The Pandemic, What About After?
Even if, one day in the near future, we finally have a deluge of vaccines in Europe and the rest of the world; even if we reopen the theatres, cinemas, hotels and restaurants this summer; even if the autumn could…
Even if, one day in the near future, we finally have a deluge of vaccines in Europe and the rest of the world; even if we reopen the theatres, cinemas, hotels and restaurants this summer; even if the autumn could…
I am angry to see that European leaders were so naïve, unlike their British and American counterparts, that they had not requested that the pharmaceutical companies to whom they gave research grants also give them priority for the delivery of…
The resolution of a major crisis, such as the one we are experiencing, depends first and foremost on the relevance of the decisions taken in the emergency to try to resolve it. And today, only one decision is necessary: vaccinate…
It is a sad fact that culture is one of the main collateral victims of the current pandemic. Indeed, nothing is sadder than empty concert halls, unoccupied theatres, closed cinemas and deserted museums. Nothing is more distressing than dismantled symphony…
This week, for the first time in a year, I got back on a plane. A long haul. To go to Asia. Then another one, to come back, very quickly. I hadn’t been back in an airport for twelve months,…
The world is certainly going badly. And it will get worse for a long time to come. The pandemic is ahead of us for at least another year; the number of victims will continue to rise sharply, all over the…
To be part of a community that has been a victim of the madness of racism for millennia, and is still too often a victim, I would like to remind you of a few obvious facts. First of all, there…
All over the world, and particularly in France, the manner in which we are handling the pandemic is plagued by inconsistencies. It is not just because management methods are very different from one country to another, but also because of…
And what if what happened in the strange GameStop speculation saga was indicative of much deeper issues at stake?… Finance has always been a place for rumours, lies, and false news, for desperate companies or governments to attract capital, deceive…