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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "germany"

Why Europeans Are Kicking Our Butts When it Comes to Living Green

Why Europeans Are Kicking Our Butts When it Comes to Living Green

Elisabeth Rosenthal, Yale Environment 360. October 1, 2009.
In Europe it is far easier to channel your good intentions into action. And you feel far worse if you don’t.

Homesick For Dictatorship: East Germans Liked It Better Under Communism

Homesick For Dictatorship: East Germans Liked It Better Under Communism

Julia Bonstein, Der Spiegel. July 10, 2009.
A majority of East Germans defend the GDR, according to a new poll.

Conservatives and Media Go Nuts Over Obama's Germany Stopover

Conservatives and Media Go Nuts Over Obama's Germany Stopover

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. June 5, 2009.
"Stop it, all of you," may be five of the more important words the president will utter on his trip.

Germany Cracks Down on Neo-Nazi Music Ring

Germany Cracks Down on Neo-Nazi Music Ring

Lisa Derrick, La Figa AlterNet: PEEK. March 8, 2009.
his week German authorities, including 800 police, raided residences and offices across the country.

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. January 26, 2009.
Recent backpedaling in Europe may signal the end of its leadership on climate change. Can Obama push America to the font?

André Shepherd, Iraq War Resister, Applies for Asylum in Germany

André Shepherd, Iraq War Resister, Applies for Asylum in Germany

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. January 8, 2009.
Shepherd has been living underground in Germany for nearly two years; he applied for refugee status on the grounds that the Iraq War is illegal.

Germany Could Take in Gitmo Prisoners

Germany Could Take in Gitmo Prisoners

Jaclyn Belczyk, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. December 23, 2008.
Germany supports closing Guantanamo and is calling on other members of the European Union to take in prisoners too.

What Were Considered

What Were Considered "Radical" Economics Are Re-Emerging in Wake of Crisis

Julio Godoy, IPS News. November 12, 2008.
The worldwide market meltdowns have many turning the pages back to Marx and Keynes.

Conservatives Cheered Reagan at The Wall; See Shadows of Nazi Past in Obama's Germany Visit

Conservatives Cheered Reagan at The Wall; See Shadows of Nazi Past in Obama's Germany Visit

John Gorenfeld, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008.
"Will the MSM force Obama to admit that, as president, he will do nothing to stop Duke Frederick III from annexing duchies?"

Obama Gets

Obama Gets "the Idea" of America

Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. July 25, 2008.
Breaking down Obama's major address in Berlin, Germany.

Conservatives are Livid: Obama Printed Flyers for Speech in Germany IN GERMAN!

Conservatives are Livid: Obama Printed Flyers for Speech in Germany IN GERMAN!

Gavin M, Sadly, No! AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008.
How dare a presidential candidate have the audacity to use any other language than American? Ever?!

German Firms Eye Iraq Market

German Firms Eye Iraq Market

Middle East OnlineJuly 24, 2008.
Iraq was historically a strong partner for Germany.

Iran Calls Bush's Bluff

Iran Calls Bush's Bluff

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008.
Talks with Iran about its nuclear program fail. Which isn't a surprise, given that the U.S. "senior diplomatic official" didn't speak.

Poland's Painful Past

Poland's Painful Past

Vera von Kreutzbruck, The Women's International Perspective. April 18, 2008.
Legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda talks about the Katyn massacre.

Bush Forgets His Grandpa Profited from Nazi Slave Labor

Bush Forgets His Grandpa Profited from Nazi Slave Labor

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. January 11, 2008.
This just further reminds us of the unique kid-glove treatment George W. Bush receives from the media.

The Bush Administration Plans to Blame You for Iraq

The Bush Administration Plans to Blame You for Iraq

William Astore, Tomdispatch.com. November 9, 2007.
After holding so few high-level government and military officials accountable for failures in Iraq, Bush needs a scapegoat.

German Ad Campaign Uses White Children in Blackface to Portray

German Ad Campaign Uses White Children in Blackface to Portray "Uneducated Africans"

Malena Amusa, AlterNet: PEEK. August 7, 2007.
Malena Amusa: This is an actual ad-campaign by UNICEF Germany!

Is Tom Cruise the Goebbels of Scientology?

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. July 24, 2007.
Adam Howard: Germans aren't very happy about a new film in which Cruise will play Hitler's would-be assassin.

Going AWOL vs. Going to Iraq

Going AWOL vs. Going to Iraq

Mary Wiltenburg, Der Spiegel. March 26, 2007.
As criticism of the Iraq war grows at home, some US soldiers abroad increasingly are rejecting Bush's mission. On military bases across Germany, many are now seeking a way out through desertion or early discharge.