Europe
Why German Media are Lying About the Palestine Solidarity Movement at the Free University of Berlin
A rally in front of the Free University of Berlin had as many journalists as demonstrators. This is yet another example of the international campaign to defame all protests against Israel's genocidal military campaign.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 16, 2024Protests in Germany: “The Whole Regime Is Shifting to the Right”
In Germany, over 1.4 million people took to the streets to protest the Far Right this weekend. Left Voice interviewed Inés Heider, a social worker in Germany and activist of Klasse Gegen Klasse, our sister organization in Germany, about the mobilizations in recent days and the current political dynamics in Germany.
Inés In
January 25, 2024The German Government Is Paving the Way for the Far Right
Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against the AfD. But the government of Olaf Scholz is already implementing many of the AfD’s policies.
Nathaniel Flakin
January 19, 2024Marxists Are Running in the Student Elections at Berlin’s Free University
On January 16-18, students at FU Berlin can vote for the student parliament. The Marxist group Waffen der Kritik (Weapons of Criticism) is running on a pro-worker, pro-Palestine platform.
Nathaniel Flakin
January 17, 2024Berlin Police Beat 65-Year-Old Grandfather Unconscious at Memorial Demonstration for Luxemburg and Liebknecht
On Sunday, thousands of people demonstrated in Berlin on the 105th anniversary of the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. Police attacked the Palestine Bloc and sent at least 15 people to the hospital.
Nathaniel Flakin
January 15, 2024A Three-Way Split in Marx21 — Which Way Forward for the Revolutionary Left in Germany?
Marx21, the post-Trotskyist network inside Die Linke, has split into three different groups. How can revolutionary socialists move forward?
Nathaniel Flakin
January 13, 2024Stalemate in Ukraine
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed, but Russia cannot reverse the balance of power. Pessimism is setting in among Kyiv’s allies, who are wondering what strategy to adopt.
Philippe Alcoy
January 10, 2024Good Riddance to an Imperialist Gremlin
The German conservative politician Wolfgang Schäuble is dead. Good.
Nathaniel Flakin
December 29, 2023“We’re More Likely to Be Threatened by the Police than by Palestinians” — Interview with Jewish Voice in Germany
In the name of fighting antisemitism, Germany is attacking anti-Zionist Jews. Wieland Hoban is a composer from Frankfurt, and chairperson of the association Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost (Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East).
Nathaniel Flakin
December 28, 2023The German Government is Attacking Jewish Life in Germany
Olaf Scholz says he wants to protect Jewish life in Germany. Then why are so many Jews getting censored for criticizing Israel?
Nathaniel Flakin
December 20, 2023