Folge 7: Die Politisierung des US-Militärs und die Waffenlobby NRA
(aufgenommen am 27. Mai 2021)
Housekeeping
- Atlantisches Forum Online: The Lasting Impact of the Tea Party on the GOP
- Online-Seminar: Energieversorgung in Europa
- Vortrag: Mütter, Straßenkämpferinnen, Strateginnen: Die Rollen weißer Frauen in White Supremacy
Newsstories
Polizeireform in den USA
- Wie der Tod von George Floyd und Black Lives Matter die USA veränderten (Frankfurter Rundschau)
- How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody (The New York Times)
- Democrats, About to Miss a Police Reform Deadline, Hold Out Hope (The New York Times)
- Just one Republican backed the George Floyd police overhaul bill. He ‘accidentally pressed the wrong voting button.’ (Washington Post)
- Qualified Immunity (Cornell Law School)
- Qualified Immunity Letter (Members of Congress)
- Police officers are prosecuted for murder in less than 2 percent of fatal shootings (Vox)
- Possible movement on police reform encouraging, but qualified immunity should be codified (The Hill)
- Massive 1-Year Rise In Homicide Rates Collided With The Pandemic In 2020 (NPR)
Die Abwahl Liz Cheneys und die Degeneration der Republikanischen Partei
- H.Res.24 – Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors (U.S. Congress)
- I Will Vote To Impeach The President (Website Rep. Liz Cheney)
- 9 witnesses who could have offered vital testimony at Trump’s impeachment trial (The Washington Post)
- Liz Cheney: The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us. (The Washington Post)
- Rep. Liz Cheney: „Our Freedom Only Survives If We Protect It“ (C-SPAN)
- Aufstieg einer glühenden Trumpistin (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Deep Dives
Die Politisierung des US-Militärs
- Tweet von Ted Cruz (Twitter)
- Public confidence in scientists has remained stable for decades (Pew Research Center)
- Former military leaders criticized the election and the administration. That hurts the military’s reputation. (Washington Post)
- The Calling (U.S. Army)
- Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case (NPR)
- Comment section removed from Army recruiting ad featuring soldier with two moms (Army Times)
- Sen. Ted Cruz insulted a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. Army ad. Angry veterans fired back. (Washington Post)
- Pandemic and political discourse challenge Army recruiting efforts (Army Times)
- ‘Support Our Troops’ No Longer Automatic as Trust in Military Falls (Bloomberg)
- Crisis of Command. America’s Broken Civil-Military Relationship Imperils National Security (Foreign Affairs)
Aufstieg und Niedergang der National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Smyth, Frank: The NRA. The Unauthorized History
- Breaking down the NRA-backed theory that a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun (abcNEWS)
- Die Iran-Contra-Affäre (Deutsche Welle)
- Klageschrift der Staatsanwaltschaft New York
- America’s Complex Relationship with Guns (Pew Research Center)
- What Percentage of Americans Own Guns? (Gallup)
- The Crumbling of the N.R.A. (Podcast “The Daily”, New York Times)
- NRA zerlegt sich selbst. Nutzt Biden die Krise der Waffenlobby? (Podcast „Wieder was gelernt“, n-tv)
- Key facts about Americans and guns (Pew Research Center)
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health Epidemic (The White House)
Transatlantic Treat
Masters of War
- Bob Dylan – Masters of War (Audio)
- Listen to The Roots‘ Epic Cover of Bob Dylan’s „Masters of War“ (Paste Magazine)
- „Triple Frontier“: Zu fünft gegen den Rest der Welt (GQ Magazin)
- Triple Frontier review – military vets steal big in solid Netflix action thriller (The Guardian)
- Triple Frontier Trailer (Netflix)