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

Berliners fighting to save everything from their homes to the planet
April 26, 2019 By Victor Grossman
People on the march are a common sight here lately. A big majority are young.
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Politics

Huge youth turnout for International Women’s Day in Berlin
March 18, 2019 By Victor Grossman
There’s plenty to fight about and people can be moved to action - hopefully with active participation of The Linke.
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World

Hundreds of thousands march in Berlin against the right wing
October 19, 2018 By Victor Grossman
Hundreds of thousands, representing many groups, organizations and prominent individuals marched, under the slogan “Unteilbar” (Indivisible).
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News

Germany: Cassandra calls
October 11, 2018 By Victor Grossman
Lignite coal pollutes and stinks. Aside from the arboreal environment, Germany is facing a less palpable but far worse stink -- the menace of a turn to the far right.
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News

Forces of hope battle hate in Germany
September 10, 2018 By Victor Grossman
The events in the Saxon city of Chemnitz recently were truly frightening.
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World

In Germany, Nazis march, anti-fascists ‘stand-up’ against them
August 31, 2018 By Victor Grossman
For the last ten days Nazis have been on the march in Germany. Anti-fascists have challenged them in the streets.
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Politics

Trial of notorious German racist leaves big question unanswered
August 1, 2018 By Victor Grossman
The recently ended trial in Munich of Beate Zschäpe and four minor accomplices lasted five full years.
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World

Germans battle the rise of their own brand of ‘Trumpism’
July 5, 2018 By Victor Grossman
Like their counterparts in the U.S., the German right is using anti-immigrant hysteria to draw attention away from the serious threat it poses to democracy and peace.
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