Bus drivers employed by private companies in the German state of Hesse have been on strike since November 19. They are resisting scandalously low wages … Bus drivers in Germany are in strikeRead more
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Facebook fined 2 million euros for violating German transparency law
German authorities have fined Facebook 2 million euros ($2.26 million) for providing a distorted picture of the amount of illegal content on the social media … Facebook fined 2 million euros for violating German transparency lawRead more
Posted inNews / Palestine
German Jews for Palestinian rights receive a peace prize
Last week, the German organization Jewish Voice for a Just peace in the Middle East received a peace prize from the city of Göttingen. As … German Jews for Palestinian rights receive a peace prizeRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest
Hundreds Storm Police Lines to Shut Down Massive Coal Mine in Germany
Activists run towards the Garzweiler open-cast mine. The protests for more climate protection in the Rhineland continue. (Photo: David Young/picture alliance via Getty Images) Hundreds … Hundreds Storm Police Lines to Shut Down Massive Coal Mine in GermanyRead more
Posted inNews / School / Software
German schools ban Microsoft Office 365
One German state has told schools it’s now illegal to use Microsoft Office 365 under data protection laws. The Hesse Office for Data Protection and … German schools ban Microsoft Office 365Read more
Posted inEconomics / Nazi / ToMl
Germany’s Second-Richest Family Discovers a Dark Nazi Past
Germany’s second-richest family built its multibillion-dollar fortune with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Jimmy Choo shoes and Calvin Klein perfume — and forced laborers under the Nazis. … Germany’s Second-Richest Family Discovers a Dark Nazi PastRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
Alliance against November 1918 Revolution
November 9, 1918 was a “milestone in the history of German democracy,” declared President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a specially scheduled memorial meeting of the German … Alliance against November 1918 RevolutionRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
One hundred years since the November Revolution in Germany
One hundred years ago—on November 9, 1918—the revolutionary uprising of the German working class against war and monarchy reached its peak and shook the capitalist … One hundred years since the November Revolution in GermanyRead more
Posted inNews / Protest
A quarter-million protest in Berlin against the return of fascism
Nearly 250,000 people demonstrated Saturday in Berlin against racism, the far-right Alternative for Germany’s witch-hunting of immigrants, and the reactionary policies of the grand coalition … A quarter-million protest in Berlin against the return of fascismRead more
Posted inCoal / News / Protest
Nine hurt in German police eviction of anti-coal protesters
Nine environmental activists were injured and 34 detained in an operation to evict protesters holed up in forest treehouses in a bid to block the … Nine hurt in German police eviction of anti-coal protestersRead more