Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Der Spiegel- Silicon Valley and Other Stories

Tomorrowland: How Silicon Valley Shapes Our Future

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In the Silicon Valley, a new elite is forming that wants to determine not only what we consume, but also the way we live. They want to change the world, but they don't want to accept any rules. Do they need to be reined in? By Thomas Schulz more... [ Comment ]

Under the Scope

Greeks in the Crisis'We Need To Explain Ourselves'

What hopes and fears has the new government in Greece awakened, and how bad are relations with Germany? Four weeks after the election, SPIEGEL sat down to discuss the situation with six Greek people from different walks of life. more... [ Comment ]

Family Feud: The Tortured Relationship between Schäuble and Varoufakis

Postwar RapeWere Americans As Bad as the Soviets?

In the popular imagination, American GIs in postwar Germany were well-liked and well-behaved. But a new book claims that US soldiers raped up to 190,000 women at the end of World War II. Is there any truth to the controversial claim? By Klaus Wiegrefe more... [ Comment ]

Family FeudThe Tortured Relationship between Schäuble and Varoufakis

Athens relented in the end. But prior to the compromise deal allowing for an extension of Greece's bailout program, Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis and his German counterpart Schäuble engaged in a bitter battle for supremacy. By Nikolaus Blome, Christian Reiermann and Alexander Smoltczyk more... [ Comment ]

03/02/2015 from rhunbsj: If Schäuble "is suspicious of those who believe in their own theories and who think that the... more...

The Warming WorldIs 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 ]

02/28/2015 from quark@mailinator.com: "Can this achievement if communism beat those of capitalism?:... 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 Brinkbäumermore... [ Comment ]

The Warming World: Is Capitalism Destroying Our Planet?

03/01/2015 from gary.weglarz: "SPIEGEL: You seriously want to eliminate the free market in order to save the climate?"... more...

'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 ]

03/01/2015 from wilburtempleton: This article sends chills down my spine! What is the Berlin government (or the Federal Government)...more...

Community ResponseA 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 ]

02/26/2015 from suzylarose: in denmark, you take time to help the disenfranchised enter into danish society even after such... more...

A Threat to EuropeThe 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 ]

News LabJeff 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 ]

OpinionThe 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 ]

03/01/2015 from titus_norberto: Europa does not have any Ghettos of the type Israel has, there are neither walls nor checkpoints to... 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 ]

03/01/2015 from tolud: I wonder what would heppen if Ukraine lose the war? In Poland and Germany may appear hunderds of... more...

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