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Grossman: Some Good News, Lots of Bad News
Znet Article, May, 16 2012
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The coming congresscan decide not only whether the Left party moves closer to the Social Democrats and Greens or to a more fundamental opposition
Grossman: Germany - Aggrieved about Grass
Znet Article, April, 13 2012
Victor Grossman
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It's rare that poems cause such anger and excitement
Grossman: Tough on Euros, Weak on Nazis
Znet Article, December, 16 2011
Victor Grossman
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In times of great stress the economic powers-that-be always prefer the extreme right which does not threaten their property, stock portfolios and bonuses over the left which does threaten them
Grossman: Good News from Germany
Znet Article, November, 01 2011
Victor Grossman
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Germany has one of the largest progressive movements in all of Europe
Grossman: Trouble on the German Left: Israel and Anti-Semitism
Znet Article, July, 08 2011
Victor Grossman
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The Left party has been hated, even feared by the four established parties
Grossman: Breaks and Bruises in Bremen
Znet Article, June, 01 2011
Victor Grossman
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The Left is too rarely seen out in the streets with loud and clear messages on today's issues
Grossman: Easter Peace March in Berlin
Znet Article, April, 27 2011
Victor Grossman
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The Easter holiday in Germany lasts from Good Friday to Easter Monday, four days.
Grossman: A Down Escalator and an Up Escalator
Znet Article, April, 12 2011
Victor Grossman
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For weeks the German media have been full of gossip and speculation about a political party now rapidly losing relevance and importance, the Free Democratic Party, or FDP, also called the "Liberals".
Grossman: Libya, Atoms, and a State Election
Znet Article, March, 22 2011
Victor Grossman
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This report was supposed to concentrate on results of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, the second in a long string of German state elections in 2011.
Grossman: Drama in Hamburg and Dresden
Znet Article, February, 23 2011
Victor Grossman
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The only connection between two real-life dramas over the weekend was the Elbe River which cuts through the big port city of Hamburg in the north and Dresden, the rococo capital of Saxony in the south. Both cities were divided by more than the river.
Grossman: Scandals for the Baron and a Vote for More War
Znet Article, February, 01 2011
Victor Grossman
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The German man of the hour is Baron Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg.
Grossman: Halting a Train and Upsetting Political Scenery
Znet Article, November, 16 2010
Victor Grossman
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Using ropes, some young people descended halfway from railroad bridges to force the train to stop...
Grossman: Old Trees and a Railroad Station in Stuttgart
Znet Article, October, 20 2010
Victor Grossman
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A retired engineer of 66 loses an eye, forced from its socket by water cannon at short range. High school kids in an approved protest demonstration get beaten and excruciatingly blinded by pepper gas...
Grossman: A Would-Be Paul Revere in Germany
Znet Article, September, 04 2010
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The "mosque menace" is not confined to Lower Manhattan or the USA. In many European countries similar alarms are sounded, usually in tones recalling Paul Revere: "The Muslims are coming!"
Grossman: A Bit of Bustle in the Bundestag
Znet Article, March, 01 2010
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There was unusual excitement in the otherwise so dignified Bundestag on Friday, February 25th. Of course, everyone knew the Afghanistan extension bill would pass. The ruling parties, Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and their right-wing Free ...
Grossman: Oskar Lafontaine and the Troubled German Left
Znet Article, January, 27 2010
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While German politicians stared at the calendar, wondering nervously what the May 9th elections will bring in the biggest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, with its 18 million people, media attention suddenly switched to a personal drama within the p...
Grossman: The Chancellor Wins; So Do the Ragamuffins
Znet Article, October, 01 2009
Victor Grossman
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Much of the media complained that the German election campaign was dull; after all, the two main opponents had worked together in a coalition for four years and generally agreed or compromised on most issues. Dull or not, however, it had three im...
Grossman: The Missing Split in the German Left Party
Znet Article, June, 26 2009
Victor Grossman
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A disaster was almost certain. Almost the entire German media, if it deigned to discuss the Left party at all, was sure of a major split at the party congress June 20th and June 21st. They had it all figured out, and were kind enough to help make ...
Grossman: The Crisis In Germany, Das Kapital & The Poll Results
Znet Article, October, 26 2008
Victor Grossman
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Yes, the big economic crisis is hitting Germany, too. The evidence includes the hasty meetings of top politicians and the decision by the government coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats to save the suffering banks with 500 billion...
Grossman: Major Political Shifts Mark Austrian & German Elections
Znet Article, September, 30 2008
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Bavaria, Germany's largest state, borders on Austria: Both have countless Alpine peaks, lots of men in lederhosen, and many right-wing Roman Catholic traditions. Both had elections on Sunday. Before nightfall many an otherwise happy yodeler showe...
Grossman: Crisis in Germany's Social Democratic Party
Znet Article, September, 11 2008
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The big weekend blowout in Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) demonstrates how to cut off your nose to spite your face. In a series of small, smaller and smallest secret gatherings the party leaders - facing a disastrous seepage of members an...
Grossman: Key Contrasting Congresses in Germany
Znet Article, May, 30 2008
Victor Grossman
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Three all-German congresses were held this past weekend, all important but very different...
Grossman: May Day in Germany: Rightists, Leftists, Greens and Neo-Nazis
Znet Article, May, 04 2008
Victor Grossman
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May Day remains a national holiday in Germany. So does Jesus' Ascension Day (whose German name, I'm afraid, is Himmelfahrt) and this year, for the first time in many years, both occurred on the same day. Less pious males frequently celebrate the r...
Grossman: German Rail Strike Hits Hard
Znet Article, April, 26 2008
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Berlin -- It's the biggest labor struggle in years in Germany, and it's not over yet! The locomotive engineers and other train personnel just closed down much of the railroad system for 62 hours for freight and 48 hours for passenger transportati...
Grossman: Fear of the Left Cripples German Defense Chiefs
Znet Article, February, 13 2008
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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, at the annual International Security Conference in Munich, stepped up pressure on Germany to send more troops to Afghanistan and commit them to active fighting there, not only in the currently more peaceful no...
Grossman: War And Peace And The Greens Of Germany
Znet Article, September, 19 2007
Victor Grossman
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War And Peace And The Greens Of Germany
Grossman: Neo-Nazis In Germany, Or Deja Vu?
Znet Article, September, 04 2007
Victor Grossman
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Berlin--An argume...
Grossman: BIRTH OF "THE LEFT" PARTY IN BERLIN
Znet Article, June, 19 2007
Victor Grossman
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BIRTH OF "THE LEFT" PARTY IN BERLIN
Grossman: The G-8 Summit and the Provocateurs, or Coming through the Rye
Znet Article, June, 15 2007
Victor Grossman
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Berlin -- Vacationers visiting Baltic Sea beaches in the area have always...
Grossman: Alarming Election Results in Germany
Znet Article, September, 20 2006
Victor Grossman
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Although the German elections on Sunday were in only two of Germany's 16 states, they involved many key questions. How would the national coalition between Social Democrats (SPD) and Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) fare in her home state...
