Germany justifies its support for Israel because “it’s complicated”. After at least 40,000 deaths in Gaza, this argument is no longer viable
News & Comment
News from Berlin and Germany, 2nd October 2024
Weekly news round-up from Berlin and Germany
“Lebanese and Palestinian people will free themselves with the help of us outside”
Interview with Lebanese socialist Jean-Michael Yahiya
THE BIG CHILL
One-Day Symposium
Anti-Muslim racism as diversion from social crises
The currently pervasive racism against asylum seekers and Musilms is a simple diversion from the budget crisis and increasing capitalist competition.
Daycare strikes are hell for parents – and we must support them
Berlin’s Kita workers were set to begin an unlimited strike. But it was banned by a judge
“Fence up, floodlights on, gates locked – problem solved!”
That’s how Berlin’s Mayor Kai Wegner responded to an alleged gang rape in Kreuzberg’s Görlitzer Park, the strip of land that stretches from Skalitzer Straße to the Landwehr Canal between Wienerstraße and Görlitzerstraße
First as a tragedy, then as a farce
Fear and loathing in Austria: Will the FPÖ capitalise to produce the first far-right chancellor in the German speaking world?
Germany’s migration politics and the abuses of solidarity
The new border checks further cement Germany’s and the EU’s move to the right. It is people on the move who suffer the most