Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here's what they hope for
More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will have the opportunity to vote in a German national election for the ...
Germany’s rightward shift reflects Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt realignment — and Democratic failures with the working class
It’s hard not to see the political parallels between Cottbus, a city of 100,000 about 75 miles south of Berlin, and Rust Belt ...
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune ...
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In Germany, trade unions fight for solidarity and against the far right
As Germany prepares to vote on 23 February, the far-right AfD party is causing alarm. Polls place them in second position, behind only the centre-right CDU and ahead of the centre-left SPD. In ...
It’s a make-or-break moment for Germany’s economy. Trump’s tariffs won’t help
When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind. But Donald Trump’s looming import tariffs will make that daunting task even ...
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Laughter and Fears in Germany
For good people these are times to weep, rage and, above all, to fight back! But sometimes we may allow ourselves a laugh.
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In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content
A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk's Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to ...
Austria Investigating Campaign Donation to Germany's Far-Right AfD, Report Says
Germany's Spiegel and Austria's Standard reported on Wednesday that the Austrian domestic intelligence service and federal ...
How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election
Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in ...