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DDR stamp featuring the bust of Karl Marx with a colorful cityscape in the background.
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Yes, the German Democratic Republic was socialist—and we have much to learn from it

by Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR on 27/09/2025
Response to 'Red Flag: No, East Germany wasn’t socialist—and neither is “democratic socialism”'
Working class history

1 October 1965 – Attempted coup in Indonesia leads to Suharto dictatorship

by Phil Butland on 23/09/2025
This week in working class history
Working class history

20 September 1973 – Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs

by Phil Butland on 16/09/2025
This week in working class history
A mural depicting a socialist utopia: two smiling people with symbols of science and advancement swirling around them.
News and Analysis

Red Flag:  No, East Germany wasn’t socialist—and neither is “democratic socialism”

by Nathaniel Flakin on 10/09/2025
In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin critiques controversial statement by Die Linke's Heidi Reichinnek
Working class history

11 September 1973: Putsch in Chile—the other 9/11

by Phil Butland on 10/09/2025
This week in working class history
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September 4, 2009 – Kunduz massacre

by Phil Butland on 02/09/2025
This week in working class history
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August 28 1968 – Police attack protests outside the Democratic National Convention

by Phil Butland on 27/08/2025
This week in working class history
Mural of Trotsky on a wall. The paint is cracked.
News and Analysis

Red Flag: Why Trotsky still matters, 85 years after his murder

by Nathaniel Flakin on 20/08/2025
In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin honors the Russian revolutionary struck down on August 20, 1940
Working class history

22-26 August 1992: Rostock-Lichtenhagen Pogrom

by Rowan Gaudet on 20/08/2025
This week in working class history
Working class history

16 August 2012: Marikana massacre

by Phil Butland on 13/08/2025
This week in working class history
Working class history

6 August 1945: US drops a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima

by Phil Butland on 29/07/2025
This week in working class history
Long Read

The Romanian anti-communist memory wars

by Andrei Belibou on 26/07/2025
Romania’s new president is famous for defeating the far-right in the recent elections. Now he is playing into their hands
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