The ignorance in politics and the inability of politicians to openly discuss the vital issues of society with the electorate seem to grow from day to day. How can it be that modern societies fail so fundamentally to grasp the simplest of insights? …
What looks big is sometimes less big than you think if you look more closely. Spain’s gross domestic product could well be such a pseudo giant. Why it is growing at such an incredible rate is a big mystery that nobody seems to be interested in this, …
Germany feels good about itself again. After its decision on the future of coal, it sees itself as a pioneer in transforming its energy production. In reality it still doesn’t want to think seriously about the problem.
Originally posted in German at Makroskop
Translated and edited by BRAVE NEW EUROPE
On January 28th, …
