World and Press June 1
June 1 2022 • No 11 • 74th Year of Publication • Original Pressetexte aus britischen und US-amerikanischen Medien € 2,50 [d] Sprachtraining • Landeskunde • Vokabelhilfen • Übungsmaterial IN FOCUS • Opinion: Globalisation is dying and we’ll all miss it • Africa: Europe’s phaseout of Russian energy could mean opportunity for Africa Pages 2/3 USA • Housing: Race to buy trailer park homes in property boom • Public transport: Are free buses a tool for social justice? Pages 4/5 BRITAIN • Brexit: UK scientists fear brain drain • Climate: A very British climate project Pages 6/7 B2–C2 OTHER TOPICS • Australia: Magpies outsmart scientists • Sri Lanka: Women’s quiet surfing revolution • Oil at 0: Boom times are back in Alberta • Nepal: Gurkha veterans fight a colonial-era legacy Pages 8/9/11/13 für nur € 5,95 Jetzt im Einzelverkauf Zusatzmaterial zu dieser Ausgabe. Im Abo PREMIUM sehr viel günstiger! www.sprachzeitungen.de €2,80 [a] CHF4,50 [ch] | Photo: Getty Images By David Smith 1 “YOU PUT your babies in the womb, you will be held accountable!” yelled Steve Corson, tall, bearded, and jabbing a finger at women who chanted back: “My body, my choice!” Corson took a deep breath and blew into a shofar. Then Nathan Darnell, wearing a “Jesus Christ is king” cap and holding aloft a cross, grabbed a megaphone. “You guys The US Congress has finally passed legislation that will make lynching a federal hate crime. The act is named after Emmett Till, who was murdered in 1955. Read more on pag e 4 0 DIVIDED gespalten; s.w.u. division Spaltung — precursor “Æpri…"k‰…s´‘ Vorbote — abortion right Abtreibungsrecht — demise “dI"maIz‘ Niedergang; h.: Aufhebung — ruling Urteil — wedge Keil — irreconcilable “ÆIrek´n"saIl´b´l‘ unversöhnlich 1 – 2 womb “wu…m‘ Gebärmutter — to hold s.o. accountable “´"kaUnt´b´l‘ jdn. zur Verantwortung ziehen — to jab a finger at s.o. warnend den Finger vor jdm. erheben — to chant skandieren — shofar Schofarhorn — to hold aloft “´"lÅft‘ hochhalten — demon-possessed “p´"zest‘ von Dämonen besessen — solemn feierlich — unscalable “øn"skeIl´b´l‘ unüberwindbar — to erect “I"rekt‘ errichten — to be reminiscent of s.th. “ÆremI"nIs´nt‘ an etw. erinnern are demon-possessed!” declared the 19-year-old. “You guys are controlled by demons, all of you. Every child has a right to life.” 2 The National Day of Prayer last Thursday was anything but a solemn occasion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, where hours earlier an unscalable black fence had been erected, reminiscent of the one that surrounded the US Capitol after the January 6 insurrection. Cheese making is an expensive art form, and starting up as a new cheesemaker is risky. However, Washington state is seeing a rise in new cheese companies. Read more on pag e 10 Divided States of America: Roe v Wade is ‘precursor to larger struggles’ ABORTION RIGHT The demise of the 1973 ruling could drive the biggest wedge yet between what appears to be two irreconcilable nations. 3 The fury was unleashed by a leaked draft opinion that showed the nation’s highest court provisionally voted to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that effectively legalised abortion. It was a political earthquake that revealed American women are perilously close to losing a fundamental right. It was also a milestone in America’s seemingly inexorable journey from United States to divided states. The likely — insurrection “ÆIns´r"ekS´n‘ Aufstand 3 fury Zorn — to unleash “øn"li…S‘ entfesseln — leaked (fig) durchgesickert; s.w.u. zugespielt — draft opinion Gutachtenentwurf — provisionally “pr´"vIZ´n´li‘ vorläufig — to overturn kippen — to reveal deutlich machen — perilously “"per´l´sli‘ gefährlich — fundamental right Grundrecht — inexorable “I"neks´r´b´l‘ unaufhaltsam — to coexist “Æk´UIg"zIst‘ nebeneinander bestehen 4 sanctuary “"sœNtSU´ri‘ Zufluchtsort — saturated “"sœtS´reItId‘ h.: voller — (abortion) provider Abtreibungsklinik — procedure “pr´U"si…dZ´‘ Eingriff — to criminalise s.o. jdn. als Straftäter(in) hinstellen — fabric Gefüge — to fray zu zerfallen A proabortion rights protester clashes with an anti-abortion protester outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2022. | Photo: Getty Images | Photo: Pixabay demise of Roe v Wade could drive the biggest wedge yet between what appear to be two irreconcilable nations coexisting under one flag. 4 Liberal states would become sanctuaries for women seeking abortions and saturated with providers; conservative states would turn into deserts that ban the procedure and criminalise doctors who provide it. Some wonder if the country’s social fabric, frayed by four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, can survive. 5 “The death of Roe is going to tear America apart,” ran the headline of a ‘New York Times’ column by Michelle Goldberg, which concluded that “the death of Roe will intensify our national animus, turning red states and blue into mutually hostile legal territories. You think we hate each other now? Just wait until the new round of lawsuits start.” 6 The Supreme Court’s draft majority opinion, written by Samuel Alito and circulated on 10 February, was leaked to ‘Politico’ on Monday. It argued in contemptuous tones that Roe v Wade “was egregiously wrong from the start” and “inflamed debate and deepened division”. Four other Republican-appointed justices – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett – agreed that Roe “must be overruled”. If that decision becomes final, possibly next month, it will tear down a national precedent and turn America into a chaotic legal patchwork. Continued on page 12 beginnen 5 to tear apart zerreißen — to conclude schlussfolgern — animus “"œnIm´s‘ Feindseligkeit — red/blue republikanisch/demokratisch — to be mutually hostile “"mju…tSu´li; "hÅstaIl‘ s. gegenseitig anfeinden — lawsuit Rechtsstreit 6 to circulate “"s‰…kj´leIt‘ in Umlauf bringen — contemptuous “k´n"temtSU´s‘ herablassend — egregiously “I"gri…dZ´sli‘ ungeheuerlich — to inflame schüren — to appoint ernennen — justice Richter(in) am Obersten Gerichtshof — to overrule aufheben — precedent “"presId´nt‘ Präzedenzfall — patchwork (fig) Flickenteppich
