Amerikas Verfassung

Folge 7: Die Politisierung des US-Militärs und die Waffenlobby NRA

(aufgenommen am 27. Mai 2021)

Housekeeping

• Atlantisches Forum Online: The Lasting Impact of the Tea Party on the GOP
• Online-Seminar: Energieversorgung in Europa
• Vortrag: Mütter, Straßenkämpferinnen, Strateginnen: Die Rollen weißer Frauen in White Supremacy

Newsstories

Polizeireform in den USA

• Wie der Tod von George Floyd und Black Lives Matter die USA veränderten (Frankfurter Rundschau)
• How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody (The New York Times)
• Democrats, About to Miss a Police Reform Deadline, Hold Out Hope (The New York Times)
• Just one Republican backed the George Floyd police overhaul bill. He ‘accidentally pressed the wrong voting button.’ (Washington Post)
• Qualified Immunity (Cornell Law School)
• Qualified Immunity Letter (Members of Congress)
• Police officers are prosecuted for murder in less than 2 percent of fatal shootings (Vox)
• Possible movement on police reform encouraging, but qualified immunity should be codified (The Hill)
• Massive 1-Year Rise In Homicide Rates Collided With The Pandemic In 2020 (NPR)

Die Abwahl Liz Cheneys und die Degeneration der Republikanischen Partei

• H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors (U.S. Congress)
• I Will Vote To Impeach The President (Website Rep. Liz Cheney)
• 9 witnesses who could have offered vital testimony at Trump’s impeachment trial (The Washington Post)
• Liz Cheney: The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us. (The Washington Post)
• Rep. Liz Cheney: "Our Freedom Only Survives If We Protect It" (C-SPAN)
• Aufstieg einer glühenden Trumpistin (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

Deep Dives

Die Politisierung des US-Militärs

• Tweet von Ted Cruz (Twitter)
• Public confidence in scientists has remained stable for decades (Pew Research Center)
• Former military leaders criticized the election and the administration. That hurts the military’s reputation. (Washington Post)
• The Calling (U.S. Army)
• Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case (NPR)
• Comment section removed from Army recruiting ad featuring soldier with two moms (Army Times)
• Sen. Ted Cruz insulted a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. Army ad. Angry veterans fired back. (Washington Post)
• Pandemic and political discourse challenge Army recruiting efforts (Army Times)
• ‘Support Our Troops’ No Longer Automatic as Trust in Military Falls (Bloomberg)
• Crisis of Command. America’s Broken Civil-Military Relationship Imperils National Security (Foreign Affairs)

Aufstieg und Niedergang der National Rifle Association (NRA)

• Smyth, Frank: The NRA. The Unauthorized History
• Breaking down the NRA-backed theory that a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun (abcNEWS)
• Die Iran-Contra-Affäre (Deutsche Welle)
• Klageschrift der Staatsanwaltschaft New York
• America’s Complex Relationship with Guns (Pew Research Center)
• What Percentage of Americans Own Guns? (Gallup)
• The Crumbling of the N.R.A. (Podcast “The Daily”, New York Times)
• NRA zerlegt sich selbst. Nutzt Biden die Krise der Waffenlobby? (Podcast „Wieder was gelernt“, n-tv)
• Key facts about Americans and guns (Pew Research Center)
• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health Epidemic (The White House)

Transatlantic Treat

Masters of War

• Bob Dylan - Masters of War (Audio)
• Listen to The Roots' Epic Cover of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" (Paste Magazine)
• "Triple Frontier": Zu fünft gegen den Rest der Welt (GQ Magazin)
• Triple Frontier review – military vets steal big in solid Netflix action thriller (The Guardian)
• Triple Frontier Trailer (Netflix)