Austerity
DW News: German welfare state ‘can no longer be financed’ — Merz
The shift from welfare state to warfare state is in full motion. Read the article HERE.
Germany
Geopolitics
Jurgen Mackert – As Gaza becomes a death camp, German complicity reveals the West’s racist ‘biopolitics’
German official politics is based on the belief that Israelis are worthy of life and Palestinians are not. Jurgen Mackert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a temporary Professor […]
EU politics
The German Question and Europe’s Future – Interview w/ Wolfgang Streeck
Walden Bello speaks to Wolfgang Streeck about German politics and society. Wolfgang Streeck is director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. Walden Bello is a columnist for Foreign Policy […]
Geopolitics
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos – Nord Stream explosions linked to Ukraine military but no one cares
The biggest maritime environmental disaster in post-world war European history and the establishment continue to look the other way, because it’s politically expedient. Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is the Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft. Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Politico – Commission ‘surprised’ by German criticism of EU-US trade deal
Even the German government is throwing the Commission under the bus, even though the deal was almost certainly only agreed to on behalf of German capital. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
German Rearmament Is a Terrible Idea – Interview w/ Ole Nymoen
‘In Germany, podcaster Ole Nymoen has become public enemy number one for supporters of the government’s rearmament campaign. He spoke to Jacobin about his new book against militarization and on the need for a renewed peace movement.’ […]
Austerity
Camilla Locatelli and Vanessa Endrejat – EU fiscal rules and the illusion of objectivity
EU fiscal rules are presented as objective but they are in fact extremely political, and are much easier for Germany to get round than weaker EU states. Dr Camilla Locatelli is a Postdoctoral Researcher at […]
Climate Crisis
Benjamin Franta – One lawsuit has shown that the fossil fuel industry can be held to account for climate disasters
A precedent has been set that fossil fuel companies can be considered to have legal liability for specific climate-related disasters. Dr Benjamin Franta is a Senior Research Fellow in Climate Litigation at the Oxford Sustainable […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Merz has already lost the escalation battle with his comments on cruise missiles
Germany digs deeper into its geopolitical hole. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from […]
Geopolitics
Daniel G. B. Weissmann – Germany Is Using AI to Erase Pro-Palestinian Speech
‘Germany has been one of the worst Western countries for whitewashing Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Now it wants to do it with AI.’ In Jacobin.