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Opinion

Should film be political?

by Phil Butland on 16/02/2026

Even Wim Wenders thinks it should. He just doesn’t want to talk about Palestine

Interviews

“Cops regularly and routinely had intimate relationships—and even planned children—with unwitting activists.”

by Phil Butland on 14/02/2026

Interview with Jason Kirkpatrick, co-producer of “The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives”

Opinion

When work becomes a command, freedom is the first casualty

by Nancy Dakroury on 11/02/2026

Germany is once again debating how much of the people’s lives should belong to the economy

Campaign of the week

Palinale

by The Left Berlin on 10/02/2026

Berlin's biggest Palestine Film festival

Opinion

Between culture and revolution

by Ivan Uzunski on 07/02/2026

A prospect on the fate of technocracy

Opinion

Bruce Springsteen’s new folk song classic “Streets of Minneapolis”

by Hari Kumar on 02/02/2026

Hari Kumar from the Marxist-Leninist Research Group on folk music and Trump’s ICE tactics

Opinion

How equipped is a film backed by Hollywood royalty to speak up for Gaza?

by Phil Butland on 26/01/2026

Film Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab

Long Read

Power and powerlessness

by Angelika Stepken on 17/01/2026

What next, after Gaza broke the art world?

Interviews

“A lot of our narrative as non-white people is rendered invisible”

by Phil Butland on 16/01/2026

Interview with Usayd Younis, co-director of a new film about Satpal Ram

Reviews

2025 in Film

by Phil Butland on 03/01/2026

The best (and some of the less good) films of last year

News and Analysis

A year of militarism, rising right wing authoritarianism, and resistance 

by Phil Butland on 01/01/2026

Most read articles on theleftberlin.com in 2025

News and Analysis

The currency of celebrity loyalty, from Minaj to Reiner

by Ellen McBride on 28/12/2025

The responsibility (and cost) of wielding influence with empathy