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ChinaSep 25th 2019 | DUANJIAPING
10-13 minutes
AS DARKNESS BEGINS to settle on Duanjiaping village, a few men in white skullcaps head towards a large mosque. It is time for the Maghrib, the fourth of the five daily prayers of devout Muslims. It is clear even before they reach the building’s high yellow walls that all is not right. The prayer-hall’s four minarets, topped by golden crescent moons, are still a towering landmark. But they are covered in scaffolding and green netting (see picture), and they are not due for repair.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Nancy Pelosi launches an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump
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United StatesSep 25th 2019 | WASHINGTON
8-10 minutes
NANCY PELOSI has long been a Republican bogeyman. In 2018, Republican congressional candidates across America built her into a caricature of a wild-eyed, out-of-touch coastal liberal. In fact, Mrs Pelosi is among America’s most calculating politicians. That has frustrated some of those on the left of her caucus, but the leader of the House of Representatives knows that she owes her majority to moderates from conservative districts. For months, progressives pushed to open impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, while Mrs Pelosi urged caution. On September 24th, she joined their calls, announcing that the House was “moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry.”
United StatesSep 25th 2019 | WASHINGTON
8-10 minutes
NANCY PELOSI has long been a Republican bogeyman. In 2018, Republican congressional candidates across America built her into a caricature of a wild-eyed, out-of-touch coastal liberal. In fact, Mrs Pelosi is among America’s most calculating politicians. That has frustrated some of those on the left of her caucus, but the leader of the House of Representatives knows that she owes her majority to moderates from conservative districts. For months, progressives pushed to open impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, while Mrs Pelosi urged caution. On September 24th, she joined their calls, announcing that the House was “moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry.”
Friday, September 20, 2019
Η αυτοκράτωρ Τουρκία, του Χρήστου Γιανναρά
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5-7 minutes
"Ενας λαός που θέλει να είναι κάτι άλλο από αυτό που είναι, δεν μπορεί να επιβιώσει ιστορικά, έχει τελειώσει. "
5-7 minutes
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
The attack on Saudi oil facilities raises the risks of war
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Middle East and AfricaSep 16th 2019
5-7 minutes
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP says America’s forces are “locked and loaded” to strike at those responsible for the devastating drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s industry on September 14th. Is he about to pull the trigger for another American war in the Middle East?
Responsibility for the strikes on the Khurais oilfield and the Abqaiq oil-processing facility—the biggest such plant in the world—was claimed by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fighting a Saudi-led coalition in the war in Yemen. But American officials dismissed this notion. Not only was the weaponry involved made in Iran, they say. They also believe the attacks had come not from the south-east of the Arabian peninsula, ie, Yemen, but the north, from Iraq, where Iran runs proxy Shia militias; or indeed from the territory of Iran itself. “Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply,” tweeted Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state. “There is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.”
Middle East and AfricaSep 16th 2019
5-7 minutes
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP says America’s forces are “locked and loaded” to strike at those responsible for the devastating drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s industry on September 14th. Is he about to pull the trigger for another American war in the Middle East?
Responsibility for the strikes on the Khurais oilfield and the Abqaiq oil-processing facility—the biggest such plant in the world—was claimed by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fighting a Saudi-led coalition in the war in Yemen. But American officials dismissed this notion. Not only was the weaponry involved made in Iran, they say. They also believe the attacks had come not from the south-east of the Arabian peninsula, ie, Yemen, but the north, from Iraq, where Iran runs proxy Shia militias; or indeed from the territory of Iran itself. “Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply,” tweeted Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state. “There is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.”
Monday, September 9, 2019
Αντιπαλεύεται η παρακμή;
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του Χρήστου Γιανναρά | Kathimerini
Στην ελληνική γλώσσα έχουμε δύο λέξεις για να σημάνουμε τα αντικείμενα της εμπειρικής πιστοποίησης: τη λέξη «πράγματα» και τη λέξη «χρήματα».
