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Red Tourists DDR diary week 5
Union and antifa demos, Stasi and GDR nostalgia museums and a half decent bar crawl through Dresden old town
(L to R) Karl Marx monument created by the Soviet sculptor, Lev Kerbel; interior of a GDR/DDR flat
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The US relationship with Israel has evolved into a strategic liability, argues RAMZY BAROUD
A champion motorcyclist, trade union organiser and communist, Clem Beckett went from Britain’s speedway tracks to the battlefields of Spain, where he gave his life resisting Franco’s forces at Jarama. GEOFF BOTTOMS pays tribute to this remarkable anti-fascist
The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
Claiming to ease a fertiliser shortage, the Trump administration has suspended tariffs on Moroccan phosphate imports – deepening US support for the Morocco’s control over Sahrawi territory, writes LUKE ROTELLO
SO HERE is the fifth instalment of our DDR, and we would understand if you think we’re really milking it now. But fear not, just one more to go after this, as the sixth instalment will be our last.
This week’s we document our visit to Karl-Marx-Stadt, which really was quite impressive. We also paid a visit to Dresden where we visited another Stasi Museum and, yes you guessed it, another DDR nostalgia museum.
As always, we really appreciate you taking the time to read this and hope you’ll take the time to read our final instalment next week.
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