Victor Grossman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Victor Grossman
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Pirates in Berlin and troubles on the left
September 21, 2011An unusual new party, the Pirates, won seats in Berlin's parliament on Sunday, while right, left and Greens are in turmoil.
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50th anniversary of Berlin Wall: a deeper look
August 12, 2011This year Berlin's public TV channel gripped our brain cells every day for a month in advance of the anniversary of the Berlin Wall. For anyone probing more deeply, however, some questions still require answers. Why...
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Charlie Chaplin film fest evokes lessons for today
July 19, 2011Eighty years after his visit to Berlin, Charlie Chaplin's 80 films continue to make audiences laugh and think.
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It’s ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
July 12, 2011Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
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Controversy over Israel and anti-Semitism embroils German left
July 1, 2011Heated debate that had been tearing at Germany's Left Party seems to have abated after June 28, when its Bundestag members modified a controversial position on Israel.
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Winners and losers in Bremen elections
May 25, 2011Today in Bremen, most shipyards are a thing of the past and it is struggling to climb out of its heavy debt as a container port.
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Should Cuba send SEAL team to Florida?
May 16, 2011Was the killing of Osama bin Laden justified? The questions remain: What is terrorism? Who are terrorists? And how does one best oppose them?
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Libya and Japan grab Germany’s attention
March 22, 2011Elections in an East German state were largely overshadowed by the news from Japan and, far more, from Libya.
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