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[Inbar Peled] Saturday, April 4, 2020 In the wake of the pandemic, democracies worldwide are witnessing the rise of emergency politics. What started with the closure of borders to prevent the spread of the virus, is now creeping into the very infrastructure of domestic legislation. The decision of Hungary’s parliament to grant Prime Minister ViktorContinue reading “Coronavirus and the Neoliberalism of Fear”

[Asma Atique] Friday, April 3, 2020 “Did you see that article about how blue the clouds are now in China because of corona?” asked my friend on a virtual hangout. As an environmental justice scholar, I found something deeply troubling about all the news stories and posts celebrating clear, blue skies – all with someContinue reading “Corona and its clear blue skies”

[Laura Mai] Friday, April 3, 2020 I sit at my desk, looking out of the window, listening to birds chirping. Thoughts racing. Heart beating. Lungs breathing. In the early hours of the day following BoJo’s announcement of a UK-wide ‘lock-down’, I woke up slightly irritated when my little friends started their singing at dawn. Now,Continue reading “What it Means to be Human (in Times of Crisis)”

[Peer Zumbansen] First entry: Wednesday, April 1 (no joke), 2020 Just listened to this podcast on In Tune Radio App, coming from RRB Kultur. I found it very well done, it was short and, thus, manageable, i.e. doable, and it was very effective in highlighting one or two things of importance with each “entry”. TheContinue reading “The Journal’s Beginning”