Nathaniel Flakin – The Left Berlin

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

View from behind a sea of cars, as if viewer was also stuck in a car in traffic.

Red Flag: Karl-Marx-Straße is done—and still a huge traffic jam

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin explains why car supremacy must end

A group of police with helmets and heavy-duty jackets stand between the camera and a group of protestors. The closes police holds their hand in front of the camera, as if to say "don't film me"

Red Flag: A German newspaper finally notices that Berlin cops lie

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin is amazed Süddeutsche did more than copy-pasting police statements

Vintage cartoon of one person getting punished while another is crowned. The female personification of Justice looks on, smiling.

Red Flag: On trial for being assaulted

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin looks at another ridiculous case of repression against Palestine solidarity in Berlin