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The Far Right Had Its Biggest Electoral Win In Germany Since The Nazis. What Now?
Elon Musk loves them. Donald Trump thinks they’re “the best hope for Germany” and that they’ll “MGGA” (Make Germany Great Again). They’re an existential threat for fact-based reasoning, democracy, human rights, and multiculturalism. And they're in position to become the first far-right party to lead a German state since 1945. Over 77 percent of the eligible population of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt went to the polls on Sept. 6 in order to vote for their new state government.
Donald Trump Is Everyone’s Problem, Even In Germany
BERLIN — When Germans woke up on the morning of Nov. 6th, it felt like déjà vu: Once again the country had been on the edge of its seat following the U.S. presidential elections, with a qualified left-leaning female candidate losing to an erstwhile reality star turned right-wing political icon. And once again, there was the question: What now?
What’s Driving The Rise Of The Far Right Among Young Germans?
On June 6, a baby-faced TikTok user named Louis, who adorns his username with two Reichskreuze—the Imperial Cross that’s often used as a neo-Nazi symbol—commented “Saxony Anhalt votes blue,” followed by a blue heart emoji, under politician Alice Weidel’s video urging people to vote AfD, the far-right Alternative for Germany party, for the 2024 EU parliamentary elections. A quick scroll down Louis’s page immediately shows two racist memes, one about Muslims and another about Black people.
What’s Driving The Rise Of The Far Right Among Young Germans?
On June 6, a baby-faced TikTok user named Louis, who adorns his username with two Reichskreuze—the Imperial Cross that’s often used as a neo-Nazi symbol—commented “Saxony Anhalt votes blue,” followed by a blue heart emoji, under politician Alice Weidel’s video urging people to vote AfD, the far-right Alternative for Germany party, for the 2024 EU parliamentary elections. A quick scroll down Louis’s page immediately shows two racist memes, one about Muslims and another about Black people.
POLL: Is eco-friendly lighting important to you?
" I am hoarding incandescent bulbs in all wattages " " I’m giving up my incandescent bulbs kicking and screaming. " I felt that way with halogen and (worse) compact fluorescent, but I find LED lights so much better than incandescent that I have no desire to go back. Not only do I get the opportunity to choose the temperature of the light (warm, cool, in between), they last so long that some are likely to outlive me and, baring any breakage, I hope to never have to change a light bulb again.
Canadian Property Taxes - By Province
Local governments in Canada need revenue from property taxes to pay for a wide variety of public services, ranging from police and fire stations to schools, roads and sewers. This tax is imposed on various kinds of property and the primary source of revenue used to fund public services and each municipality has its unique tax formula. However, all property taxes in Canada are based on two critical factors: property value assessment (how much your property is worth) and the residential rate.
What The Rise Of Free Financial Tools Mean For Consumers
Not too long ago consumers had to put aside several days, mental strength and patience to figure out their personal finances. They had to go through their savings accounts, dig out faded receipts from their wallet, calculate the projected growth of your retirement savings by hand - the list goes on. Or they’d take that whole mess over to a professional, who would do it for them—but charge a hefty fee, which not everyone can afford.
Germany's Fuggerei: The World's Oldest Social Housing Project
Five hundred years after the Fuggerei estate was opened in Augsburg, the rents remain under €1, and diverse people facing financial hardship still have housing security. Imagine, for a second, if your rent was 88 cents — a year. And it hadn't changed for the past 500 years. Yes, you read that right. Welcome to the Fuggerei.
Who Is The "Right" Kind Of Refugee?
BERLIN — Tareq Alaows had been on the run for two months and had just arrived at Dortmund’s central train station when he felt, for the first time in his journey, intense, unmistakable hunger. He had traveled from Damascus to Vienna, some of the way on foot, some of the way on rickety dinghies, before finally boarding a train to Dortmund. That entire time, he had forced himself to eat and drink merely to stay alive. Eating had been a task; refueling.
Hamburg’s swanfather: Keeping birds out of trouble since 1674
On a freezing November day in Hamburg, Olaf Nieß sat in a small motorboat and surveyed the water around him: swans everywhere. Perhaps four dozen white swans were congregating in a tributary of the Alster River, chattering loudly. Passers-by threw bits of bread to them, lingering to watch the swans’ elegant necks unfurl to reach the snacks. Occasionally, a more demanding swan stretched out its massive wings and slapped the surface of the petrol-hued water, hissing at the smaller birds to stay away.
What are 3 simple ways you refreshed your bedroom this year?
I only moved into my own home in mid-March so changes were from my previous interim rental, a furnished studio that I did some furniture moving in. First, I added my gorgeous art (that had been in storage) to the walls plus a couple of new pieces. Second, I got rid of my headboard. I realized I don't like them at all. Now I have a nice clean wall with an oversized canvas print (as I live in earthquake country) print of one of my favorite paintings, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.
As the curtain falls on the Merkel era, Germany’s largest parties are set to vie for power Original
Germans will elect a new federal parliament to decide who could succeed Merkel. ByBrittyn Clennett andLuisa Rollenhagen September 27, 2021, 6:14 AM • 7 min read After almost 16 years as leader of Europe's most powerful economy, Angela Merkel will be leaving the chancellorship behind as Germany votes on a new parliament.
Germany's Fuggerei is world's oldest social housing project – DW – 05/06/2022
05/06/2022May 6, 2022 Five hundred years after the Fuggerei estate was opened in Augsburg, the rents remain under €1, and diverse people facing financial hardship still have housing security. https://p.dw.com/p/3zFsq Imagine, for a second, if your rent was 88 cents — a year. And it hadn't changed for the past 500 years. Yes, you read that right. Welcome to the Fuggerei.
