In July we talked about Migration. A phenomenon that for thousands of years human kind is experiencing. However, societies today and in the more recent past have discussed and dealt with migration from different angels. Even though the conversation is some months in the past, the topic is always relevant and just now has been once again up in the top of European news. We try to understand the discussion and found help in the following texts: Anti-immigration, like pro-immigration, is a legitimate political position | The Economist (Yuval Noah Harari) Migrants on the Front Lines of Global Class War | Jacobin (Hilary Goodfriend) On Migrants Rights, Joe Biden Still Has a Long Way to Go | Jacobin (Adam Goodman) How Deportation Became the Core of Europe's Migration Policy | Jacobin (Daiva Repečkaitė) Journeys of hope: what will migration routes into Europe look like in 2021? | Guardian (Lorenzo Tondo) Covid-19 crisis puts migration and progress on integration at risk | (OECD)

In June, we discussed the topic of "Bidenomics". The new government has gotten off to a flying start and launched many projects. Government investment is playing a new role. With a lot of money being invested, this is a departure from Reagen's austerity ideology of years past (which began under Jimmy Carter). Perhaps it will be an example of how to tackle the big problems of the present and the future. Short time ago we have seen the political battles over the implementation of the infrastructure bill. As always we were guided through the discussion by some texts that we discover after a brief and relatively random research, these were our references: America's race to net zero | New Statesman (Adam Tooze) The Infrastructure Bill Is a Chance to Make Our Public Spaces Beautiful | Jacobin (Firmin DeBrabander) Biden Can GoBigger and Not "pay for It" the Old Way | The New York Times (Stephanie Kelton) Bidenomics, explained | (Noah Smith)

This month we talked about democracy and about developments in regard to hegemony. Moreover we spoke about possible ways of a strengthened cooperation.References: The American Abyss - The New York Times (Timothy Snyder) The Obama Reunion Isn't Nearly Enough to Stave Off Catastrophe - The New Republic (Kate Aronoff) Should America still Police the World - The New Yorker (Daniel Immerwahr)

In May we talked about the "pursuit of happiness". Hence, we were once again inspired by the US Constitution. Moreover, happiness is often regarded as everybody’s daily objective and the "pursuit of happiness" has been part of international pop-culture for a long time. Therefore, we would like to discuss our perspectives on happiness in our personal life but also what happiness means for a society, especially if ones most prominent legal document constitutes happiness as a major goal and human right.  As always we were guided through the discussion by some texts that we discover after a brief and relatively random research, these were our references: Hannah Arendt on Action and the Pursuit of Happiness | Brain Pickings (Maria Popova) Our ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Is Killing the Planet | The New York Times (James Traub) The Lost Meaning of The Pursuit of Happiness (Arthur M. Schlesinger) The Pursuit of Happiness: What the Founders Meant –And Didn't | The Atlantic (Kathleen Kennedy Townsend) Were we happier in the stone age? | The Guardian (Yuval Noah Harari) What the Declaration of Independence really means by 'pursuit of happiness' | Emory University

In April, we discussed the broad topic of liberty and tried to understand it a little better. Liberty is one of the cornerstones of the U.S. Constitution and, moreover, one of the core values that people around the world aspire to. However, there are so many different understandings of what liberty might be. Therefore, we needed some guidance and by chance and a brief research, the following texts served as our references: What is Freedom?  (Hannah Arendt) Yours, Mine and Ours - Property Rights and Individual Liberty (Chesney C. Ryan) Left and Right - the Prospects for Liberty (Murray N. Rothbard) The Idea of "Freedom" has two Different Meanings - Here's Why (Annelien De Dijn)

We discuss without railings and therefore the transatlantic conversation is basically open to everyone and every topic.