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Nathaniel Flakin

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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Berlin

Red Flag: Wedding Says No to New Weapons Factories

by Nathaniel Flakin on 27/04/2025
In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin tells us the long rebellious history of a car factory now used to make munitions.
Racism

Red Flag: Is This Fascism? Not Yet

by Nathaniel Flakin on 21/04/2025
This week in ‘Red Flag’, Nathaniel Flakin's column for The Left Berlin: What fascism is—and how to stop it
Germany

Red Flag: What Does the Liberation of Buchenwald Mean Today?

by Nathaniel Flakin on 11/04/2025
Nathaniel Flakin's Weekly Column for The Left Berlin
Current affairs

Red Flag: Die Linke And War Credits

by Nathaniel Flakin on 02/04/2025
Socialists have always said: not one cent for militarism. It's a betrayal that ministers from Die Linke voted for the German government's trillion-euro rearmament
Berlin

Why Berlin’s public transport strike is good for you

by Nathaniel Flakin on 26/03/2025
It might seem counterintuitive when you're standing in front of a shuttered subway station tomorrow, but BVG workers are striking for your benefit.
News and Analysis

Munich and Mannheim: A Tale of Two Car Attacks

by Nathaniel Flakin on 14/03/2025
Two German cities experienced acts of terrorism. The Muslim murderer was a "terrorist" — his far-right counterpart was "mentally ill."
News and Analysis

Not One Person and Not One Cent for Militarism!

by Nathaniel Flakin on 09/03/2025
Germany's new government wants to amend the constitution to spend half a trillion euros on weapons. The ruling class wants cannons instead of butter
News and Analysis

Red Flag over Berlinale 2025: An Embarrassing Festival of Self-Censorship

by Nathaniel Flakin on 28/02/2025
Feel bad about going to Berlinale this year? Maybe reading how terrible it was will help.
News and Analysis

Should Socialists in Neukölln Vote for Ferat Koçak?

by Nathaniel Flakin on 21/02/2025
The local candidate of Die Linke is a well-known antiracist activist — he even supports Palestine! But his party has a long record of deportations. What to do?
The sure sign of a leftist bar, cops sitting outside of Bajszel. Photo by the author.
News and Analysis

Berlin’s Antideutsch Bars Love Israel but Don’t Like Jews

by Nathaniel Flakin on 14/02/2025
Interview with Yuval Carasso about Bajszel, ://about blank, and Syndikat, “antideutsch” spaces presenting themselves as victims of antisemitism but have a history of excluding and assaulting Jews.
2025 German Elections Dossier

Are There Any Leftist Candidates in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg?

by Nathaniel Flakin on 07/02/2025
The once rebellious district was long represented by the legendary Hans-Christian Ströbele. He died in 2022, and his replacement is retiring. Who can lefty Kreuzbergers and Friedrichshainers vote for?
Photo from Klasse Gegen Klasse
Current affairs

Who Should Socialists Vote for in the Upcoming German Elections?

by Nathaniel Flakin on 31/01/2025
Polls predict a major shift to the right. Should socialists hold their noses and try to keep Die Linke in parliament? Nathaniel Flakin of Klasse Gegen Klasse makes the case for independent, working-class, revolutionary socialist candidacies.
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