Germany
How the Alternative for Germany Has Transformed the Country
Founded only five years ago, the Alternative for Germany has grown from a marginal party to a game-changer in federal and state politics --...
Aufstehen! (Stand Up!) – a new left movement emerging in Germany?
By Klaus Dräger *
In February 2018 Oskar Lafontaine wrote: "Do we need a movement of the political left accumulating broader forces (Sammlungsbewegung)? Yes, if...
Wolfgang Streeck: A renewed left as the imperative of political reason
By Wolfgang Streeck
September 27, 2018
The SPD’s entry into yet another Grand Coalition has removed any prospect of left wing government for the time being....
Stand Up With New Hope in Germany?
By Victor Grossman
August 17, 2018
If you found German politics monotonous or boring, look again! If you regretted (or rejoiced) that the left-wing German scene...
The Wagenknecht project, a new movement?
by Manuel Kellner
15 September 2018
As spokesperson for the Die Linke party in the Bundestag (with Dietmar Bartsch), Sahra Wagenknecht comes from the anti-capitalist left...
CSU chief Seehofer : “Bavarians ruled Greece, better it was not...
October 9, 2018
It was supposed to be a joke from man to man, from a Bavarian arch-conservative to his like-minded compatriots. One of these...
Why Europe Overlooks Trump’s Threat, Increases Russian Gas Imports
04.10.2018
European consumers see no reason for abandoning cheap Russian pipeline gas and substituting it for expensive American super-chilled fuel. While Washington is fuming over...
Mega Railway Expansion – Berlin Courts Prestige Project with Turkey Amid...
In secret talks, the German government is seeking to push forward a massive project to modernize Turkey's railways. Berlin may help finance the multibillion-euro...
German police bust far-right terror cell plotting attacks on migrants &...
1 Oct, 2018
German police have arrested several far-right extremists, foiling high-profile attacks on immigrants and “people of different political views” on the anniversary of...
Facebook and Totalitarianism
Facebook’s New Propaganda Partners
By Alan MacLeod
September 25, 2018
Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat “fake news” by partnering with two propaganda...