American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are responsible for one of the most enduring pictures in the history of sports.In 1968, Smith won a Gold ...
Dienstag nach 13 Uhr, hinter dem Capitol von Washington D.C. «Stopp, Stopp, alle sofort anhalten», ruft ein Agent des Secret Service. Zwei Geländewagen brausen herbei. ...
Journalistische Geschichten sind gut, wenn sie aktuelle Themen mit Menschen plausibel darstellen. Möglich werden solche Geschichten durch persönliche Begegnungen. Als Reporter bin ich jenen Menschen zu grossem Dank verpflichtet, die ...
… Kerstin Kohlenberg.This week, I had the honor of being one of three nominees of the "Georg von Holtzbrinck Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik", a prestigious price for business ...
President elect Barack Obama has an unmatched talent in talking about delicate issues without naming them verbatim. Throughout his successful bid for the White House he gave ...
It's pure pleasure to watch the greatest American politician in modern history supporting Barack Obama at a rally in Florida. There is nobody who can frame complex issues as eloquently ...
In Switzerland, even gangsters try to be efficient and civilized. On August 1, my wallet was stolen by a group of sophisticated pickpocket artists. They observed me ...
Heute starb der amerikanische Regisseur und Schauspieler Sydney Pollack an Krebs. Er war 73 Jahre alt. Vor zwölf Jahren traf ich ihn im Zürcher Hotel ...
Much has been said about Bill Clinton's apparently meager performance on the campaign stomp. The Daily New asked the questions whether Clinton lost his mojo ...
As noted here before, Apple's ultra thin laptop Mac Book Air looks awesome while being limited. We suggested that owners of such a computers need assistants who carry ...
A little more than a year ago, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz warned in memo about "the commoditization of the Starbucks experience". Schultz specifically blamed the ...
Last November, I met Olympian Tommie Smith in his house outside Atlanta, Georgia. At length, we talked about his silent protest during the award ceremony at ...