Tag Archives: Germany

Death of the White Rose – February 22, 1943

An annual re-post – Originally posted  in February 2010 Core Members of the White Rose – Munich 1942 – (l to r) Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst.  Arrested by the Gestapo and guillotined  on February 22, 1943. The notorious Nazi Judge Roland … Continue reading

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Death of the White Rose – February 23, 1943

An annual re-post – Originally posted  in February 2010 Core Members of the White Rose – Munich 1942 – (l to r) Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst.  Arrested by the Gestapo and guillotined  on February 23, 1943. The notorious Nazi Judge Roland … Continue reading

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Free College Education! Just Not Here!!

Originally published on Deutsche Einheit  – Oct 3, 2014. “Tuition fees are unjust,” “They discourage young people who do not have a traditional academic family background from taking up study. It is a core task of politics to ensure that … Continue reading

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Enjoy Those Veteran’s Day Sales!

A re-post from last Veteran’s Day Veterans Day will soon be upon us. When I was a kid it was still called Armistice Day. It was changed in 1954 to Veterans Day. The original holiday memorialized the signing of the armistice which ended World War I.  … Continue reading

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The Murder of Jean Jaures – July 31, 1914

 Jean Jaures “What will the future be like, when the billions now thrown away in preparation for war are spent on useful things to increase the well-being of people, on the construction of decent houses for workers, on improving transportation, … Continue reading

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The Fourth Reich

Well is it coming again? Angela Merkel’s Germany has begun to polarize Europe. “Under the glass Reichstag dome in Germany’s parliament last week, left-wing opposition leader Gregor Gysi lit into Chancellor Angela Merkel for saddling Greece with a staggering unemployment … Continue reading

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Greece Has Spoken

Well the Greeks have spoken. After years of “austerity,” a gross national product contraction of some 25% and an unemployment rate of over 25% (probably much higher) the Greeks rejected more decades of austerity.  The vote wasn’t even close, contrary … Continue reading

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Greece Speaks

Tomorrow the Greeks vote; capitalist financial markets will be listening. The referendum was called because Greece failed to get concessions on debt relief after four months of negotiations with it’s creditors, represented by the International Monetary Fund, the European Central … Continue reading

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1929

I saw “Wings” with my father when I was young; Best Picture of ‘29 like him, splendidly silent in a world of black and white He was 12 in ‘29; afflicted was he with Caesar’s falling sickness which would take … Continue reading

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Death of the White Rose – February 23, 1943

Originally posted in February 2013 Core Members of the White Rose – Munich 1942 – (l to r) Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst.  Arrested by the Gestapo and guillotined  on February 23, 1943. The notorious Nazi Judge Roland Freisler was practically spitting … Continue reading

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