Do not kill the common market for small shops and producers!
I hope I am wrong about this: the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation requires anyone shipping packaged goods to register with the authorities in each country…
Author: johanneswilm
The return of Y2K in 2030?
A possible issue I thought up in the last few days: Most large servers, phones, etc. are running Unix-based systems, and in Unix, time is counted as how…
Echoes of the Past: A 1952 UN Mission and the Unresolved Refugee Crisis
While doing some family research, I recently came across an article about my grandfather from October 29, 1952 in the newspaper of his hometown, Silkeborg, Denmark. He was…
Paraguay – and the longterm consequences of the coup d’etat
It is now four years ago that the democratically elected President Fernando Lugo was removed from office by means of a parliamentary coup. The consequences of the coup…
Why there is an argument to be made for Norway to turn off its FM band
Norway is set to turn off FM broadcasting in a few months. Most Norwegians seem to be against turning it off, based on the argument that the digital…
The closing of Öresund – On borders, trains and state power
With the so-called “refugee crisis” and the terrorist attacks in Paris in Europe, several European countries have either reinstated border controls to their neighbors or are planning to…
The closing of Öresund – On borders, trains and state power
With the so-called “refugee crisis” and the terrorist attacks in Paris in Europe, several European countries have either reinstated border controls to their neighbors or are planning to…
Case against campesinos connected with coup d’etat in Paraguay in 2012 takes surprising turn
An important point of the aftermath of the parliamentary coup d’etat in Paraguay in 2012 was reached today — although with a rather surprising turn of events. The…
Case against campesinos connected with coup d’etat in Paraguay in 2012 takes surprising turn
An important point of the aftermath of the parliamentary coup d’etat in Paraguay in 2012 was reached today — although with a rather surprising turn of events. The…
Some animals are more equal than others – on net neutrality and roaming charges in the European Union
“Don’t ever let a good crisis go to waste.” While all of Europe is starring at Greece, the European Union has finally come up with new rules for…
Some animals are more equal than others – on net neutrality and roaming charges in the European Union
“Don’t ever let a good crisis go to waste.” While all of Europe is starring at Greece, the European Union has finally come up with new rules for…
The European game of chicken
A week ago it seemed as if the Greek debt crisis finally had been solved. Suddenly everything is undecided again and no-one can quite say if the Euro…
The European game of chicken
A week ago it seemed as if the Greek debt crisis finally had been solved. Suddenly everything is undecided again and no-one can quite say if the Euro…
Why Ello.co is a bad idea
5 years is a long time in terms of the internet. Let’s assume that you have been on the it during this period. Chances are quite high that…
Why Ello.co is a bad idea
5 years is a long time in terms of the internet. Let’s assume that you have been on the it during this period. Chances are quite high that…
Is protection against online surveillance possible?
After the spying scandals of NSA and their European partner organizations, the question of how to product oneself and who to protect oneself from has become a primary…
Is protection against online surveillance possible?
After the spying scandals of NSA and their European partner organizations, the question of how to product oneself and who to protect oneself from has become a primary…
Why does western media want a monarchy in the 21st Century?
As the king of Spain chose to resign, western media was quick to determine that the next king was ready to take over and that the monarchy would…
Why does western media want a monarchy in the 21st Century?
As the king of Spain chose to resign, western media was quick to determine that the next king was ready to take over and that the monarchy would…
Interview with President Fernando Lugo
On my recent trip to Paraguay, right after the coup d’etat, which removed President Fernando Lugo from power, I was able to interview people of all kinds of…
Interview with President Fernando Lugo
On my recent trip to Paraguay, right after the coup d’etat, which removed President Fernando Lugo from power, I was able to interview people of all kinds of…
Against the expulsion of Erlin and Kely from the Honduran Pedagogical University!
At the end of April, I passed through Tegucigalpa, Honduras and spoke there with Kely Estefanie Nuñez and Erlin Guitierrez. Both are activists of the “Socialist Student Front”…
Assange/Žižek not really all that leftist after-all?
Finally got to see the second episode of Julian Assange tv show in which he interviews David Horowitz and Slavoj Žižek. While the interview is certainly original and much…