Portside

Building the democracy front

Political concentration points in a chaotic world

While some see Sahra Wagenknecht’s brand of left conservatism as a bulwark against AfD others see reasons to be wary. Some view her as a potential bulwark against the AfD, others point to its anti-migration rhetoric and Russia-friendly foreign policy

After my father fled Nazi Germany in 1933, he witnessed a toxic new nationalism rising among Jews in Palestine—and was silenced for trying to warn of its dangers.

US media made it seem like German people were turning out en masse to support fascists-when in fact less than a third of the only 7 percent of the German electorate that voted last week cast ballots for the extreme right Alternative for Germany(AfD).

Multipolarity and the global demand for democracy

More election season news and views

Germany prohibited a Palestinian Congress from taking place, arrested its Jewish supporters, and barred one of its organizers, former Greek finance minister, from entering the country: Powerful evidence Germany's pro-Israel Consensus is breaking down

Focus on Europe

The Nazi leader didn’t seize power; he was given it.