Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tag: Germany

Berlin lawyers launch legal battle to halt German arms sales to...

Citing potential violations of international law, this legal challenge seeks to uphold Germany's constitutional commitment to protecting human life and questions the ethical implications of supplying weaponry in a conflict-ridden region.

55 percent of Germany’s power in 2023 came from renewables

“Wind farms—especially those on land—made the largest contribution.”

What is more evil than pure evil?

“Rationalization is the evil step-brother of rationality.”

Germany to shut down its last remaining nuclear reactors

Germany’s decision comes as it is trying to phase out coal, which still generates a third of its electricity, by 2038 at the latest

US follows Germany’s lead to send battle tanks to Ukraine

The U.S. agreed to send 31 tanks, and Germany agreed to 14.

Germany deserves a big share of the blame for the disaster...

Berlin should step up and end the war in Ukraine.

Germany’s new wildflower meadows offer urban safe havens to bees and...

thanks to wildflower meadows being planted precisely to reverse precipitous declines in insect populations.

Immigrants to the rescue

It’s useful to bear the German experience in mind as the United States once again tackles its own “immigration crisis.”

Germany begins trial for universal basic income

Germany will provide the citizens a monthly stipend of €1,200, or about $1,430, which is just above the country's poverty level.

V-E Day plus 75

The “new times” upon which the nation has now embarked will pose their own distinctive challenges, as the Covid-19 pandemic makes unmistakably clear.

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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...

As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.

Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’

Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.

Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget

Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.

Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...

Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.

Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...

Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.