The original space race was inspirational, if tainted by militaristic motives. Today’s is sheer vanity
News & Comment
Film Review – Wem gehört mein Dorf? / Who Owns my Village?
A new film shows that urban Leftists are not the only people fighting gentrification
Sinema Transtopia
Transnational, post-colonial, (post-)migrant cinema programme
Berlin wall and Kaiser Palace
On the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, Victor Grossman looks back at another East German monument
News from Berlin and Germany: 14th August 2021
Weekly news roundup from Berlin and Germany
Demanding the Right to Housing and the Right to Vote
Interview with Carol from the Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen Right2TheCity group
Dissecting Clubcommission Berlin’s Pilot Project
Opening up Berlin clubs too early is irresponsible and plays into the hands of the right-wing “Querdenker”
France: Vaccination, Health Pass Protests, and the Left
Macron’s COVID policy has been disastrous. But pro-“liberty” protests aren’t the answer
‘Free’ From Covid Restrictions, Britain Faces Another Virus Surge
The British government has failed to learn lessons from the pandemic so far and is taking a huge gamble