Victor Grossman

Victor Grossman is a journalist from the U.S. now living in Berlin. He fled his U.S. Army post in the 1950s in danger of reprisals for his left-wing activities at Harvard and in Buffalo, New York. He landed in the former German Democratic Republic (Socialist East Germany), studied journalism, founded a Paul Robeson Archive, and became a freelance journalist and author. His latest book, A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee, is about his life in the German Democratic Republic from 1949 – 1990, the tremendous improvements for the people under socialism, the reasons for the fall of socialism, and the importance of today's struggles.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Victor Grossman

World

U.S. and NATO tighten military ring around Russia
January 31, 2022 By Victor Grossman
In addition to building up weaponry in Eastern Europe, they threaten the implementation of the “Mother of All Sanctions.”
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Peace

German war hawks beat the drum for war on Russia
January 1, 2022 By Victor Grossman And John Wojcik
They cite Russian troops inside Russia but ignore U.S., German, and U.K. maneuvers all along Russia’s borders.
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World

Left disappointed: Die Linke disaster barely averted in German elections
October 1, 2021 By Victor Grossman
On many economic issues, and especially on war and peace, the delegates of The Left fought valiantly in the Bundestag. But they were far too rarely visible in struggles in the streets.
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World

Will the Left advance with a Social Dem win in Germany?
September 21, 2021 By Victor Grossman
Desperate Christian Democratss mount a red baiting campaign in attempt to hold chancellorship as Merkel exits.
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News

Will it be the Kaiser’s ghost or a peace policy that prevails in Germany?
August 11, 2021 By Victor Grossman
That seems to be the big unanswered question on this, the 60th anniversary, of the Berlin Wall.
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World

Germany: Greens worried about drop in popularity due to scandals
July 23, 2021 By Victor Grossman
The Green party says it's ok to deploy German troops abroad while the Left Party remains the only one in the Bundestag opposed to such overseas use of the German military.
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World

Exultant warrior, Esther Bejarano presente!
July 22, 2021 By Victor Grossman
She was all of 96 years, yet Esther Bejarano’s death hits hard, leaving a painful gap in Germany’s anti-fascist scene.
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News

Rumsfeld’s death won’t stop those who seek world domination
July 7, 2021 By Victor Grossman
Thus far they have only destroyed six of the seven countries he wanted to wipe out.
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