Europe
Germany’s Left Party puts money where its mouth is on women’s rights
September 19, 2017All leadership bodies in the party must have 50 percent women. For the top positions, no man can hold office unless he has a female co-leader with equal power and responsibilities.
Read more“Ossies,” former East Germans, compare socialist youth with life under capitalism
September 18, 2017"We had an imperfect socialism but I believe we can do it better next time.”
Read moreGermany’s Die Linke aims to thwart neo-Nazi electoral strategy
September 15, 2017Just like their 1930s predecessors, campaign workers at Berlin’s Karl-Liebknecht-Haus are busy fighting fascism as well as capitalism.
Read moreThe Left Party offers the real alternative in Germany’s elections
September 13, 2017The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) is waging a campaign that targets immigrants and religious minorities. The Left Party, meanwhile, offers the only real alternative to the status quo.
Read moreSpain: Breaking up is hard to do
August 28, 2017The upcoming vote for Catalan independence has all of Europe watching events in Spain. The October poll is seen as a referendum on the EU's austerity policies.
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