The airlines are reeling after Covid. The lockdowns are a major reason for that. The flight companies had to fire many employees during the pandemic. Now, they are not coming back.
Systems and Society
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The EU Has Chosen to Stand on the Wrong Side of History
I often see similarities between observations I make in the classroom and the world at large. Observing the EU and their struggle for emancipation is not an exception.
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The Supreme Court Put a Bomb Under All Environmental Regulations
Almost unmentioned by mainstream media, the Supreme Court issued another ruling. It has just given the green light to capitalists to destroy the environment at will.
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History Shows How America Has Already Descended Into Fascism
No, history does not repeat itself. But it does rhyme indeed. This is what makes studying history so important. Because we can draw important lessons from the past to tell us something about our present and the future.
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Yes, Germany Needs to Cut Its Dependence on Russian Gas
Germany’s minister of Economics seems to be in panic mode. Today, the second phase in a three-stage gas emergency program went into effect. This is an admittance, that the situation does not at all look rosy. The situation shows, how dependent Germany is on Russian gas.
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No, Germany Will Not Be Free From Climate Change Consequences
Until now, we westerners have relied on an assumption. Western countries will not suffer too much from the effects of climate change. That assumption is wrong. I believed it as well. After all, we have so many possibilities, that other countries don't have. We have enormous wealth we stole from…
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By Condemning Julian Assange, The West Cements Their Hypocrite Stance on Human Rights
You know that this attack on Press Freedom is real. What you also know is that Assange will never face a fair trial. You know that western leaders and pundits tried to shut up about it.
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Electric Vehicles Are Not Gonna Make Us Sustainable
People buy plenty of cars. Not necessarily out of need. But because we bought into the idea of owning a car. It is a symbol of freedom and self-realization. Electric Vehicles will not change that.
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Excessive Consumption Is a Real Issue
We do need to become minimalist. Minimalist in the sense that we only buy things, if they solve a real problem for us. Like having a real bed. But we cannot buy into the bullshit consumption.
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Fossil Fuel Companies Get Subsidies From the German Government
It likely has not escaped anyone's attention. Fuel prices have taken a sharp turn upwards recently. In Germany, you can rarely get any fuel for less than 2 Euros per liter anywhere. The sanctions on Russia are restricting supply. However, Fossil fuel might do a bit of price gouging as…
