Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Der Spiegel

New Fences on the Old Continent: Refugee Crisis Pushes Europe to the Brink

Even as Chancellor Merkel continues pursuing a deal with Turkey, Austria and its Balkan neighbors to the south have taken things into their own hands. With fences going up across the region, Greece is in trouble and the EU can't figure out what to do. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

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Interview with Bavarian Governor Seehofer'The Country Is Divided'

Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer has been extremely critical of Chancellor Merkel's approach to the refugee crisis. In a SPIEGEL interview, he talks about limiting migration, his relationship with Merkel and why he is upset with the German media. Interview Conducted by Ralf Neukirch and René Pfister more... [ Comment ]

03/03/2016 from nsmith: Horst Seehoffer has been one of the few German politicians unafraid to disagree openly with the... more...

Anne-Marie Slaughter'This Country Is Ready for a Woman in the White House'

Anne-Marie Slaughter was one of Hillary Clinton's top advisors at the State Department before she left politics to devote more time to her family. In an interview with SPIEGEL, she discusses the feminist debate that ensued and her views of the Syrian crisis. Interview Conducted by Britta Sandberg and Samiha Shafy more... [ Comment ]

03/03/2016 from nsmith: Everybody complaining about Hillary Clinton forgets that Donald Trump is waiting in the wings. Any... more...

Rolling Up the Welcome MatBerlin Moves to Curb Afghan Refugee Influx

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are seeking refuge in Germany from their country's turmoil. Berlin plans to increase its deportations and scare tactics in order to lower the number of asylum-seekers from the region. By Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt, Susanne Koelbl, Christiane Hoffmann and Konstantin von Hammerstein more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 01:59 AM from woofers: In the National Post, a Canadian newspaper, it was reported yesterday that American General... more...

The Refugee BillBudget Battle Begins over Germany's New Residents

No one knows how much integrating the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Germany will ultimately cost. Yet the battle over financing has already begun. Finance Minister Schäuble doesn't want to borrow money or raise taxes, but his approach may be wrong. By Markus Dettmer and Christian Reiermann more... [ Comment ]

Press Versus Liars: Doing Good Journalism in These Trying Times

03/02/2016 from bill_smith: Whatever the estimated cost...it will be much more. Keep in mind, the majority of... more...

Wanted ManA Visit with A Football Leaks Creator

SPIEGEL meets up with one of the creators of the anonymous whistleblowing platform Football Leaks, which has shaken professional soccer with its revelations about player contracts and salaries. We visited a man forced into hiding by the powerful industry. By Rafael Buschmannmore... [ Comment ]

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