BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 203
Victor Grossman – 12. Juli 2022 THE WAR * GERMANY * THE LEFT In 1307 in Switzerland, so goes the legend, the Habsburg rulers’ local […]
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BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 202
Victor Grossman – 12. Juni 2022 BERLIN MUNICH KYIV The tide of public opinion in Germany is as overpowering – and changeable – as elsewhere: […]
SHUFFLED CARDS
Victor Grossman – December 30 2021 BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 197 Dear readers, friends and relatives, Plenty has been happening in Germany these past months, in […]
SMALL STATE BUT BIG QUESTIONS
Victor Grossman – 16. Juni 2021 BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 190 A week ago Saxony-Anhalt voted! The media prediction – a neck-and-neck race – was cock-eyed! […]
ANGER AND DISMAY
Victor Grossman – 25. April 2021 BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 189 (This is far too long. Is it also too controversial?) It’s no great surprise that […]
GREENS, VACCINES, MANEUVERS
Victor Grossman – 27. April 2021 BERLIN BULLETIN NO. 188 In recent months the air in Germany has been overfull. But the fog, thick as […]
SCANDALS ELECTIONS EMERGENCIES
Victor Grossman – 23. März 2021 Berlin Bulletin No. 187 Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a […]
AN ICY RALLY WITH BURNING DEMANDS
Victor Grossman – 12. Dezember 2020 Berlin Bulletin No. 184 The survival of polar bears, we know, is sadly threatened. The survival of a more […]
THE UK AND THE USA: SOME NASTY PARALLELS?
Victor Grossman – January 19, 2020 Britain and the USA have had close ties, echoes and parallels from our start, some very good, others nasty. […]
DEFENDER AND SPEARHEADS
Victor Grossman – January 19, 2020 Berlin Bulletin No. 172 ”ALARM! Twelve thousand residents must immediately leave their homes! All hospital clinics must be evacuated! […]
ELECTION ROLLERCOASTER
. Berlin Bulletin No. 168 Germany is really riding a rollercoaster these days, but this is no amusement park; there’s lots of suspense but rarely […]
THOUGHTS ON IMPEACHMENT
. Berlin Bulletin No. 167 During my recent ten-week book tour through the USA I found one sentiment predominant; anger and disgust regarding Donald Trump, […]
THE BERLIN WALL THIRTY YEARS LATER
. Berlin Bulletin No. 167 . Remembrance Days are rewarding for journalists, especially since Google made research digging so easy. And how the German media […]
ARE GERMAN GREENS ON THE LEFT
Berlin Bulletin No. 163 . True enough, as this article points out, the German party called The Greens has certainly soared to an amazingly strong […]
WARNINGS ANCIENT AND MODERN E
Berlin Bulletin No. 162 . The wise priest Laocoön, old legends say, vainly warned against the famous “Trojan horse”. A hostile god sent giant serpents […]
Berlin Bulletin No. 154 – A political seesaw
. While Americans teetered, arguing as to which side gained more in the elections, Germans have been balancing on a seesaw of their own – […]
A big rally and a Bavarian vote
. Jein! Last weekend was surely the most complex in ages! Were the results favorable for “the good side”? the best answer is Once again […]