Daily Archives: April 10, 2021

“Unser Ziel ist es, stärkste Kraft in einem links-progressiven Bündnis zu werden mit Olaf Scholz als Regierungschef.” It’s late morning. I slept well, have now had several cups of coffee, no beer yet, and I find Esken’s is a really … Continue reading →

Picked it up yesterday and have just started it. The frontispiece reads This quote from an Irish rock band is in English, and therefore doubly hip. The lyric is printed without capitalization, like e e cummings, and therefore both Humble … Continue reading →

Urban, divers, kosmopolitisch, individualistisch – links ist für viele heute vor allem eine Lifestylefrage. Politische Konzepte für sozialen Zusammen­halt bleiben auf der Strecke, genauso wie schlecht verdienende Frauen, arme Zuwanderer­kinder, ausgebeutete Leiharbeiter und große Teile der Mittelschicht. Ob in den … Continue reading →

BBC: Amazon has defeated activists hoping to establish the company’s first unionised warehouse in the US. Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama warehouse voted 1,798 to 738 against the effort, labour officials said. … If successful, the union drive would have … Continue reading →