Tagesarchive: April 26, 2020

Guardian: Milanovic cautioned, however, that it was also quite possible that a groundswell of support for a universal healthcare system and a much more robust social safety net might not be reflected in the US political system. He said: “What … Weiterlesen →

So gesehen ist die Revolution eine moderne Version dessen, was in der Antike als Opfer galt. —Terry Eagleton, Opfer. Yesterday I read yet another politician comparing the pandemic to war. It seems quite a poor analogy, but today in reading … Weiterlesen →

New York Times: Many Americans who had assumed they could stay overseas till the pandemic ebbed now face an unnerving choice: either prepare for the possibility of being infected and treated in foreign hospitals, or risk infection on the way … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: Visiting historical museums in western Europe it is not unusual for me to see  M1s on display and feel a sense of pride and awe thinking of the guys who hit the beaches in Normandy, on islands in the … Weiterlesen →