Remembering Red Vienna
Though tragically snuffed out by the rise of fascism, Red Vienna was an island of socialist organizing and workers’ power worth commemorating.
93 Articles by: Loren Balhorn
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Loren Balhorn is editor-in-chief of Jacobin’s German-language edition
In Defense of Die Linke
Die Linke’s Sahra Wagenknecht is wrong about refugees, borders, and police. But don’t give up on the party just yet.
Merkeling to the Right
Angela Merkel has disappointed liberals by yielding to anti-refugee backlash. We shouldn’t be surprised.
The Elections in Berlin
Sunday’s elections in Berlin weren’t a disaster for the Left, but they confirmed just how unstable German politics are becoming.
Three Hours to Midnight
Alternative for Germany’s string of successes shows the party is here to stay. How can the Left respond?
A Son of His Class
Executed by the Nazis on this day in 1944, the life of German Communist Ernst Thälmann was as contradictory and tragic as the movement he led.
Die Linke: Ten Years On
A decade after its formation, can Germany’s Die Linke manage its contradictions and live up to its promise?
What Die Linke Should Do
The German right made stunning gains in this month’s regional elections. The Left must rise to the challenge.
Hitler Wasn’t Inevitable
The anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials is cause to reflect on the forces that failed to halt Nazism’s rise.
Don’t Count on Merkel
The German left must fight for a solution to the refugee crisis that doesn’t involve more fences, border guards, or racist demagoguery.
Escaping the Euro Dream
In light of developments in Greece, Germany’s Die Linke needs to consider how it relates to the European Union.
A Very Kautsky Christmas
The oppressed of the Middle Ages drew on Christian teachings to develop a moral critique of their era’s inequality and unfairness.
“We’re All Staying”
Hamburg is experiencing a broad While racism rages through much of Europe, Hamburg is experiencing the opposite: a broad movement for refugee rights combined with a struggle for the right to the city. refugee rights combined with a struggle for the right to the city.