Germany
Oskar Lafontaine and the troubled German Left
January 28, 2010BERLIN -- While German politicians stared at the calendar, wondering nervously what the May 9 elections will bring in the biggest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, with its 18 million people, media attention suddenly switched to a personal...
Read moreLeft groups keep spirit of Rosa Luxemburg alive
January 13, 2010BERLIN—Huge snow storms could not keep leftists from all over Germany and their guests from other countries away from the annual commemoration of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.
Read more‘The Book Thief’ and ‘Red Orchestra’ offer anti-Nazi lessons
January 7, 2010It was the Mexican historian George Santayana who said those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Read moreAfghanistan scandal shakes Berlin
December 12, 2009BERLIN -- Like the peaks of the Hindu Kush dominating much of Afghanistan, the war in that unhappy country increasingly overshadows the political scenery in Germany.
Read moreU.S. & German unions unite to battle T-Mobile
November 24, 2009The Communications Workers of America and its German counterpart have teamed up to battle T-Mobile's union-busting efforts in the U.S.
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