Germany
1933: Communist Party packs Madison Square Garden for anti-fascist rally
November 1, 2024With Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally drawing comparisons to the Nazi event hosted at the same venue in 1939, we look back to 1933 when the Communist Party USA packed the Garden to launch the united...
Read moreFormer GDR minister: Western politicians still don’t grasp devastation of forced capitalist transition
October 25, 2024Resilience and marginalization in post-unification Germany.
Read moreGermans remember the days and demise of the German Democratic Republic
October 18, 2024A country of a new type rose up on the ashes left by fascists but ultimately could not overcome a massive operation determined to destroy it.
Read moreThe German Democratic Republic, a socialist state still villainized long after its demise
October 7, 2024Oct. 7, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the German Democratic Republic. For several years in the 1980s, People’s World Editor John Wojcik served as chair of the U.S. Committee for Friendship with...
Read moreGerman elections reflect voters unhappy with status quo
September 25, 2024They are angry about cuts in the social services for which Germany has been renowned.
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