«Πράγματα» είναι τα παράγωγα του πράττειν, τα αποτελέσματα μιας ποιητικής (δημιουργικής) ενέργειας, τα πεπραγμένα ενός μοναδικού και ανεπανάληπτου προσώπου. «Χρήματα» είναι εκείνα από τα πράγματα που καθορίζονται κυρίως από τη χρήση τους, εξυπηρετούν χρηστικές ανάγκες, είναι χρήσιμα στην πρακτική του βίου. Τα πράγματα ενδέχεται να διασώζουν την ετερότητα (μοναδικότητα και ανομοιότητα) ενός προσωπικού δημιουργικού λόγου, να παραπέμπουν στο πρόσωπο του δημιουργού τους – όπως η ζωγραφιά στον ζωγράφο και το ποίημα στον ποιητή. Τα χρήματα ταυτίζονται απλώς με τη χρηστική τους σκοπιμότητα, παραπέμπουν στην ίδια για όλους ωφέλιμη διευκόλυνση.
του Χρήστου Γιανναρά | Kathimerini
Στην ελληνική γλώσσα έχουμε δύο λέξεις για να σημάνουμε τα αντικείμενα της εμπειρικής πιστοποίησης: τη λέξη «πράγματα» και τη λέξη «χρήματα».
«Πράγματα» είναι τα παράγωγα του πράττειν, τα αποτελέσματα μιας ποιητικής (δημιουργικής) ενέργειας, τα πεπραγμένα ενός μοναδικού και ανεπανάληπτου προσώπου. «Χρήματα» είναι εκείνα από τα πράγματα που καθορίζονται κυρίως από τη χρήση τους, εξυπηρετούν χρηστικές ανάγκες, είναι χρήσιμα στην πρακτική του βίου. Τα πράγματα ενδέχεται να διασώζουν την ετερότητα (μοναδικότητα και ανομοιότητα) ενός προσωπικού δημιουργικού λόγου, να παραπέμπουν στο πρόσωπο του δημιουργού τους – όπως η ζωγραφιά στον ζωγράφο και το ποίημα στον ποιητή. Τα χρήματα ταυτίζονται απλώς με τη χρηστική τους σκοπιμότητα, παραπέμπουν στην ίδια για όλους ωφέλιμη διευκόλυνση.
Friday, September 6, 2019
Boris Johnson’s Unconservative Party
From Economist.com
print-edition iconPrint edition | LeadersSep 7th 2019
4-5 minutes
BORIS JOHNSON has been Conservative leader for little more than a month, and until this week had appeared in Parliament as prime minister only once. But that did not stop him carrying out the biggest purge in the party’s history on September 3rd. After a backbench rebellion led to a resounding defeat of his uncompromising Brexit policy, 21 moderate Conservative MPs, including seven former cabinet members and a grandson of Winston Churchill, had the whip withdrawn and were told they would not be allowed to stand as Tories at the next election.
It was the most dramatic step in a long process: the transformation of Britain’s ruling party from conservatives into radical populists. The capture of the Tories by fanatics determined to pursue a no-deal Brexit has caused the party to abandon the principles by which it has governed Britain for most of the past century. With an election looming, and the Labour opposition captured by an equally radical hard-left, the Tories’ sinister metamorphosis is terrible news.
print-edition iconPrint edition | LeadersSep 7th 2019
4-5 minutes
BORIS JOHNSON has been Conservative leader for little more than a month, and until this week had appeared in Parliament as prime minister only once. But that did not stop him carrying out the biggest purge in the party’s history on September 3rd. After a backbench rebellion led to a resounding defeat of his uncompromising Brexit policy, 21 moderate Conservative MPs, including seven former cabinet members and a grandson of Winston Churchill, had the whip withdrawn and were told they would not be allowed to stand as Tories at the next election.
It was the most dramatic step in a long process: the transformation of Britain’s ruling party from conservatives into radical populists. The capture of the Tories by fanatics determined to pursue a no-deal Brexit has caused the party to abandon the principles by which it has governed Britain for most of the past century. With an election looming, and the Labour opposition captured by an equally radical hard-left, the Tories’ sinister metamorphosis is terrible news.
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