Victor Grossman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Victor Grossman
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Germany continues along austerity track
October 23, 2014Tragic when it doesn't occur to an economics minister that needed investments in infrastructure and education could be made if only taxes on the upper class were increased.
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Why the Berlin Wall fell remains a relevant question today
October 6, 2014For millions, the opening of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago resulted in genuine and understandable euphoria.
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Germany: The votes are in
September 18, 2014Political porcelain has been broken, raising questions on what went wrong and, to quote that old Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's on first?" for the next five years.
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Germany: sanctions and weapons deals, follow the money
September 3, 2014In Germany today, references to Putin evoke all too sharply recollections of German language used against every Russian leader since the start of World War I.
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German sour pickles: Gauck, militarism, and Gaza
August 13, 2014When politicians vacation and little action is expected, the words German journalists use for this is "Saure-Gurken-Zeit" or "sour pickle time."
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German Social Democrats paying the price of too many deals
August 12, 2014Instead of trying to improve its frayed, faded image as a progressive force, this party pays even more attention to "healthy business interests" and thus "encourage the economy."
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A month in my home country: What a trip!
July 14, 2014What a trip! I had last visited my American home country three years earlier; during my visit last month I saw that some things hadn't changed much, some things had.
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Left, right, and even satirical parties get votes in Germany
July 8, 2014In early June, Europe had to digest the results of the European Parliament elections - and choke down some pretty nasty clumps.
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