The original article(s) were better (and Spiegel translated them to English and put them up on its International section): http://www.spiegel.de/international/

The original article(s) were better (and Spiegel translated them to English and put them up on its International section): http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,827877,00.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,827877,00... http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,828588,00.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,828588,... Also note that Spiegel isn't just a German magazine, it's probably the most influential news magazine in Germany (circulation of over a million, compared to e.g. 1.5 million for The Economist or Newsweek).