Germany’s Hidden Crisis
Liberals praise modern Germany as Europe’s great success story. But behind the veneer of prosperity, resentment is building among ordinary Germans.
26 Article(s) by: Julia Damphouse
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Julia Damphouse is a historian of European socialism. She is a member of the editorial board for the English-language Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg.
Save Our Brutalism
Five decades since the craze for Brutalism, most of the discussion about these buildings is about tearing them down. But the radical social vision that drove their rise has largely been forgotten.
Last Chance, SPD
Only a left-wing revival can save Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) from political extinction. But leaders like Andrea Nahles and Olaf Scholz are not up to the task.
Germany’s Groundhog Day
Die Linke MP Fabio de Masi on Germany’s coalition negotiations, the revolt in the SPD, and what it all means for the country’s left.
The Elvis of East Germany
How a young man from Colorado became the Eastern Bloc’s biggest pop star.
Storming the Stage
This July, Germany will host the twelfth annual G20 summit. Its message of global neoliberal rule will be met by mass protest.