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'Risk Has Gotten Greater': German Jews Advised Against Wearing Kippah

How anti-Semitic is Germany? The Central Council of Jews is warning members of the community against wearing traditional head coverings. It is a precaution that 26-year-old Mark Krasnov has been taking for some time. By Peter Maxwill in Berlin more... [ Comment ]

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The Warming World Is Capitalism Destroying Our Planet?

World leaders decided in Copenhagen that global warming should be limited to 2 degrees Celsius. Achieving that target, though, would take nothing less than a miracle. With another round of climate negotiations approaching, it is becoming increasingly clear that mankind has failed to address its most daunting problem. By Alexander Jung, Horand Knaup, Samiha Shafy and Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 10:44 AM from Inglenda2: Climate problems are only one symptom of the illness called capitalism. Already the wonderful idea... more...

SPIEGEL Interview with Naomi Klein 'The Economic System We Have Created Global Warming'

Can we still stop global warming? Only if we radically change our capitalist system, argues author Naomi Klein. In an interview with SPIEGEL, she explains why the time has come to abandon small steps for a radical new approach. Interview Conducted by Klaus Brinkbäumer more... [ Comment ]

The Warming World: Is Capitalism Destroying Our Planet?

Yesterday at 08:44 AM from normanfirnk: Tell me this is some kind of joke. Have you forgotten what the last non-capitalist system did to... more...

Community Response A Danish Answer to Radical Jihad

The murders in Copenhagen have refocused attention on a thorny question for Europe: How can radical jihadists returning from Syria be reintegrated? The Danish city of Aarhus may have found an answer. By Manfred Ertel and Ralf Hoppe more... [ Comment ]

02/25/2015 from carlos_ferrero: None who has event a faint idea of what has happened wherever a totalitarian regime has had the... more...

A Threat to Europe The Islamic State's Dangerous Gains in Libya

Rival militias in Libya have thrown the country into civil war and made it easy prey for the Islamic State. The recent execution of 21 Egyptian Christians is only one sign of the terrorist group's growing footprint in North Africa. By Mirco Keilberth and Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]

02/24/2015 from Salman Shaheen: We may be seeing the beginnings of a coalition against Islamic State in Libya now... more...

The Grexit Dilemma What Would Happen if Greece Leaves the Euro Zone?

Banks across Europe, including the European Central Bank, are preparing for the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone. With Athens and Brussels still at odds, such an eventuality seems more realistic than ever. But how disruptive would a Grexit really be? By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 08:49 AM from djinn666: It's tough to feel pity for the Greeks. They made their bed decades ago and never changed the... more...

News Lab Jeff Bezos Takes Washington Post into Digital Future

A spirit of enthusiasm has infused the office of the once troubled Washington Post following its purchase in August by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. He is turning the newspaper into a laboratory for the digital future. Can he save a sick industry? By Isabell Hülsen more... [ Comment ]

02/25/2015 from johnwerneken: First time in a long while that I truly wished I were younger - I'd apply to work at the New Post! more...

Opinion The Terror in Our Cities

Israel is the first democracy to have extensive experience with Islamist terrorism. Before recent attacks on our own soil, Europeans loved nothing better than scorning the Jewish state's efforts to address terror. In the future, we may need to turn to the Israelis for advice. By Jan Fleischhauer more... [ Comment ]

02/25/2015 from spon-facebook-10000403463: Are you trying to enforce to link the readers idea between islamic terror in EU with a fair... more...

'Guantanamo of the East' Ukraine Locks Up Refugees at EU's Behest

Brussels is doing all it can to prevent refugees from reaching Fortress Europe, with initiatives like funding the construction of internment centers in Ukraine. Asylum seekers who have spent time there report miserable conditions and abuse. By Maximilian Popp more... [ Comment ]

02/23/2015 from ltsauers: Fortress Europe? Has it come to that? I seriously doubt it. Look, here is the mistake that is being... more...

Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis 'Austerity Has Done Nothing to Solve Greece's Problems'

Greek Finance Minister Giannis Varoufakis has had little luck convincing his EU counterparts that Athens needs a debt cut. He speaks with SPIEGEL about why austerity has failed, how aid conditions are like waterboarding and where the bailout money went. Interview by Thomas Hüetlin and Alexander Neubacher more... [ Comment ]