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EU Advocate General to issue his recommendation in my case on September 29

March 15, 2020 | The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice, composed of 15 judges, today held the oral hearings on the questions referred by the Bundesverwaltungegericht (Federal Administrative Court) in my case against Hessischer Rundfunk regarding their refusal to accept payment in cash. The Advocate General announced that he would issue his recommendation on September 20.

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Taxpayers bailing out capitalists

June 10, 2020 | In Germany and beyond, public policy in response to the Corona crisis operates with an unspoken basic assumption: the claims of capital are sacred. This is unfair and economically unreasonable.

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The Capitalists of the 21st Century

June 2, 2020 | A few months ago, Werner Rügemer’s intriguing typology of the financial players dominating capitalism in the 21. century was published in an English translation. With kind permission of the author I am publishing a longish teaser from “The Capitalists of the 21st Century”.

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“Money and more” surpassed one million page impressions in 30 days

May 4, 2020 | In the 30 days to May 4, the weblog “Money and more” registered more than 1 million page impressions for the first time. In the same 30 days, the number of unique visitors was 238.000. Most of the visitors are reading the blogposts in German, but I am hoping to attract more international readers over time. Thank you very much for your interest and your trust in my comments and analysis.