1. Newsletter

    drohenden Schäden seien so gewaltig, so der »Economist«, dass nicht nur persönlicher Wohlstand einzelner, sondern das gesamte Finanzsystem in Gefahr sei... * Gewalt gegen Andersdenkende, seien es Politiker oder Journalisten, zeigt die Verachtung der Demokratie Nach Angriff auf SPD-Politiker Tausende bei Demo gegen Gewalt in Dresden Nach dem Angriff auf den SPD-Politiker Ecke sind in Dresden...

  2. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    dem Überfall der Russen auf die Ukraine haben wir politisch natürlich ein ganz anderes Verständnis davon, wie wertvoll Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen vor Ort sein kann. Das ist in der Bundespolitik aufgegriffen worden. Dieser Druck wird an die Länder weitergegeben. Auch Mecklenburg-Vorpommern muss gewisse Dinge herbeiführen, da kommt es nicht drumherum. Das hat dazu geführt, dass wir im Herbst...

  3. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    of home learning kits and online learning support. In 2023, Unicef ​​reached 1,3 million children with formal and informal learning. * Lobby | Propaganda | Transport policy | Car industry "Promotion of cars is generally questionable" With the still massive support for combustion engines, Germany is heading towards the end economically, warns Helmut Holzapfel. The traffic researcher...

  4. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    erst vierte Nation) überraschte und mit seinem BIP inzwischen auf den fünften Platz hinter China, USA, Deutschland und Japan vorrückte. Die Ignoranz westlicher Medien gegenüber indischer Innenpolitik steht also in keinem Verhältnis zur Bedeutung der aufstrebenden Großmacht Indien. [...] Während viele Journalist:innen Indien weiterhin stereotyp als "größte Demokratie der Welt" preisen, sehen...

  5. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    | Kriegstüchtig »Zeitenwende« und Kriegstüchtigkeit Die NATO setzt auf Eskalation. Was mit der Lieferung von Helmen an die Ukraine begann, ist nun der Ruf nach Soldaten. Mit ihrer expansiven Geopolitik treibt die NATO die Welt näher an den Rand eines Dritten Weltkrieges als jemals zuvor. 75 Jahre nach ihrer Gründung scheint die NATO auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Macht. Heute fordern der...

  6. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    Für die Kommunalwahl am 9. Juni wurde nicht einmal eine Kandidatenliste aufgestellt, wie jetzt bekannt wurde. Der Tübinger Oberbürgermeister Boris Palmer verbucht das auch als Erfolg seiner Politik, die populistisch und durchaus umstritten ist. »Durch meine Herangehensweise schrumpft die AfD«, sagte der einstige Grüne jetzt dem SPIEGEL. Immer wieder sei ihm angekreidet worden, dass er den...

  7. Newsletter

    Schweden und schließlich auch Ecuador – jede dieser Nationen zerrte an ihrem Ende des Stricks. Und die Menschen sahen und sehen bis heute dabei zu. Keine weltweit lautschreiende Intervention der Politik oder der großen Medien. Selbst so manche Menschenrechtsorganisation war sich nicht immer sicher, ob Julians Leben überhaupt schützenswert sei... * Batterien | Stromspeicher | Elektroauto...

  8. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    The AfD wants to abolish all climate protection laws. The climate crisis is already a main cause of flight. Absurd: The AfD spreads hatred and agitation against refugees and uses its policies to create even more refugees. Isn't it good that with the AfD in Germany we have a party that does not share the irrational CO2 hysteria in its election program and instead focuses on freedom,...

  9. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    become expensive According to the environmental and development organization Germanwatch, delayed climate protection in the transport sector is now the most serious problem in German climate policy. This breaks the current climate protection law - this threatens to undermine trust in the rule of law and the reliability of politics. According to the report released today by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA)...

  10. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    in the electricity system, as the Federal Audit Office fears, is not seen at the BDEW... * Israel | Repression | Anti-Semitism Solidarity with which Israel? Israeli security policy as a cure for German neuralgia or what do German anti-Semitism and philosemitism have in common? This essay was written in 2018. Today he still addresses the latest news from the German...

  11. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    Whether we come back.” The young saleswoman, on the other hand, has been back for a month and is happy that life has returned since the weekend. [...] Leading Israeli politicians such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich or the Minister for National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, want to build on this and not just return to the area surrounding Gaza - contrary to all warnings...

  12. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    According to Attorney General Letitia James, they will pay a total of 6,35 million dollars (5,86 million euros) in fines. [...] The influence of the NRA is enormous: the organization can exert considerable pressure on politicians and is an important party donor. Among other things, she supported Republican Donald Trump's presidential election campaign in 2016 with millions of dollars. Attempts to improve gun rights...

  13. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    the German Economics Minister questioned this again. France is not the only customer. In light of the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has reopened the debate about an EU import ban on uranium and fuel elements from Russia. While Germany has stopped supplying Russian energy, there are "still...

  14. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    loosen the debt brake a little, as some economists are now massively demanding. However, none of the larger parties have heard that there is also leverage on the revenue side to equip the state treasury for sustainable politics. On the contrary: Ministers Christian Lindner (FDP) and Robert Habeck (Greens) are currently calling for the solidarity surcharge...

  15. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    has to go to prison for ten years. Covert, US-led regime change preceded it. Leak shows what role Russia played in the Ukraine war. Guest post. A major tool of US foreign policy is "covert regime change", that is, a secret action by the US government to overthrow the government of another country. Khan's removal from power There are good reasons to believe that the move...

  16. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    The right-wing extremists are necessary and their risks are manageable. They could make democracy resilient against the right. While hundreds of thousands are finally demanding action against the AfD, politicians are staring like a rabbit at a snake. There are “very high hurdles” for a ban on the AfD, says Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faden. A “huge PR victory for the AfD” threatens in the case...

  17. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    European Court of Human Rights possible. [...] Of all those present, it is David Davis who, as a Tory, is most likely to be heard in government circles. “Everyone, regardless of color, politics, origin or religion, deserves a fair trial, fair justice, not arbitrary deprivation of liberty,” he begins with a remark about his former work for prisoners in Guantanamo...

  18. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    much-noticed Correctiv research warns. There the Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner is said to have presented such a “secret plan” under the euphemism of “remigration”. AfD politicians are also said to have been there: a state parliamentary group leader, a member of the Bundestag and a personal advisor to Alice Weidel. The research fuels the discussion about a possible...

  19. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    in the opinion of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Due to inflation expectations, the standard rate of citizen's money rose sharply on January 1st, the FDP politician told the "Stuttgarter Zeitung" and the "Stuttgarter Nachrichten". "Therefore, the calculation method must be checked so that inflation is not overestimated." The German Social Association...

  20. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    and anti-fascism think together Climate protection measures hit people with low incomes harder than those who are wealthier. Nevertheless, support for the AfD is growing, even though the party's economic policies would primarily benefit higher earners. It's not exactly a surprise and the topic isn't new either, but this year the enormous increase in poll numbers for the AfD...