Victor Grossman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Victor Grossman
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Spanish Civil War vet Almudever is as lively as ever at 95
November 18, 2014Fighters and Friends of the Spanish Republic welcomed one of the very last International Brigade survivors, Joseph Almudever.
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German election results reflect rightwing hypocrisy on Berlin Wall
November 12, 2014U.S. readers are now probably wondering and/or worrying about their own election results. But, different as they may be, there are similarities between there and Germany.
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Germany continues along austerity track
October 23, 2014Tragic when it doesn't occur to an economics minister that needed investments in infrastructure and education could be made if only taxes on the upper class were increased.
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Why the Berlin Wall fell remains a relevant question today
October 6, 2014For millions, the opening of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago resulted in genuine and understandable euphoria.
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Germany: The votes are in
September 18, 2014Political porcelain has been broken, raising questions on what went wrong and, to quote that old Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's on first?" for the next five years.
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Germany: sanctions and weapons deals, follow the money
September 3, 2014In Germany today, references to Putin evoke all too sharply recollections of German language used against every Russian leader since the start of World War I.
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German sour pickles: Gauck, militarism, and Gaza
August 13, 2014When politicians vacation and little action is expected, the words German journalists use for this is "Saure-Gurken-Zeit" or "sour pickle time."
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German Social Democrats paying the price of too many deals
August 12, 2014Instead of trying to improve its frayed, faded image as a progressive force, this party pays even more attention to "healthy business interests" and thus "encourage the economy."
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