Trump and ‘his’ working class
The working class play a significant role in the forthcoming US election, at least as they are conceived by the incumbent.
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To space, in private transport
A private US company put into orbit and delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station. A new era has thereby dawned in the space race.
Silicon Valley, in remote mode
Will a remote-working version of Silicon Valley –imposed by the fight against the coronavirus pandemic– be able to maintain its creativity and innovation?
The virus war with China
So is the pandemic (caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) the cause or the consequence of the geopolitical clash between the US and China?
Russian bots: plenty of interference, but little influence?
Ultimately, Russian, Chinese and other bots may lead to a good deal of meddling and interference, but little in the way of real political influence.
General assured weakness: a world with less power
Although it is also a relative phenomenon, in absolute terms there is less power –and more poverty– in the world today; general weakness is assured.
Infodemic and mediademic
Amid the coronavirus crisis there is also an overload of information, something that the Director General of the WHOdescribed as an 'infodemic'.
The deglobalisation virus
It is not that COVID-19 virus has put in train a process of deglobalisation. This originated in the reactions to the 2008 crisis and what came in its wake.
Europe’s ‘sovereignty fever’
‘European sovereignty’ has become the new watchword and new aspiration of certain prominent EU leaders. But it is necessary to learn to think about it.
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