Anything but a "German appendix"
Austrian novelists are still referred to as Germans despite recent critical and commercial success. From the new narrative "miracle" to the darkly humorous "writer's novel", Daniela Strigl finds a contemporary Austrian scene at the top of its game. [Lithuanian version added] [ more ]
"New Humanist" watches the Religious Right get passionate about sex; "Sens Public" reads up on the US elections; "Blätter" stares into the abyss of prevention; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) calls CCTV a fiasco; "Dilema veche" sees welfare go to the dogs; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) slates EU immigration policies; "Ny Tid" reports on a new edition of diplo; "Arena" describes the dark sides of Scandinavian social engineering; "Revolver Revue" worries about mass media and memory; and "Merkur" satisfies our curiosity.
is a philosopher and economist, and director of the journal Multitudes.
In defence of the "insignificant" rioters
It is possible that the "apolitical" youths of the banlieue have done more to set things in motion in France than thirty years of political posturing, says the director of French journal Multitudes. [more]
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