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2+ hour, 39+ min ago (698+ words) Weekly news round-up from Berlin and Germany Berlin's lead candidate for the Left Party distances itself from the Zionism Resolution Elif Eralp, the Left Party's lead candidate in Berlin, has sharply rejected the controversial Zionism resolution passed by her party's…...
All eyes on the Ulm 5
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (353+ words) Lawyers, families and investigators call for scrutiny on the case of the five activists who remain in pre-trial detention and face up to five years in prison after targeting an arms manufacturer linked to Israel While Germany continues to arm…...
“Most of the time, reality isn’t balanced. Truth is rarely in the middle.”
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (884+ words) Legs, heart and a spine: Interview with Nadja Vancauwenberghe about journalism's must-haves, and why she believes in teaching the skills to match You've got quite a backstory. Can you walk us through how you ended up in journalism? Can you…...
Trump’s thirst for dominance
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (1016+ words) The administration's threat to "take Cuba" The United States has economically and diplomatically isolated communist Cuba for longer than any other country. Following Castro's revolution in 1959, the Caribbean island has suffered a constant embargo, experiencing recurrent phases of deep crises,…...
Apartheid, Racism and International Law?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (129+ words) Food + fundraiser for Gaza The Left Berlin 24/03/2026 These two panels bring together expertise in psychology, lived experience and international law to ask: How has anti-Palestinian racism become normalised in Germany, and what responsibility do universities, institutions and civil society bear?...
30 March 2018 – Great March of Return
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (386+ words) This week in working class history On 30 March 1976, there were demonstrations throughout Palestine against Israel's systematic confiscation of Palestinian land. These peaceful demonstrations were accompanied by a general strike. Israel responded with extreme violence " Israeli troops killed four people and…...
Attack on Kharg Island
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (241+ words) OSINT analysis raises significant doubts about the US narrative The island, covering around 20 square kilometers'smaller than Manhattan'lies in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, around 60 kilometers from the Iranian port of Bushehr. It is widely regarded as the "undisputed…...
Didier Eribon: “Governments that impose cuts are criminal because they consolidate the far right in power.”
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (813+ words) The French philosopher visited Bilbao to talk to Alana S. Portero about the importance of friendship. In this interview, he discusses his return home to his native Reims, the working-class vote for fascist forces" including that of his mother"and his…...
Bloque Latinoamericano in solidarity with Cuba
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (186+ words) Political organisation takes part in the "Convoy to Cuba" as the delegation from Germany "Bloque Latinoamericano" is joining the international project "Convoy to Cuva" as the delegation from Germany. This is to fight against one of the greatest obstacles to…...
Anti-fascism in Berlin: struggles, structures, and repression
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (485+ words) Interview with Antifa Nord Ost about neo-Nazis and anti-fascism in the outskirts of Berlin Rowan Gaudet and Charlie Ebert 20/03/2026 This article is the fourth piece in the series Neo-Nazis and Anti-Fascism in Germany since the 1990s. The rest of the series…...