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How the ideology of empty coffers is ruining our country - My response to Offensive!

How the ideology of empty coffers is ruining our country - My response to Offensive!

The right-wing online portal Offensiv! recently addressed my demand to take on an additional 200 to 300 billion euros in national debt every year, or rather, they completely... more

Myth of Palestine

Myth of Palestine

How history was suppressed, a state invented, and a conflict ideologically charged. By Serdar Somuncu more

After the AfD seized power

After the AfD seized power

In the Bundestag, before the imperial eagle, a tall, slender, blonde woman stands at the lectern. She bellows inflammatory, anti-Muslim tirades. Hundreds, if not thousands,... more

Hit the jackpot to the front!

Hit the jackpot to the front!

Instead of "Where's the way to Australia?", after graduating from high school it's back to "Where, please, is the front line?" Strangely enough, no German citizen seems to... more

Rocked out, poisoned, narrow-minded? - On the erosion of our debate culture and ways out of the polarization trap

"Rocked out, poisoned, narrow-minded?" - On the erosion of our debate culture and ways out of the polarization trap

It seems the world has lost its compass. What used to be called a culture of debate is now known as a shitstorm. Nuance is seen as weakness, volume as attitude. As global... more

Palestine first - or: The artistic caravan moves on

Palestine first - or: The artistic caravan moves on

It's happening again: While bombs are falling and people are dying in Gaza, the German cultural scene is outraged - but not about rockets hitting Israeli civilians or the... more

Heat and Panic - A Summer Farce in Several Acts

Heat and Panic - A Summer Farce in Several Acts

It's hot. Once again. The asphalt shimmers, the angry citizens sweat, and the thermostat in the living room shows 39 degrees - on "eco" mode. The news is in overdrive,... more

The Middle East conflict and its victims

The Middle East conflict and its victims

The Middle East is igniting a linguistic and ideological war in Western societies, exposing the misuse of the concept of solidarity and inviting all sides to spread their own... more

Deep State, Thugs and Trojans

Deep State, Thugs and Trojans

Karl Lauterbach is emerging as a master strategist of Berlin's political system. His most brilliant move to date was only discovered by chance: Who would have thought he... more