Im Zwergenland des Bisschens

25 Nov 201924 Nov 2019

Wer lebt und Augen und Ohren hat, wird rasch feststellen, dass kaum noch ein Mensch in diesem paralysierten Zwergenland in der Lage ist, einen klaren normalen Satz von sich zu…

Das Ende des IS-Kalifats ist nur ein Etappensieg – besonders für die Kurden

25 Mrz 201924 Mrz 2019

Die syrischen Kurden haben am Wochenende den endgültigen Sieg gegen das IS-Kalifat gefeiert. Doch ihr Jubel könnte von kurzer Dauer sein: Sie brauchen die USA, um nicht zwischen der Türkei…

Nuclear Energy Programs Rarely Lead to Nuclear Weapons

10 Nov 20179 Nov 2017

Policy experts and heads of states have wrung their hands about the weaponization of nuclear energy programs for decades. By Daniel Oberhaus | MOTHERBOARD A study released on Monday in…

We Investigated the Conspiracy Theory That r/conspiracy Is Hiding Something

8 Jul 20177 Jul 2017

Why did the subreddit decide to ban CNN articles? By Louise Matsakis | MOTHERBOARD Reddit's most popular destination for unpacking everything from the 9/11 truth movement to pizzagate is currently the subject of some…

Supreme Court Hints That Trump Can’t Legally Block You on Twitter

21 Jun 201720 Jun 2017

Is the president’s Twitter feed a public forum? By Louise Matsakis | MOTHERBOARD President Trump has a habit of blocking people he doesn't like on Twitter. Everyone from novelist Stephen…

The How to Track What Congress Is Doing on the Internet

13 Jun 201712 Jun 2017

A new tool aims to monitor what government workers look at online. By Louise Matsakis | MOTHERBOARD There's now a way to track what government employees, including elected officials, are…

The Pope Gave Trump a 38,000-Word Essay on the Environment

25 Mai 201724 Mai 2017

If you think the beef between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift got heated this week, wait until you hear about the pope and the president. By Kaleigh Rogers | MOTHERBOARD…

Liberals and Conservatives Are Reading Totally Different Science Books

4 Apr 20173 Apr 2017

In a new study, researchers were hoping science would be a bridge. That didn’t happen. By Farnia Fekri | MOTHERBOARD Donald Trump's stunning win over Hillary Clinton in the US…

The CIA Can Now Order Drone Strikes Without Pentagon Approval

15 Mrz 201714 Mrz 2017

President Trump is widening the CIA's remit on targeted killing. By Ben Sullivan | MOTHERBOARD Last November, Motherboard asked how President Trump would handle the legacy of his predecessor's drone program.…

The Alt-Right’s Favorite Diet

6 Feb 20175 Feb 2017

John Durant, author of The Paleo Manifesto and a controversial presence on Twitter, talks about the meat-heavy diet and right-wing politics. By Oliver Lee Bateman | MOTHERBOARD Silicon Valley billionaire…

We Asked Women’s March Protesters What Got Them Offline and on the Streets

23 Jan 201722 Jan 2017

The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in Washington, DC, millions of people across the world took to the streets for the Women's March on Washington, created to protest…

Wikileaks Is Bad, Anonymous Intelligence Officials Are Worse

7 Jan 20176 Jan 2017

Wikileaks, once the darling of liberals everywhere and now the subject of wacko conspiracy theories about blackmail and flipped Kremlin assets, has once again ruffled feathers on Twitter by calling…

Researchers Are Preparing for Trump to Delete Government Science From the Web

14 Dez 201613 Dez 2016

When Donald Trump takes over the federal government on January 21, his administration will also gain complete control over much of the .gov suite of websites, which currently hosts a…

Auswärtiges Amt – Wenn die Welt nicht mehr zum Weltbild passt

25 Nov 2016

Trump, Brexit, Flüchtlingswelle – das Auswärtige Amt wurde von allen politischen Entwicklungen der jüngsten Zeit überrascht. Viele Beamte scheinen den Kontakt zur Wirklichkeit verloren zu haben Von Thomas Jäger |…

„Barbarei ist der Normalzustand“

21 Nov 201620 Nov 2016

Überall beschwört man das Ende des Westens. Wie sicher sind wir in Düsseldorf oder Berlin eigentlich vor dem Rückfall in Massaker und Völkermord? Der Soziologe, Regisseur und Autor Milo Rau…

The Strange History of Steve Bannon and the Biosphere 2 Experiment

16 Nov 201615 Nov 2016

If you know anything about Steve Bannon, you might recall that he was the executive chairman of conservative media outlet Breitbart.com. Or that he was appointed chief advisor for the…

Die Stunde der Sexistinnen

18 Okt 2016

Nein, das im Titel ist kein Binnen-I. Ihr seid nicht mitgemeint, Männer. Dieser Text richtet sich ausschließlich gegen Sexistinnen. Und ist trotzdem feministisch Von Selma Mahlknecht | TELEPOLIS Feminismus ist…

Die AfD will keine Diktatur, sie will die Katastrophe

12 Aug 2016

Was passiert, wenn man das, was die AfD fordert, mal wirklich ernst nimmt? Der Philosoph Platon hat das schon vor 2400 Jahren getan. Das Experiment würde in Autokratie und Katastrophe…

Über Sinn und Unsinn eines Begriffs: Wie tot ist der Faschismus?

18 Apr 2016

Ob Putin oder Trump, Erdogan oder Orban, Xi oder Abe – in der Auseinandersetzung mit den neoautoritären Tendenzen der Gegenwart fällt regelmässig der Begriff «Faschismus». Was taugt er zur Analyse?…