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Nathaniel Flakin on 21/02/2024
Crunching the numbers…
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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Nathaniel Flakin on 16/02/2024
Backwerk has a founder who apparently supports far-right structures. This isn't an isolated case
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Nathaniel Flakin on 10/02/2024
A rally in front of the Free University of Berlin had as many journalists as demonstrators. This media circus is trying to silence critical Jewish voices and generate support for German imperialist policy.
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Nathaniel Flakin on 02/02/2024
Roughly 10.000 people in Berlin lack any shelter. This isn't a policy failure – the government chooses to keep people on the streets
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Nathaniel Flakin on 18/01/2024
Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against the AfD. But the government of Olaf Scholz is already implementing many of the AfD’s policies
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Nathaniel Flakin on 12/01/2024
Berlin's cultural senator has announced that public funding for artists will depend on a loyalty oath for Israel. This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism — it's actually a smokescreen to cover up for the deep-seated antisemitism of Germany’s establishment.
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Nathaniel Flakin on 03/01/2024
We are told that Berlin's New Year Celebrations were peaceful. But 390 arrests and police checkpoints are examples of racist state violence
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Nathaniel Flakin on 28/12/2023
The German conservative politician Wolfgang Schäuble is dead. Good.
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Nathaniel Flakin on 22/12/2023
Olaf Scholz says he wants to protect Jewish life in Germany. Then why are so many Jews getting censored for criticizing Israel?
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Nathaniel Flakin on 06/12/2023
Today and tomorrow, educators are on strike. Why have there been so many strikes recently? A guide to the alphabet soup of union struggles in Germany
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Nathaniel Flakin on 30/11/2023
Fifteen years ago, Germany’s Green vice chancellor wrote a play in which the hero is a right-wing mass murderer
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Nathaniel Flakin on 22/11/2023
Bourgeois newspapers claim that Jewish students in Germany are feeling intimidated by pro-Palestinian demonstrations. In reality, many are scared that they could be defamed as “antisemites,” detained, and deported. Here are some testimonials.