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Ein zentrales Versprechen demokratisch-kapitalistischer Systeme ist die (formale) Möglichkeit für einzelne Personen, ihrer Stimme Gehör zu verschaffen und bei der Gestaltung der Gesellschaft mitzusprechen. Dabei stellt sich von vornherein die Frage, inwieweit dieses Versprechen überhaupt einlösbar ist, faktisch wird es auf jeden Fall nicht realisiert.
"Individuen sind in spätmodernen Gesellschaften in diesem Sinne einem Dilemma ausgesetzt, das sich nur schwer eigenhändig auflösen …

Kapitalismus verspricht Selbstwirksamkeit, begrenzt sie aber - Weltenkreuzer
Ein zentrales Versprechen demokratisch-kapitalistischer Systeme ist die (formale) Möglichkeit für einzelne Personen, ihrer Stimme Gehör zu verschaffen und bei der Gestaltung der Gesellschaft mitzusprechen. Dabei stellt sich von vornherein die Frage, inwieweit dieses Versprechen überhaupt einlösbar ist, faktisch wird es auf jeden Fall nicht realisiert. Individuen sind in spätmodernen Gesellschaften in diesem Sinne einem Dilemma ausgesetzt, das sich nur schwer eigenhändig auflösen lä…

PBS and one of its local affiliates sue the Trump administration, saying his executive order to cut federal funding violated PBS' First Amendment rights (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/30/pbs-funding-sue-trump

PBS sues Trump administration over funding cuts
The filing argues the president's executive order violates PBS' First Amendment rights.

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Boundless, which bought crowdfunding publisher Unbound in March, tells authors that royalties accrued before March won't be paid until Boundless is cash stable (The Bookseller)
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound…

Unbound authors will not receive unpaid royalty payments until new publisher Boundless 'is cash stable'
As founder John Mitchinson leaves, Unbound authors learn they will not receive historic royalty payments for sales of their books unless Boundless "survives and thrives".

WPP rebrands GroupM as WPP Media after reportedly laying off dozens of staffers in recent weeks (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wpp-media-groupm-rename-advertising-1236411920/

WPP Erases 'GroupM,' One of Madison Avenue's Most Influential Names
WPP will rename its influential GroupM media buying operation, calling it WPP Media and focusing more intently on A.I. and data

McClatchy will shutter In Touch, Life & Style, Closer, and First for Women in June, laying off their staffs, after acquiring the titles in a December merger (Chris Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreport…

In Touch, Life & Style, Closer and First for Women Magazines to Shutter, Lay Off Entire Staffs
“Despite the best efforts of many of our talented colleagues, we have been unable to develop a profitable business model for four of our magazine titles,” a McClatchy spokesperson tells THR.

The California State Senate launches an inquiry into whether Paramount's proposed $15M settlement with Trump violated bribery and unfair competition laws (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/30/2025/california-opens…

California opens inquiry into Paramount and Trump
The California Senate’s move follows a letter from three US senators to the embattled media company.

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC over a documentary that claimed that Adams had sanctioned an MI5 informant's murder (Rory Carroll/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/

Sources: Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Nathan Kahane is expected to leave his post by 2025's end and transition to a producing deal with the studio (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lionsgate-president-nathan-kahane-departu…

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Nathan Kahane Departing Studio By End Of Year — The Dish
Nathan Kahane is expected to exit his Lionsgate post as Motion Picture Group President when his contract expires this year, sources tell Deadline.

Taylor Swift purchases her catalog of recordings, which were initially released through Big Machine Records, from Shamrock for an undisclosed nine-figure sum (Chris Willman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/taylor-swift…

Taylor Swift Shocker: Singer Buys Back Rights to First Six Albums
Taylor Swift has bought her catalog back from Shamrock and will reissue her original albums, while 'Reputation (Taylor's Version)' will still come out.