Tag: Germany
V-E Day plus 75
The “new times” upon which the nation has now embarked will pose their own distinctive challenges, as the Covid-19 pandemic makes unmistakably clear.
Thousands of activists stage protests at three German coal mines to...
"We want to show with our protest today that this mine needs to be shut down permanently."
Dangerous levels of plastic found in children’s bodies finds new study
"It can't be that every fourth child between three and five years old is so heavily burdened with chemicals that long-term damage cannot safely be ruled out."
Protesters hear echoes of the past in Germany’s new police laws
The hollowing out of this constitutional firewall represents a weakening of a legal structure born directly out of the German experience of state fascism.
Germany to put ‘massive restrictions’ on Monsanto weedkiller
"I am planning a regulatory draft as a first building block in the strategy to minimize use of glyphosate."
Germany and the rise of a ‘Fascist International’
Germany funds foundations for its political parties. If the far right gets one, we're one step closer to globalizing the alt-right.
Germany blazes past US, setting new record for renewable energy production
Germany is the champion among industrialized economies in going green.
Germany bans meat at all official functions to combat climate change
Because animal agriculture is responsible for a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment recently banned meat from being served at official functions.
World’s First Wind-Hydro Farm Supplies Power Even When There’s No Wind
GE has decided to work with the German construction company, Max Bög, in developing the very first wind farms.
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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.
New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know
Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states
A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.
Poland officially enacts ban on fur farming
The legislation was signed into law by President Karol Nawrocki and it marks the end of an era as the European Union’s largest remaining fur producer.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.