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U8 »cleaning patrol« will only make Berlin's subway worse

The BVG is trying to clean up the U8, the subway connecting Berlin's poorest neighborhoods. But more police will only make things worse

AfD in Germany: Setting the agenda

Tens of thousands of people mobilized against the far-right AfD. The government is nonetheless implementing parts of the Far Right's agenda

We want Vacation Communism without apartheid

The Fusion Festival opens on Wednesday. After criticism, the organizers of this left-wing party have had to speak out against genocide

Tiny changes could reduce deaths on Berlin's streets

Berlin's government does little to prevent dozens of people from being killed by cars every year. Nathaniel hopes that a Kiezblock could change things

Despite referendum: Berlin's mayor rejects expropriation

A big majority of Berliners voted to socialize big corporate landlords. Kai Wegner’s response: Nein

Dangerous Language Bans at Pro-Palestine Camp in Berlin

Gaeilge is an official EU language. Yet when Irish activists tried to speak it at a protest camp in Berlin, they were threatened with arrest

Estrel Tower: Berlin's tallest building is laughing at you

The new hotel in Neukölln is a reminder that Berlin could build new housing – but investors prefer useless towers

Police violence against Israeli – where does antisemitism begin?

The Israeli Berliner Yuval Carasso was injured by Berlin police, and now is supposed to pay a €2,000 fine

Don’t worry about »left-wing terrorism«

Terrorism by the RAF and the Vulcan Group? For Nathaniel Flakin there are far bigger problems

Berlinale: Filmmakers say what the rest of the world is saying

At the Berlinale film festival, Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers called for equality and peace. German politicians want to ban such hateful talk

Can't you even get a coffee in Germany without Nazi connections?

Backwerk has a founder who apparently supports far-right structures. This isn't an isolated case, says Nathaniel Flakin

The German government is paving the way for the Far Right

Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against the AfD. But the government of Olaf Scholz is already implementing many of the AfD’s policies

Silvester in Berlin: New Year Begins with Racist State Violence

We are told that Berlin's New Year Celebrations were peaceful. But 390 arrests and police checkpoints are examples of racist state violence

The German government is attacking Jewish life in Germany

Olaf Scholz says he wants to protect Jewish life in Germany. Then why are so many Jews getting censored for criticizing Israel?

Berlin teachers are fighting for all of us

Today and tomorrow, educators are on strike. Why have there been so many strikes recently? A guide to the alphabet soup of union struggles in Germany

Robert Habeck wrote a play praising a right-wing mass murderer

Fifteen years ago, Germany’s Green vice chancellor wrote a play in which the hero is a right-wing mass murderer

In Berlin, Jews and Palestinians Are Demonstrating Together

This Saturday, Jewish and Palestinian groups are organizing a demonstration against the war

An »Ausländer's« Perspective on Berlins Ban Of Solidarity

This is a strange time in Berlin. All expressions of solidarity with the people in Gaza have been banned

Another referendum to expropriate Berlin's biggest landlords

Two years ago, 59.1 percent of Berliners voted to socialize real estate companies. But nothing has happened. Now another referendum has been launched

We'll need more than orange paint to stop fossil capital

The Brandenburg Gate is orange. Good, says Nathaniel Flakin. We need much more radicalism in the fight against climate change