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Rhein, Jean
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Zero tolerance for racism
In its leading article the daily Le Quotidien deals with an inquiry into the behaviour of a French official who was suspended for directing racist abuse against an employee at Paris's Orly Airport: "The French government demands impeccable conduct … from its officials. Paris's chief of police sees the ministry's reaction [of suspending the official] as somewhat rash. But as swift as the reaction may be, according to French anti-racism groups Paul Girot de Langlade [the official in question] has 'offended repeatedly'. … Legal proceedings were brought against him in 2002. … In the end the case was dropped. … This shows the true limits of the judicial system in the fight against racist remarks and actions. Neither in France nor indeed anywhere else is racism the expression of an isolated opinion."
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More from the press review on the subject » Minorities, » Weltanschauung, » Gender equality, » France
Horst Schlämmer tells the whole truth
Last Tuesday German comedian Hape Kerkeling playing his fictional character Horst Schlämmer held his first press conference as leader of the Horst Schlämmer Party (HSP) at Berlin's Ritz Carlton hotel. Kerkeling was promoting his still to be completed film Isch Kandidiere! (I'm running for election). The daily Le Quotidien comments: "Exaggeration is allowed in art, but are the statements of Horst Schlämmer & Co really that exaggerated? 'We will get rid of nuclear power. Yes. We will withdraw from the nuclear energy withdrawal programme'. … One can safely say that (serious) politicians are not too keen about such jokes. After all, their entire careers are somehow like comedies. … The Horst Schlämmer character doesn't take the political press seriously either. … Reality and comedy often surpass fiction. … In Germany Horst Schlämmer tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - and he does it before the elections: 'I am incapable of creating four million jobs'."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Stage, » Germany, » Global
Jean Rhein on alternative economic theories
Jean Rhein in the Luxembourg daily Le Quotidien analyses alternative economic theories that could lead to a solution of the economic and financial crisis: "Let us try out something else! For example applying different economic and social theories that do not lead directly to unbridled liberalism. ... There are alternatives to the dominant economic models - and not only those of the globalisation critics. There are foreign economic theories which, while propagating casino capitalism, also adopt a sustainable attitude to material and human resources. ... There is Keynesianism, which unfortunately remains unknown to most key economic players. ... The time has come to say the truth: economic crises are part and parcel of the system of the global financial economy, and that industrial production necessarily goes through economic and structural cycles. ... The financial crisis teaches us that we must avoid reverting to a system that seeks profit regardless of economic reality. ... We have finally been forced to realise that there is a real economy."
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