Germany
German 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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German painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on his sestercentennial September 5
September 5, 2024Friedrich’s rebellion in a time of greatest repression and pressure on artists to join the establishment remains relevant to this day.
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First place for right wing in Eastern Germany not a surprise
September 4, 2024It is not the case that German voters are turning en-masse to AfD, the Alternative for Germany.
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German court rejects appeal of former secretary of Nazi death camp
August 21, 2024A German court rejected an appeal today by a 99-year-old woman who has been convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders at the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.
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‘Crevasse’ recalls 1938 encounter between Walt Disney and fascist filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl
August 6, 2024BURBANK, Calif.—If Project 2025 isn’t explicit enough about its intent to institute fascism in America on Day One of a reprise of Donald Trump's presidency, starting January 20, 2025, some new plays now world premiering in...
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