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2021: The world as a gambling hell?

by Wolfgang Effenberger*

(30 January 2021)  On 11 December 2020, the Economist special issue "The World 2021" was published with forward-looking contents. The covers of the previous annual issues were, as usual, very cryptic with their encoded plans of the background elites: a mixture of occult symbolism and references to manipulation and control of the masses.

For 2021, a slot machine was chosen, with the globe adorning its lever arm. Pressing it causes the four reels to rotate. Instead of coins, "stimulus funds" are to be inserted. It's all about the very big rip-off "CASH OUT" at taxpayers' expense. The uninitiated readers have to rely on their imagination.

Running a household economically in times of crisis

by Elisabeth Willi, home economics teacher and psychologist

(5 February 2021)  Even in prosperous Switzerland, people can become unexpectedly unemployed due to company closures, wage cuts or illness. Previous crises and today's Corona crisis leave many traces. Through no fault of their own, household income no longer covers expenditure, bills can no longer be paid and the family budget gets overstretched. Strokes of fate such as separations or deaths also often reduce income.

Sovereignty in the 21st century

by Nicola Eisenborn, political scientist

(30 January 2021)  Reflections on an aspect of the speech by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held at the press conference on December 24 2020 on the outcome of the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

How about consumer protection?

(30 January 2021)  jw. When buying a new electronic device, you might just be in for an unpleasant surprise. Does any of this sound familiar to you?

«Nouvelle Planète»

A Swiss foundation for development cooperation

"When I founded the international development organisation 'Nouvelle Planète' 34 years ago, I never thought it would reach such a scale," explains Willy Randin. “Nouvelle Planète” is really a different kind of development cooperation. In the 1970s, Willy Randin began his deeply human international involvement. He led Red Cross medical teams to war-torn countries like Yemen and Vietnam. In the 1980s, he served as director of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. — Today, his son Philippe Randin directs the fortunes of this impressive relief organisation, which was founded in 1986.

The value of life

by Ursula Cross

(30 January 2021) In a writing competition on the topic of "Generations", the text below won 1st prize in the "Children's" category. The text by the 11-year-old boy truly warms the heart. A welcome treat in these unpredictable and, for many, very stressful times.

Human relationships are and remain paramount to our well-being, no matter what age. Children in particular are dependent on true human relationships for learning and developing empathy. But older people also suffer from the lack of human encounters.

The text below radiates the value of human relationship at every age. A deserved winner.