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Thomas Geggel From Buchenwald to Gaza: Holocaust survivors defend the legacy of anti-fascist resistance

Descendants of Holocaust survivors are challenging Germany’s pro-Israel revisionist history and linking the anti-Nazi resistance at Buchenwald to Palestinian liberation today.

Minnesota community calls for day of action against ICE “Now is the time”: Minnesota calls for general strike on January 23 to drive ICE out

Faith groups, labor unions, community organizations, businesses, and more have come together to mobilize millions to withdraw from the economy on the day of action.

Japanese soldiers during WWII Might may rule the moment, but right prevails forever

8.7 million colonial subjects died during the World Anti-Fascist War – ten times the Anglo-American death toll. Of these 3.4 million people were killed in the Dutch East Indies, 1.5 million in Indochina, and 345 thousand in Burma.

statue of people in a concentration camp German court sides with Buchenwald Memorial in controversial keffiyeh ban

The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps.

Moscow Victory Parade marks 80th anniversary of victory over Nazism

Thousands gathered in Moscow to mark 80 years since the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II

Global South leaders join Victory Day events in Moscow as Europe stays away

Marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Global South leaders are gathering in Moscow, while EU remains absent

European leaders rewrite WWII history on Auschwitz liberation anniversary

As European leaders gathered at Auschwitz to commemorate 80 years since its liberation, they upheld a revisionist narrative that downplays the role of the Red Army in defeating Nazism

What’s really behind Germany’s unshakeable support of Israel?

To understand Germany’s unconditional support for the Israeli genocide, one must understand the origins of the German state

9-05 Victory Day - Europe Communists across Europe mark 78th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany

Soviet red flags were raised in Victory Day celebrations across Europe, despite a ban on the display of Soviet and Russian flags in several countries including Germany

Stalingrad Victory Communists celebrate 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazis at Stalingrad 

In the historic five-month-long battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943), the Soviet Red Army and partisans defeated the invading Nazi forces, marking the beginning of the Nazi retreat and defeat in World War II

Racism in Science Mendel’s genetic revolution and the legacy of scientific racism

Scientific advances are not always linear: they zig-zag in unexpected ways. This is particularly true of genetics, which has a dark history of being coopted into eugenics and race science

German communists resist attempt at ‘cold ban’

German authorities are seeking to prevent the German Communist Party (DKP) from contesting election on bureaucratic pretexts. The party says it is a bid to drive it into financial ruin