Germany, September Crisis 1848
Submitted by Reddebrek on Oct 21 2017 20:34
Brief sketching of the developing revolution within the German states, particularly Frankfurt and Berlin.
March Revolution - Rolf Weber
Rolf Weber briefly sketches out the events of the March revolution, the opening period of revolt in 1848 that affected most German speaking states including the capital of the Hapsburg Empire Vienna.
The pink triangle: the Nazi war against homosexuals
A detailed account of the treatment of homosexuals by the Nazi party.
Alternative für Deutschland: fascists set for return to parliament in Germany
Submitted by RobH on Sep 9 2017 14:30
Germany elects a new parliament and government on 24 September. It seems certain that the CDU will carry the majority, thus continuing the by now 12-year reign of Angela Merkel. The run-up to the election seems dull. But there is a real danger that with the Alternative für Deutschland, fascists could enter the German parliament.
Fascism
Clara Zetkin's 1923 article on fascism from Labour Monthly. She talks about fascism as capital's response to the failure of the international revolution, and the need for the 'organised revolutionary struggle of the proletariat' to defeat both fascism and capital.
The G20 Summit: Beyond Broken Glass and Protest
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 24 2017 07:18
The results of the G20 summit in Hamburg, which cost €130 million, have been, as expected, modest. According to official announcements the G20 meeting offered political decision-makers the possibility of “finding their tongues and entering into dialogue with each other.”
1848 The Year of Revolutions- George Woodcock
Submitted by Reddebrek on Aug 24 2017 01:27
George Woodcock charts the events of the revolutionary wave that swept Europe in 1848. Assessing their political characters, their accomplishments and defeats.
The Herbert Baum group blog
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 19 2017 16:28
A collection of writings by Eric Brothers on the Baum group of German Jews who fought against the Nazi regime.
What made large scale resistance possible at the G20 in Hamburg?
Submitted by Victory Of The ... on Jul 12 2017 17:57
An on-the-ground account from the G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany originally posted by Black Rose Anarchist Federation. Similar to the impact of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle, we may look back at the Hamburg G20 protests as a symbol of global discontent that ruling elites were not able to ignore or dismiss. Beyond the tear gas and street fights, we raise the question: What made this display of dissent possible?
East Germany, June 1953
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 16 2017 18:42
A short account of the East German working class mass strike and uprising in 1953, which was crushed by Russian tanks, written by Andy Blunden in 1993.
