Europe
A 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, 2023Robert Habeck Wrote a Play Praising a Right-Wing Mass Murderer
Germany's Green vice chancellor strikes many as an idealist who has been struggling with the tough realities of government. Yet before he was a national politician, he wrote a play that opens a window into a dark soul.
Nathaniel Flakin
December 1, 2023Fact Check: Did German Leftists Try to Bomb West Berlin’s Jewish Community Center in 1969?
Answer: No. The bombing was undertaken by West Germany’s domestic secret service, originally founded by Nazis.
Nathaniel Flakin
November 29, 2023“Stop Thief!” The German State Attacks Migrants to Distract from Its Own Antisemitism
German politicians claim that antisemitism is an “imported problem.” Even a cursory look at the facts, however, shows that anti-Jewish hatred is not caused by pro-Palestinian protests. No, the source is German capitalism.
Nathaniel Flakin
November 21, 2023Competing Rallies at Berlin’s Free University
On successive Fridays, there was a pro-Palestinian and a pro-Israeli rally at the Free University. One was dominated by international students, including many Jews and Palestinians, calling for solidarity — the other was dominated by German politicians spewing racism. Guess which was which.
Nathaniel Flakin
November 13, 2023In Berlin, Jews and Palestinians Are Demonstrating Together
This Saturday, Jewish and Palestinian groups are organizing a demonstration against the war.
Nathaniel Flakin
November 4, 2023