History & Political Theory – The Left Berlin

The cover of "From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor."

Hands that built a movement

by Hossam El-Hamalawy

Review of ‘From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor’ by Andrew Stone Higgins

The Castle in the Air

by Louis Kushner

What do we mean by stability? And is it a good thing?

“Even when there is the worst kind of repression, it’s laying the seeds for opposition”

by Phil Butland

Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy, author of Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi’s New Republic

Victor Grossman sits a table with 3 other panelists. The banner hanging from the table is red with white lettering that says "Nothing to lose but" and the rest is cut off. The banner also shows part of Karl Marx's face and a Bernie campaign symbol.

A life worth living

by Phil Butland

Obituary, Victor Grossman 11 March, 1928 – 17 December, 2025

Red Flag: What we can learn from East Germany is that socialism needs democracy

by Nathaniel Flakin

In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin takes another look at the German Democratic Republic