neoconservatives, approaching issues as security control problems became a standard element in politics. By reinterpreting the concept of security, security control has spread into areas, where problems cannot be solved by this approach. Its most severe symptom was the 2003 invasion in Iraq and the launch of the ‘war on terror’. These clearly show the threat of uncontrolled security control and the business and political interests behind.

In 2012, Poland and Ukraine host the final of the European Football Championship. There are serious political and business fights behind. We can enjoy a semiperipheral championship in Europe, where geopolitics and business has priority over the game, where Western stereotypes on the East are shown fully, where the purchasing power of the middle class wins over football fans, where domestic political elites use the event to increase their legitimacy and oppress their opposition.