Germany
Bustle in the Bundestag
March 3, 2010A stormy session in Germany's Parliament shows the growing unpopularity of the Afghanistan war, and the current German government.
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Dresden beats the Nazis
February 17, 2010The Berlin anti-fascists waiting near the Spree River at 4:30 AM for the buses to Dresden were sleepy, cold and nervous.
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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...
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Left 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.
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‘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.
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