Speech from the book presentation in Berlin, 18th July 2024
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Even if you really want to, you can't protect someone whom you don't even notice
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), Kurt Weill (1900-1950), and Elisabeth Hauptmann (1897-1973); Current Production by Barry Kosky (1967-) at berliner-ensemble.de.
“The more parliament is paralyzed, the more mass action is important”
July 7th has stalled the ascendancy of the far-right and produced a nucleus for hope.
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Election results in France bring joy but also reveal a difficult road ahead
If the goal of life is death, then we live in a surprisingly productive time
Wolt is funnelling money to Israeli businesses and menacing anyone who disagrees.
The victory of the far-right Rassemblement National in the first round of elections could give France its first fascist government since the Nazi occupation, but the left has also made advances. John Mullen outlines an anticapitalist perspective on the political crisis in France.
Tens of thousands of people mobilized against the far-right AfD. The government is nonetheless implementing parts of the Far Right's agenda.