To Defeat the Far Right, We Must Adopt an Anti-Fascist Economic Policy To Defeat the Far Right, We Must Adopt an Anti-Fascist Economic Policy
Opposition to the status quo must not be monopolized by the right-wing extremist visions of parties like Alternative für Deutschland.
Feb 28, 2025 / Isabella M. Weber
Climate Retreat in Germany? Climate Retreat in Germany?
The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress.
Feb 27, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Far Right Just Made Terrifying New Gains in Germany The Far Right Just Made Terrifying New Gains in Germany
One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.
Feb 24, 2025 / Carol Schaeffer
How the Greens Became the Driving Force of German Militarism How the Greens Became the Driving Force of German Militarism
The Greens, founded as a pacifist party, are now enthusiastic cheerleaders for rearmament.
Feb 10, 2025 / Fabian Scheidler
A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage. A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.
The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.
Dec 23, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer
Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis? Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis?
In honoring a book depicting Ukrainian volunteers in the Waffen SS as heroes and patriots, the group reveals historical ignorance—or indifference to antisemitism.
Apr 10, 2024 / Lev Golinkin
Five Strategies to Beat Back Germany’s Far Right Five Strategies to Beat Back Germany’s Far Right
The Alternative for Germany party is soaring in popularity, especially in the east. Now many Germans are fiercely debating how best to defeat the radical right.
Jan 30, 2024 / Paul Hockenos
The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany
A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor.
Nov 16, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim
German Like Me German Like Me
Culture / September 20, 2023 German Like Me How an Afro-German TV series about the GDR’s first Black police officer became an international hit. Linda Mannheim Share Copy Link…
Sep 20, 2023 / Linda Mannheim
Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust Berlin’s Recent Botched Election Breeds Public Distrust
So does the Social Democrats’ failure to address the housing crisis.
Feb 17, 2023 / Andrew Pasquier