Monthly Archives: March 2020

‘What I like about coronavirus’

Posted on March 15, 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 … Continue reading →

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Ciacco

Posted on March 15, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

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200.000 bis 1,7 Millionen Menschen

Posted on March 15, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: Disarray hits US airports over health screenings

Posted on March 15, 2020

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. … Continue reading →

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Bill passed by the US Congress Friday night doesn’t actually guarantee paid sick leave to most American workers

Posted on March 14, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

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Corona-Krise Handeln

Posted on March 14, 2020
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Das bisschen Pandemie

Posted on March 14, 2020

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 … Continue reading →

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US National Emergency and real-time metrics

Posted on March 13, 2020

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

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We are all Julian Assange

Posted on March 13, 2020
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Chomsky: “Bernie Is Vilified Because He Has Inspired a Movement”

Posted on March 12, 2020

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 — … Continue reading →

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