Germany: the right and the extreme right rise in Berlin’s partial election rerun
The German capital has not survived its third election in four years immune. Although broadly speaking, the Bundestag does not alter its composition, it is >> Read More
Carolina Menéndez Trucco
Germany: Parliament approves 2024 budget with cuts and debt brake
After weeks of discussions, the lower house finally reached an agreement for the 2024 federal budget. The roadmap: cuts in fundamental areas such as Health >> Read More
Germany: The longest railway strike in history
The German Machinists’ Union has begun a strike of almost a week in the midst of a labor dispute with the company Deutsche Bahn over >> Read More
Germany: massive demonstration of force against the extreme right
During the last few days, more than one and a half million people demonstrated in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and 40 other cities in the country >> Read More
Germany: Parliament approved accelerating deportations
Despite harsh criticism, the traffic light coalition[1] passed the controversial Repatriation Improvement Act that facilitates deportations by restricting the basic rights of asylum seekers. It >> Read More
Germany: the double standards of the government exposed
Chancellor Scholz and Foreign Minister Baerbock took to the streets against the right and at the same time protects the far-right Israeli government. Our critic >> Read More
United States. Banned Books: a mirror of “democracy’s” decline
In 2023 alone, the conservative wave in libraries and schools in the US banned 3,000 titles in 41 states and there were 5,894 attempts at >> Read More
Argentina. The threat of a covert coup
The total deregulation of the economy that Milei intends is to give freedom to the big capitalists in exchange for union and social rollbacks, while >> Read More
Germany: tense wage dispute in retail continues
Again without any agreement: after long confrontations, the union and the employers did not reach any conclusion for the sector during the last collective bargaining >> Read More
Germany. Interview with pro-housing activist Rolf Souschek
Reportage: Carolina Menéndez Trucco In September 2021, the Berlin renters’ movement celebrated a first victory. Almost 60% had voted in favor of the socialization of >> Read More