Monthly Archives: February 2025

Baerbock verplappert sich

Berliner Zeitung: Baerbock verplappert sich: Nach der Wahl Milliarden für Ukraine Eigentlich wollte die EU das Waffen-Projekt bis nach der Bundestagswahl geheim halten. Doch Annalena Baerbock ließ die Katze aus dem Sack. Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz bekräftigte seine Unterstützung für den … Continue reading

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The Overton Window has become a peephole.

Stern: Wagenknecht im Kreuzverhör: “Bin kein blinder Pazifist” The reasons behind the invasion are completely sidelined here. It’s not really accurate to say the breadth of debate or discussion is limited, as there is no real debate, just a single … Continue reading

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14.02.1972

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Dark magical spells of February 2025

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Wolfgang Streeck: 2008 was a first warning that this way of life of capitalism — to live on a continuously growing mountain of borrowed money — could not continue forever. And then, of course, came the pandemic and the war … Continue reading

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President Trump has spoken to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the phone to try to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war

New York Post: Trump said he has a concrete plan to end the war. “I hope it’s fast. Every day people are dying. This war is so bad in Ukraine. I want to end this damn thing.” Addressing National Security … Continue reading

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Glasnost and roads not taken

It was for this reason that Gorbachëv initiated a series of public debates. The policy was encapsulated in the slogan of glasnost. This is a difficult word to translate, broadly connoting ‘openness’, ‘a voicing’ and ‘a making public’. Gorbachëv‘s choice … Continue reading

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08.02.2003 Fischer is not convinced

Spiegel: Es sind Augenblicke, in denen deutlich wird: Hier stehen sich zwei Konzepte, zwei politische Ansätze gegenüber.

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Annalena Baerbock is shocked

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