Germany

Ende Gelände in the Rhineland

Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry

Amid a growing anti-coal movement, thousands of masked protesters in hooded white jumpsuits block Germany’s coal infrastructure.

Aug 29, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

Kissinger Merkel GMF

Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse

A new project by the German Marshall Fund claims to track the influence of foreign propaganda—but warps reality to accommodate an alarming new Russophobia.

Aug 7, 2017 / James Carden

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Donald Trump Is Picking a Fight With Germany—and It Will Not End Well Donald Trump Is Picking a Fight With Germany—and It Will Not End Well

In an age of globalization, American leaders ought to be learning from and working with Europeans—not alienating them.

May 30, 2017 / John Nichols

Norman Podhoretz

What ‘The New York Times’ Missed in Its Piece about Norman Podhoretz What ‘The New York Times’ Missed in Its Piece about Norman Podhoretz

The profile failed to mention the larger historical context in which the former Commentary editor and his contemporaries operated.

Mar 27, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum

The Ways to Destroy Democracy

The Ways to Destroy Democracy The Ways to Destroy Democracy

A new biography of Hitler offers us a warning from history.

Feb 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Horst Seehofer

The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals

A specter is haunting German Chancellor Merkel in the wake of the Berlin terror attack—her own junior partner in government, as well as the European far right, Putin’s Russia, and ...

Dec 27, 2016 / Paul Hockenos

Vladimir Putin and Jean-Claude Juncker

Détente Now: A New Call for Peace, Security, and Cooperation Détente Now: A New Call for Peace, Security, and Cooperation

Civic and religious leaders in Germany are spearheading a new initiative to avoid war between Russia and the West.

Dec 6, 2016 / Gilbert Doctorow, Ute Finckh-Krämer, Ludger Volmer, Rolf Ekéus, and Noam Chomsky

Hillary Clinton at a factory

3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree 3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree

Does she really believe we’re “stronger together”? Here’s how she can prove it.

Oct 13, 2016 / Thomas Geoghegan

Dollars and graduation cap

5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt 5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Aug 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for America’s global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia.

Jul 7, 2016 / Norman Solomon

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