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This week in history: The Protestant Reformation’s 500th birthday

October 31, 2017 By Special to People’s World

By the mid-16th century the Protestant attacks on Rome led to widespread depictions, in both word and imagery, of "good" against "bad" church.

After election, Germans move to confront increased fascist danger

September 26, 2017 By John Wojcik

The neo-Nazi AfD combined its racist rhetoric with a critique of austerity policies that resonated in economically-depressed areas of the country.

Germany: Nazis in Bundestag, Merkel stays, SPD collapses, Left Party gains

September 24, 2017 By John Wojcik

Major media the world over said the German elections would be boring. When the polls closed, it was clear they could not have been more wrong.

Germans head to polls, Die Linke fights to keep Nazis out

September 23, 2017 By John Wojcik

Germans are voting today in an election that, despite what the major media says, will have major consequences.

Berlin’s anti-fascist fighters mobilize to stop neo-Nazi AfD

September 21, 2017 By John Wojcik

“Despite its name, the AfD is no alternative for Germany. The alternative is solidarity, solidarity of all the anti-fascists. It’s what is in our DNA here.”