Politics & Society

Death in the vegetable field

by Markus Langemann Enlightened minds in our society have been noticing the death of intellect, reason, respect, decency and prosperity for months. The idea of

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Coalition decision in the original

by Markus Langemann Read the reality. Here we provide you with the original version of the coalition decision of 3.9.2022. Simply download it. What do you think about this decision, which

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Housing is becoming a luxury good

by Caren Lay The housing issue is the social issue of our time. But instead of tackling it, undesirable developments are being systematically promoted politically. Apartments have become pure objects of speculation

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The open letter

by Markus Langemann One of the most noble tasks of the independent press is to give a voice to those people who are not heard. Those who are not

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Reichelt & the DeepFake

by Markus Langemann In this article, I'll show you how you can create videos with just a few clicks that let people speak sentences they would never actually say.

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Söder has the Ukrainian flag hoisted.

by Markus Langemann Last Friday, I was standing in the morning sun outside my favorite little café. There, where pink-clad suburban SUV-Lacoste moms, freshly showered and waiting in line

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How dare you, Lindner?!

Commentary by Markus Langemann Working off the inability of political actors, elected officials and office holders at local, municipal or even national level has already

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How to silence scientists

The silencing of academics can be even more extensive than censorship, suppression or rejection in peer review. When a climate of silence is created by not answering questions or not responding to submissions to conferences, this is known as "stonewalling". Academics who do not conform are silenced. This is independent of the prevailing political ideology.

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"They want to bring down de facto."

by Markus Langemann The publisher Markus J. Karsten has conducted an interview with the political scientist Prof. Ulrike Guérot on the occasion of the publication of her current book "Wer schweigt,

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Clothing is politics.

Commentary by Markus Langemann This is not about the obvious. It's not about uniforms, Palestinian scarves, Mao jackets and Fischer sneakers in the Bundestag. Clothing signals affiliation

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Lost trust? Recognition gained!

Commentary by Markus Langemann The digitalization of our society, reflected in our daily activities, has made huge strides in recent years. Online shopping in global megastores

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...but the pictures are wrong.

by Markus Langemann The loss of trust in "the media" has increased enormously over the past two years. I have explained the reasons for this in the Club der klaren

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Not from hard bread alone

by Markus Langemann Even though we often bite into the hard bread of social transformation here, discussing and evaluating it, it is worth remembering that the

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Resignation without humility

Commentary by Markus Langemann Friedrich Nietzsche had a confessedly disturbed relationship to humility; from a distance, I would attest Anne Spiegel the obvious. Her

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About thinking

by Markus Langemann If independent thinking were a plant, it would be on the Red List of endangered animal and plant species. They would be

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The death of Europe and the birth of a new order

"Putin's imperial madness": In the West, experts, journalists and politicians are unanimous when it comes to the causes of the conflict in Ukraine. But a look outside the box quickly reveals that analysts in the Global South come to a different conclusion.

It can be refreshing for the mind to follow the eyes and thoughts of someone who has his home in Estelí, Nicaragua, when looking at the Ukranine crisis.

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