Christine Streichert-Clivot, culture minister of the Saarland region, of being the first German culture minister since the Nazi era of “to preside over the cancellation of a major exhibition by a Jewish artist at a German museum since the Nazi era, without legal grounds or due process, and with utter disregard for the German Constitution.
Austerity
George Packer – USA: We Are Living in a Failed State
This is a powerful piece, which might make some people view the EU in its true condition: a failed union. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Cashing in on the pandemic: how lawyers are preparing to sue states over COVID-19 response measures
As governments take action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent economic collapse big law firms, too, are watching the virus. Yet, their concern is not to save lives or the economy. Instead the lawyers […]
Climate Crisis
New Scientist: UN says global carbon emissions set to rise 16 per cent by 2030
A UN analysis from 17 September revealed a bleak upward trajectory for global carbon dioxide emissions, despite new CO2-curbing plans by scores of countries, including major emitters such as the US and the European Union’s […]
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