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While German politicians stared at the calendar, wondering nervously what the May 9th elections will bring in the biggest state, North Rhine-Westphalia,…
Victor Grossman
Victor Grossman is a journalist from the U.S. now living in Berlin. He fled his U.S. Army post in the 1950s in danger of reprisals for his left-wing activities at Harvard and in Buffalo, New York. He landed in the former German Democratic Republic (Socialist East Germany), studied journalism, founded a Paul Robeson Archive, and became a freelance journalist and author. His latest book, A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee, is about his life in the German Democratic Republic from 1949 – 1990, the tremendous improvements for the people under socialism, the reasons for the fall of socialism, and the importance of today's struggles.
(Nov. 10,2009) — Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, symbolizing the end of Communist power in…
Much of the media complained that the German election campaign was dull; after all, the two main opponents had worked together in…
(June 23, 2009, Berlin) — A disaster was almost certain. Almost the entire German media, if it deigned to discuss the Left…
Berlin — Yes, the big economic crisis is hitting Germany, too. The evidence includes the hasty meetings of top politicians and the…
Berlin — Bavaria, Germany‘s largest state, borders on Austria: Both have countless Alpine peaks, lots of men in lederhosen, and many right-wing…
Berlin — The big weekend blowout in Germany‘s Social Democratic Party (SPD) demonstrates how to cut off your nose to spite your…
Three all-German congresses were held this past weekend, all important but very different. The bad news first: The beautiful old city…
Berlin — May Day remains a national holiday in Germany. So does Jesus’ Ascension Day (whose German name, I’m afraid, is Himmelfahrt)…
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, at the annual International Security Conference in Munich, stepped up pressure on Germany to send more…