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Dispatch From Kabul: Life Under the Helicopters
The efforts of the US, UK and Germany to avoid the dangers in Kabul will inevitably “come at a terrible cost.”
Learning Empathy for Palestinians as a Refugee From Nazi Germany
“My deepest belief holds that peace can come only when Israel and Palestine are a unified country living under mutual democracy.”
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Volkswagen Shows We Can’t Trust Car Companies to Regulate Themselves
VW has had plenty of company among big automakers in trying to evade emissions restrictions.
The Greek Bailout: Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory
The Greek bailout terms were a defeat for Greece and a victory for Germany, but the costs may be more than the victor can bear.
Europe Helped Save Obama’s Historic Nuclear Deal With Iran
France, Germany and the United Kingdom influenced the decision of the members of the US Congress both directly and indirectly.
German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis Are Wars Led by the US
The UN is now estimating at least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean this year.
“Open Up, Europe!”: Former EU Adviser Urges Opening of Borders
Under a new proposal, quotas would be set for all 22 nations across Europe to take a total of 160,000 refugees.
Protesters Occupy Lignite Coal Mine in Germany
Four months before world governments meet to negotiate the deal to “save the climate,” 1,500 protesters took matters into their own hands.
Richard D. Wolff | Déjà Vu: Germany Tightens Its Economic Power Over Europe
The richest European economy imposed massive suffering onto one of the poorest economies in Europe.
Will the Germans Derail the Tentative Third Greek Bailout?
The human dynamics in Greece, may trump what would normally be Germany's considerably advantaged negotiating position.