Germany
The German Democratic Republic, a socialist state still villainized long after its demise
October 7, 2024Oct. 7, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the German Democratic Republic. For several years in the 1980s, People’s World Editor John Wojcik served as chair of the U.S. Committee for Friendship with...
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German elections reflect voters unhappy with status quo
September 25, 2024They are angry about cuts in the social services for which Germany has been renowned.
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German painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on his sestercentennial September 5
September 5, 2024Friedrich’s rebellion in a time of greatest repression and pressure on artists to join the establishment remains relevant to this day.
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First place for right wing in Eastern Germany not a surprise
September 4, 2024It is not the case that German voters are turning en-masse to AfD, the Alternative for Germany.
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German court rejects appeal of former secretary of Nazi death camp
August 21, 2024A German court rejected an appeal today by a 99-year-old woman who has been convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders at the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.
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