German troops in Africa evoke bad memories
On February 28, Germany's Bundestag members of most political parties voted to send German troops to Mali.
Sexism, elections, and prison sentences for anti-fascists in Germany
There were tweets every minute and soon tens of thousands of electronic messages - all about sexual harassment and sexism in general.
Things in Berlin up in the air…or grounded!
Things in Berlin are all really up in the air! No, cancel that! Just the opposite; they are grounded - indefinitely!
Right-wing murderers protected in Berlin
For a year now, the case of three mystery killers has roiled the German scene.
Today in history: Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass
On 9-10 November 1938, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews took place throughout Germany and parts of Austria, carried out by the SS elite military forces, the Hitler Youth, and neighborhood gangsters.
A ragged ragout from Berlin and Swabia
This bulletin is a mix of items - decent news, and not-big news.
Three killers and a blurry background
What connection is there between a sheepishly smiling politician and the mad rage of a bloodthirsty mob bent on murder in a Baltic coast town 150 miles away?
Berlin: A conference of anti-fascists and the story of a ring
A small but moving episode marked the regular annual meeting of the German organization Fighters and Friends of the Spanish Republic 1936-1939.
Kurt Maetzig, master of German cinema
An extraordinary filmmaker who made extraordinary films and lived to the extraordinary age of 101, Kurt Maetzig died August 8. But he was virtually unknown in the U.S.
An in-depth look at Germany’s Left Party congress
The media were keen for a real wide split in the party. In truth, a lot of the members feared the same.
