Monatsarchive: März 2020

René Schlott, SZ: Mit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit und mit einer erschütternden Bereit­willig­keit seitens der Bevölkerung werden Rechte außer Kraft gesetzt, die in Jahrhunderten mühsam erkämpft worden sind: das Recht auf Versammlungs­freiheit, die Religions­freiheit, das Recht auf Bildung, das Recht auf Freizügigkeit, … Weiterlesen →

Washington Post: „The U.S. situation, one epidemiologist said, is the equivalent of someone asking an exterminator what it will take to get rid of rats in a basement they’ve been too afraid to enter for weeks. You have to turn … Weiterlesen →

Stars and Stripes: Calley led one of Charlie Company’s three platoons and was responsible for numerous killings himself, was the only soldier convicted of a crime at My Lai. He was sentenced to life in prison but served only three … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: The two-hour debate, hosted by CNN and Univision, took place as viewers across the nation retreated into their homes amid disruptive, even draconian, efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus. Hours earlier, New York City had ordered public schools closed; … Weiterlesen →

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 →