In The Business Of Politics, Emotions And

My Office Has A View Of Low-cost Housing, Old East German Prefabricated Apartment Buildings. It Isn't An Attractive View, But It's Very Helpful, Because It Reminds Me To Ask Myself, Whenever There Is A Decision To Be Made, Whether The People Who Live There Can Afford Our Decisions.

In Germany It Is Good If As Many People As Possible Join Initiatives And Peaceful Demonstrations Against The Rule Of The Financial Markets. Worshipping The Unfettered Freedom Of Global Markets Has Brought The World To The Brink Of Ruin. We Now Need Social And Ecological Rules For The Market Economy.

Countries That Work With Europe Should Feel Safer Than They Would If They Worked With Non-democratic Regimes. Why Isn't Europe Building Infrastructure In Africa Instead Of Leaving It To The Chinese? Why Haven't We Succeeded In Promoting The Economic Development Of Our Neighbors In The Balkans, Instead Conceding These Countries To Growing Russian Influence? In An Uncomfortable World, We Europeans Can No Longer Sit Back And Wait For The U.s.a.

I'm Hearing Different Things, But There Is Concern That Stable Germany Is No Longer Quite So Stable.

In The Business Of Politics, Emotions And Productive Dissatisfaction With The World In Which We Live Today Are Gradually Being Covered Up By The Minutiae Of Ordinary Life.