Monatsarchive: August 2020

In May 2018, in Bayreuth, an American acquaintance asked me my thoughts on the possibility of a Blue Wave in the November 2018 elections. The Blue Wave would return control of the Senate to The Democrats, to the Good People, and … Weiterlesen →

David Smith, The Guardian: And yet Obama fell into a familiar trap, implying that Trump is a freak case, a one-off, an aberration. He did not dwell on the forces of white identity politics, social media flame-throwing and politics-as-entertain­ment that … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: She said: “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. If you’re a parent struggling with your child’s remote learning, or you’re a teacher struggling on the other side of that screen, you know that what we’re … Weiterlesen →

Anthony Zurcher, BBC: Her speech delivered with smiles and warmth, but it took place in a rather haunting environment – a room constructed to replicate a party convention hall, complete with signposts for each state delegation, but devoid of the … Weiterlesen →

Robin Givhan Fashion critic, Washington Post: The warning from Kamala Harris and the convention’s third night: Our house is on fire “Each of us needs a plan, a voting plan,” said Sen. Kamala D. Harris, the vice-presidential nominee. It has … Weiterlesen →

New York Times: “We’re at an inflection point,” Ms. Harris said as she formally accepted the nomination. “The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid. The callousness makes us feel alone. “We can do better and … Weiterlesen →

Stephan Lehnstaedt, FAZ: Deutlich komplizierter war die Situation in Litauen, das wie Polen Wilna besitzen wollte. Ende 1918 waren zudem die Bolschewiki auf dem Vormarsch und konnten die Stadt einnehmen – sie waren der natürliche Verbündete für die Litauer, die … Weiterlesen →

Politico: “The good thing about a Biden run,” Neera Tanden, Clinton’s close aide who also advised the Obama administration on health policy, wrote to Podesta in 2015, in an email later exposed by WikiLeaks, “is that he would make Hillary … Weiterlesen →

Die Zeit: Nur 60 Sekunden Zeit bekam die große Nachwuchshoffnung der US-Demokraten am Dienstagabend, um ihre Botschaft vorzutragen. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Abgeordnete aus New York, muss sich am zweiten Tag des Nominierungsparteitags mit einem Kurzauftritt begnügen. Die 30-Jährige macht das Beste … Weiterlesen →

Philadelphia Inquirer: Jill Biden told Americans on Tuesday that her husband can heal a hurting nation in the same way he’s made his family “whole” after multiple tragedies. “How do you make a broken family whole? The same way you make a … Weiterlesen →