Monatsarchive: März 2020

Slavoj Žižek: ‘If you add to this a possible new wave of refugees you get the perfect storm, and I think that Europe is so weakened that it will not be able to react in a unified way, and that’s … Weiterlesen →

Imagine we were to visit Dante’s Hell now and find there in the Third Circle today’s Ciacco, a gluttonous Western European who ignores the plight of migrants, focused as he is on continuing his consumption undisturbed. If we were to … Weiterlesen →

taz: ExpertInnen gehen davon aus, dass sich in den kommenden Wochen und Monaten zwischen einem und zwei Dritteln der Bevölkerung an dem „ausländischen Virus“ – wie Trump Corona nennt – anstecken werden. Nach Schätzungen von Experten der Bundesbehörde Center for … Weiterlesen →

BBC: Long queues formed as travellers waited for hours for the screenings before passing through customs. Earlier Vice-President Mike Pence said a ban imposed on European nations over the pandemic would be extended to the UK and Ireland on Tuesday. … Weiterlesen →

New York Times: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early Saturday celebrated passage of legislation she described as providing paid sick leave to American workers affected by the coronavirus. She neglected to mention the fine print. In fact, the bill guarantees sick leave only … Weiterlesen →

Die Zeit: Unter den vielen bizarren Pressekonferenzen, die der amerikanische Präsident in seiner Amtszeit schon abgehalten hat, rangiert diese auf den vorderen Plätzen. Um den Präsidenten herum stehen hochrangige Vertreter großer amerikanischer Konzerne wie Walmart oder Google. Sie sind Teil … Weiterlesen →

Notice the ticker during the president’s press conference. No, it’s not measuring virus deaths, or number of Americans who are being tested.

Chomsky: There is another special thing about the United States — the militant, almost hysterical, anti-Left propaganda. For example, McCarthyism, which is attributed to Joe McCarthy, though Truman actually is the one who started it. One of its aspects — … Weiterlesen →