Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) In an earlier article, “How The World’s Nazi Movement Relocated From Berlin To Washington”, I discussed in broader terms this hidden-from-the-public phenomenon of the U.S. Government’s having — just a few months after the anti-imperialistic U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s death on 12 April 1945 — taken up Hitler’s ideological […]
It might have Europe’s largest economy, but Germany has a problem. Its economy is in secular decline. The German economy contracted in 2023, and economists project growth of 0.2% in 2024. Through 2029, the German economy is projected to show growth of just 8%, while gross domestic product in the United States should be more than double […]
Earlier this month, Adidas launched the Nationalmannschaft’s new home kit with a video that cleverly poked fun at the idea of some things being “typical German”. They juxtaposed stereotypes such as an apartment block full of people called Muller with the more nuanced realities of a multicultural society — the diverse make-up of the squad, for example, or fans supporting more than one national side. The not-so-subtle subtext of the advert was that wearing Adidas, the Herzogenaurach-based company...
Millions of Germans have been protesting against the rise of the far-right in huge rallies all over the country for weeks in a row, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now.”
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany’s far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for
In Germany, the far right is on the rise again. How did it happen?
BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, with unease. []
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for more aid to reach Gaza on the ground, as he criticised Israel’s plans for a full-scale offensive in the southern city of Rafah. Israel has previously defended its plans for an offensive in Rafah, calling it necessary to bring an end to Hamas in the strip. Mr Scholz’s
Sophisticated indulgence is the name of the game at Roomers, a five-star hotel in the historic spa town of Baden-Baden.
The Ashton-under-Lyne MP denies any wrongdoing following claims she failed to properly declare her main residency
The Goethe Institute Scholarship allows Tracy Kloeckl-Jiménez to study in Germany and live with a German family this spring while she's on sabbatical.
German international footballer Antonio Rüdiger is pressing defamation charges against a journalist who accused him of supporting Islamic extremism. Experts differ in their interpretations of the gesture.