The roots of neo-fascism in East Germany
The fall of the Berlin Wall enabled neo-fascist activity to spill over into East Germany, laying the groundwork for the strengthening of right-wing forces today
AfD narratives dominate German election, but progressives see slight advance
As Germany heads to the polls on February 23, the far-right AfD’s narrative is the biggest winner
Springtime for militarization, winter for social rights in Germany
With Germany’s election two weeks away, attention is on the far-right AfD, whose platform threatens migrant and social rights
Germany’s alliance against the far-right cracks as CDU leans on AfD for support
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has accepted support from the far-right to pass a parliamentary motion, leaving liberal parties scrambling ahead of next month’s general elections
Elon Musk and AfD’s Alice Weidel’s align ahead of elections in Germany
In a recent interview, Elon Musk and Alice Weidel from Alternative for Germany found common ground on topics ranging from anti-immigration to historical revisionism
German “traffic light” coalition falls apart
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner following months of internal conflict over budget policies, signaling early elections in Germany
Germany lurches further to the right
The German government has defied EU law by imposing border controls, while Green politicians decry “the poison of Islam” in parliament. Meanwhile, the far-right AfD has surged in recent state elections. What’s driving Germany’s sharp shift to the right?
Far-right AfD continues to grow in Germany clinching significant victories in state elections
The far-right Alternative for Germany dominated recent state elections in eastern Germany, offering a preview of potential outcomes of the 2025 federal elections
Protests erupt in Germany after exposure of far-right conspiracy to deport migrants en masse
An investigative report has exposed a far-right plot, hatched during a meeting in November, to deport migrants en masse from Germany
Farmers’ protests surge in Germany against cuts in subsidies and tax increases
The traffic light coalition government in Germany decided to cut subsidies to farmers and increase energy taxes while funding to imperialist wars goes uninterrupted
First as tragedy, then as a farce: AfD recalibrates the slogan ‘Germany first’
The far-right party’s ‘Germany first’ campaign in many ways resembles the Nazi campaign for German supremacy propagated during the Hitler era, marked with militarism and racism
The rise and rise of far-right in Germany
A recent poll indicated that 20% of voters might support the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). There is no mistaking that it is a political earthquake and in the coming years, the party could become indispensable in the formation of a federal government in Berlin
