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What a brutal attack on a politician tells us about the state of German journalism
Dear Reader, On Friday, a candidate for the Social Democrats for the upcoming EU elections was hospitalised after being beaten up while putting up…
May 6
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Germany needs new heroes
National myths have a dark side - Germany knows that better than any country. But they can also help to create a sense of togetherness. In our…
May 2
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April 2024
Too much democracy... or not enough?
Dear Reader, It was not so long ago that Germany was governed by a series of ‘grand coalitions’ made up of the two major Volksparteien (people’s…
Apr 28
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Too much democracy... or not enough?
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Could this woman be dangerous for Scholz?
Anne Brorhilker, 50, was chief prosecutor in Cologne and the woman responsible for unearthing what is commonly known as “the biggest tax fraud in German…
Apr 25
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Could this woman be dangerous for Scholz?
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Back to normal in Beijing?
Dear Reader, Olaf Scholz can’t have been too far away from the action when Iran started its drone assault on Israel last Saturday. Unlike Joe Biden, who…
Apr 21
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The German town that ran out of power
On its way to net zero, Germany is creating a whole new electricity grid that is flipping the old logic on its head. Making production and demand match…
Apr 18
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The perfect dog whistle
The accusation that something is a dog whistle has been overused in recent years. But the far-Right in Germany do deploy secret codes to communicate…
Apr 13
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Think about the children
The old way of paying out child welfare consists of a byzantine system that involves applying to a handful of different agencies for separate payments…
Apr 11
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How Germans are forgetting their own language
Dear Reader, If you’ve been in conversation with a German colleague recently, and you’ve been making the effort to speak their language, you may have…
Apr 7
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What's the secret to Leverkusen's success?
Dear Reader, Before I start, I want to draw your attention to the German Review’s comments section. While this is a newsletter, you can still post your…
Apr 4
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March 2024
Germany forced to publish 'explosive' Covid files
Dear Reader, Remember the coronavirus and those minor infringements of constitutional rights that took place a couple of years back? It seems like the…
Mar 30
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Germany forced to publish 'explosive' Covid files
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Time to break with 'German guilt'?
Germany has remained one the most steadfast allies of Israel despite increasing concerns that the country could be breaking international law in its war…
Mar 27
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