SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 27, 2012
Germany's Left Party is not often associated with neo-liberalism. But a new proposal from a senior party member could provide a way out of the cycle of bailouts and bank aid. Why not just reboot the market economy and then cushion the fall? By Christian Rickens more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 23, 2012
After years of growth, Germany's Left Party is in disarray. Weeks of bitter infighting have weakened the far-left party and now its most important figure Oskar Lafontaine has withdrawn his candidacy for its leadership. German commentators say he alone is to blame for the chaos left behind. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 02, 2012
A suspect arrested this week in connection with a murderous neo-Nazi terrorist group has been identified as a former member of the far-right National Democratic Party. His affiliation is likely to spark renewed calls for the party to be banned in Germany. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 02, 2012
The revelation that lawmakers for the Left Party are under observation by the German intelligence service has triggered a debate about the agency's powers. The country's highest court is expected to provide much-needed clarification this year. At what point should spies be allowed snoop on elected representatives? By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 23, 2012
More than one-third of the far-left Left Party's parliamentarians are under observation by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, SPIEGEL has learned. Much larger than previously thought, the operations cost nearly 400,000 euros a year. Critics worry it's disproportionate to surveillance of the right-wing extremist NPD party. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 02, 2012
Barely a week goes by without a neo-Nazi attack on politicians from Germany's far-left Left Party. Extremists smash the windows of offices or private homes, daub graffiti on walls, cut car brake cables and make anonymous death threats. In response, authorities are beefing up security for senior party officials. By Markus Deggerich more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 22, 2011
Leaders of Germany's far-left Left Party have rattled politicians of all stripes by praising Fidel Castro in an adulating letter to mark Cuba's former communist leader's 85th birthday. Even some within the far-left party say the remarks went too far. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 18, 2011
The riots in London are a social Fukushima for the Western world. Should we really be suprised that an increase in wealth for just a few, accompanied by simultaneous impoverishment of the masses, could not continue unabated? By Jakob Augstein more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 21, 2011
Swatiskas intertwined in the Star of David, a map of the Middle East with Israel missing, boycotts of Israeli products: Germany's far-left Left Party, many feel, has a growing anti-Semitism problem. The issue threatens to divide the party. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 21, 2011
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats lost support in Sunday's state elections in Saxony-Anhalt while her coalition partners from the Free Democrats failed to get enough votes for representation in the state parliament. The vote may bode ill for important state elections this weekend. more...
