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Articles by Nathaniel Flakin

A mural depicting a socialist utopia: two smiling people with symbols of science and advancement swirling around them.

Red Flag:  No, East Germany wasn’t socialist—and neither is “democratic socialism”

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin critiques controversial statement by Die Linke’s Heidi Reichinnek

Kitty O'Brien with a bloody nose, being led away by two police officers.

Red Flag: Anti-Irish repression shows growing authoritarianism

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin covers Kneecap ban and Irish Berliner getting punched

Red Flag: The New A100 Autobahn — A Monument to Car Supremacy

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin looks at Berlin’s antediluvian transport policy.

Mural of Trotsky on a wall. The paint is cracked.

Red Flag: Why Trotsky still matters, 85 years after his murder

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin honors the Russian revolutionary struck down on August 20, 1940

Hands in a crowd hold up Palestinian flags and a sign saying "No one is free until we are all free."

Red Flag: Berlin cops beat up Queers for Palestine

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin reports from Internationalist Queer Pride

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About Nathaniel Flakin

Nathaniel Flakin is a historian and journalist from Berlin. He published the anticapitalist guide book Revolutionary Berlin as well as a biography of the Jewish resistance fighter Martin Monath. He is a parent and on the autism spectrum.

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