Germany
The Wagenknecht project, a new movement?
by Manuel Kellner
15 September 2018
As spokesperson for the Die Linke party in the Bundestag (with Dietmar Bartsch), Sahra Wagenknecht comes from the anti-capitalist left...
CSU chief Seehofer : “Bavarians ruled Greece, better it was not...
October 9, 2018
It was supposed to be a joke from man to man, from a Bavarian arch-conservative to his like-minded compatriots. One of these...
Why Europe Overlooks Trump’s Threat, Increases Russian Gas Imports
04.10.2018
European consumers see no reason for abandoning cheap Russian pipeline gas and substituting it for expensive American super-chilled fuel. While Washington is fuming over...
Mega Railway Expansion – Berlin Courts Prestige Project with Turkey Amid...
In secret talks, the German government is seeking to push forward a massive project to modernize Turkey's railways. Berlin may help finance the multibillion-euro...
German police bust far-right terror cell plotting attacks on migrants &...
1 Oct, 2018
German police have arrested several far-right extremists, foiling high-profile attacks on immigrants and “people of different political views” on the anniversary of...
Facebook and Totalitarianism
Facebook’s New Propaganda Partners
By Alan MacLeod
September 25, 2018
Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat “fake news” by partnering with two propaganda...
How did Joseph Stalin react to the German invasion during WWII?
Joseph Stalin reacted extremely slowly to the invasion of his country by German forces in 1940. Indeed, not only did he react slowly, but...
75 years since Operation Barbarossa – Revisions…
By Jean-Marie Chauvier (*)
On 22nd June it will have been 75 years since the commencement of Operation Barbarossa, the Hitlerian invasion of the Soviet...
Airline workers launch largest strike in Ryanair’s history
By Gustav Kemper
28 September 2018
Cabin crew at Ryanair are on strike today in five European countries. The work stoppage began at 3 a.m....
The Monster
Trump Threatens Syria, Slams Iran in UN General Assembly Address
25.09.2018
US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his address before the 73rd Session of the...