In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, only the elephant does not appear. Even if in a china store with an elephant – to use a German elephant image – the cups just tumble off the walls, people tend to believe in an earthquake rather than in the role of the elephant.
Corruption
The Guardian: Car lobby opposes EU safety bid that ‘would save 1,300 lives a year’
What is another 1,300 lives? Car manufacturers already send hundreds of thousands of Europeans to early deaths with their cheating devices in diesel cars. This will end with Germany intervening and telling the EU they […]
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Better Technology Isn’t The Solution To Ecological Collapse
That we are ignoring an impending ecological disaster does not necessitate much intellect. That the use of GDP is contributing to this process is also no secret. As Jason Hickel points out, both have to […]
Economics
CNBC: China holdings of U.S. debt fall below $1 trillion for the first time since 2010
China’s portfolio of government debt in May dropped to $980.8 billion, according to Treasury Department data released Monday. It marked the first time since May 2010 that China’s holdings fell below the $1 trillion mark. […]
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