Archive for April 2016

How to Democratize Europe? – Plan B

How to Democratize Europe? – Plan B

At a public debate about Europe with Slavoj Žižek und Julien Assange the moderator asked Yanis Varoufakis what it would concretely mean to democratize Europe. In his answer Varoufakis focused on three measures: 1) transparency; 2) stabilization; 3) making a constitution for Europe. Interestingly, exactly these three […]

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Basic Income Coming Soon?

Basic Income Coming Soon?

The Swiss Vote on introducing an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) on June 5, 2016. The intention behind this groundbreaking citizens’ initiative is less about proposing a solution to social problems (like fighting against inequality, helping the working poor …), rather it is an invitation to think about […]

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Eugen Drewermann Interview

Eugen Drewermann Interview

This blog is about Eugen Drewermann and his ideas and comes in three parts. A first part, in English, provides a sort of overview of a long and remarkable interview with Drewermann that was conducted in German and published by KenFM.de on March 20, 2016. The second […]

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