Panorama

The Holy Legend of the Invisible Benefactor – Whistleblowing or Covert Operation?

The story, huge data leaks like Panama Papers, Paradise Papers or Pandora Papers are the work of a selfless spirit somewhere in the digital nowhere, looks like a fairy tale to political believers when viewed soberly. The official story... [...]

The merger that could never land

In a pointed, hypothetical view, the so-called reunification acts less than a sovereign act of state than a daring merger deal: political megalomania instead of sober system testing, symbolism instead of integration concept. Two completely different companies will be... [...]

Conscription – symbol of justice or the game ball of the privileged?

The debate about conscription revives old questions: Whose duty is actually meant, what social cohesion still counts - and whether this obligation still exists for everyone at all. For many citizens... [...]

Feeling of Disenfranchisement – When Property Becomes Fiction

For many home and property owners, the state right of first refusal means more than just a formality. It is the experience of losing power and control over one's own property. Suddenly an external authority decides - be it... [...]

Union: The Loss of Independence

The trade unions were once considered the backbone of social democracy, as a voice of work against capital, as a moral authority in a world of interests. But this time is over. Today, the big union associations are... [...]

The problem of using mobile phones in schools

The discussion about the use of mobile phones in schools is becoming increasingly controversial, because while some argue that smartphones can expand the learning opportunities, others warn of the devastating distractions that bring them with them. Especially the shift... [...]

Price of injustice – official: The silent division of the Republic

Officials were once considered a guarantor of stability, reliability and the rule of law. Today it is the breeding ground for social resentment. More and more people are not seeing this system as a support of the community, but as a privilege apparatus that... [...]

What is the cold progression?

The cold progression describes the effect that people earn more nominally through inflation and wage increases, but don't really gain in purchasing power in real terms. This happens when tax allowances and tariffs are not adjusted to the rising cost of living. [...]

The Principles of Keynesianism – Between Market Failure and Government Control

Keynesianism, named after the British economist John Maynard Keynes, evolved in response to the economic challenges of the global economic crisis. At the heart of this theory is the belief that markets are by no means always efficient and in the... [...]

Keynesianism: Blessings for the powerful, burden for everyday life

Keynesian economic policy is often praised as a panacea against recessions and crises. But their actual impact on the lives of ordinary citizens is less rosy than governments and economic experts believe. The basic idea that government demand... [...]

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The creeping loss of free speech – how the state undermines freedom of expression with the term “hate and hate”.

Freedom of expression, once the untouchable core of democratic self-understanding, is increasingly becoming a playing field of vague definitions and questionable interpretations. Anyone who expresses an uncomfortable, pointed or provocative opinion today runs the risk of being under the nebulous suspicion of "hate... [...]
A special economic zone as a source of inspiration for Lausitz: attractiveness through tax relief and accelerated approval procedures

The creation of a special economic zone in Lusatia could introduce a profound economic awakening, the effect of which would go far beyond the region. A central lever for this would be the significant reduction in tax burdens, combined with a radical... [...]
Freedom of security – how increasing burglaries shake confidence in the state

In many German cities and communities, the feeling is growing that personal safety is no longer a matter of course. Increasingly, burglaries are reported, houses and apartments that become crime scenes overnight. people who... [...]
Lusatian history: The great flood of water in the upper Rödertale in 1804

The upper Rödertal has repeatedly been hit by huge floods, the last time on July 29th and 30th, 1897. But the biggest flood of water that the inhabitants of the Upper Rödertal afflicted broke in June 1804. [...]