Fuggerei: The world's oldest social housing project | DW | 06.05.2022
Lifestyle Five hundred years after the Fuggerei estate was opened in Augsburg, the rents remain under 1€, and diverse people facing financial hardship still have housing security. A 500-year-old social housing project: Fuggerei The Fuggerei marks 500th anniversary year The Fuggerei is located in the Bavarian city of Augsburg and is considered the oldest social housing project in the world.
Deadly explosion at German chemicals site declared 'extreme threat'
At least one person was killed, 16 others were injured and four were missing. July 27, 2021, 12:57 PM • 3 min read BERLIN -- At least one person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured in an explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in western Germany on Tuesday morning, officials said. The powerful blast at Chempark's site in Leverkusen reverberated through the surrounding city and sent large, dark plumes of smoke billowing into the air just before 10 a.m. local time.
Failures of Empathy, Part I
A couple of months ago in mid-July, my father texted me to tell me that he and my mother were on a bike ride through some fields in Brandenburg. These excursions had become frequent during the pandemic, and I was thankful that my restless, elderly father was able to get out of the city, away from people. It made me calmer to think that, at least for the day, he was safe. Or at least I could feel that way.
Alan Westin is the father of modern data privacy law
Written by Luisa Rollenhagen | September 8, 2020 While we may think that data privacy is a relatively new concept that began gaining more mainstream relevancy with the dawn of the smartphone era and the coming-of-age of tech juggernauts like Amazon, Apple, and Google, the truth is that data privacy has been an issue for legal scholars way before it became a talking point in your family WhatsApp group. One of the pioneers of this field is the legal scholar Alan F.
A Newsletter about Failure
Yes, this is another newsletter coming to spam your inbox. Does the world need another newsletter? No. But here it is regardless, embodying the spirit of failure in unabashed and unceremonious ways I haven't quite figured out yet. I wanted to write a newsletter about failure because, uninterestingly enough, I've been struggling to write this year (I wonder why). But if I'm being honest, the older I get, the more I struggle with writing consistently and in a manner that isn't burdened by self-doubt.
The Five Worst Reasons to Be Trading Crypto
Wealthsimple makes powerful financial tools to help you grow and manage your money. "Finance for Humans" is where we give you smart and easy-to-understand advice on navigating the financial world. Maybe you’ve heard that bitcoin is trading north of $1,500. Or that Ethereum basically doubled in price since March of this year. Or maybe you’ve even heard that this company called Wealthsimple is launching a new cryptocurrency trading platform.
The Five Worst Reasons to Be Trading Crypto
Wealthsimple makes powerful financial tools to help you grow and manage your money. "Finance for Humans" is where we give you smart and easy-to-understand advice on navigating the financial world. Maybe you’ve heard that bitcoin is trading north of $15,000. Or that Ethereum basically doubled in price since March of this year. Or maybe you’ve even heard that this company called Wealthsimple is launching a new cryptocurrency trading platform.
How Robo-Advisors Manage Your Money In A Downturn
Investing can often seem like an intimidating endeavor that's pretty much out of reach for anyone who doesn't have a cool $50,000 lying around somewhere. After all, most brokerages and financial advisors require pretty high initial investments that can be a deterrent for people who are short on extra cash and are just starting out in the job market.
‘Black Lives Matter’ Is a Global Cry, But White Argentinians Don’t Hear It
Afro-Argentinians want their fellow citizens to stop erasing their past and present People take part in a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 2, 2020 during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
Eco-Friendly Tips and Tricks for Cleaning Your Home
Are you wary of using chemicals to clean? These simple products and tricks will keep your home spotless naturally Luisa RollenhagenApril 21, 2024 Houzz Contributor. I am a passionate traveler, writer, reader, and debater. My previous haunts have included Buenos Aires, Berlin, New York, and now London. All of these places have introduced me to varied and unique styles of architecture, design, and a certain cultural standard of living, all of which I try to include in my daily work.
What The Rise Of Free Financial Tools Mean For Consumers
Not too long ago consumers had to put aside several days, mental strength and patience to figure out their personal finances. They had to go through their savings accounts, dig out faded receipts from their wallet, calculate the projected growth of your retirement savings by hand - the list goes on. Or they’d take that whole mess over to a professional, who would do it for them—but charge a hefty fee, which not everyone can afford.
Design Through the Decades: The 2010s
This series looks at the stories behind iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers porcelain and cardboard lights, digital hubs, overdyed rugs and more. All year, Design Through the Decades has examined where iconic designs came from, how they informed later work and how they’re still being used in our homes today.
Design Through the Decades: The 2000s
This series looks at the stories behind iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900. This installment covers Random and Beat lights, Louis Ghost and Masters chairs, city toile wallpaper and more. Design in the 20th century ran the gamut, from the “less is more” minimalism of Mies van der Rohe to the “less is a bore” maximalism of Robert Venturi, and from the “more for less” prescience of R. Buckminster Fuller to the “less and more” paradox of Dutch collective Droog.
Argentina Can’t Quit Peronismo
With the election of president Alberto Fernández and VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country is experiencing a populist-nationalist throwback. By Luisa RollenhagenTwitter Today 12:15 pm fb tw mail Print msg wa sms A child wears a headband with photographs of presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez and his running mate, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in Buenos Aires, on Oct. 27, 2019. (Reuters / Magali Druscovich) Ready to fight back?
What Do Germany Have To Do To Get Anyone At Home To Pay Attention?
Photo: Michel Spingler (AP) BERLIN — “We play for a nation that doesn’t even know our name.” So begins a video released last month by the German national women’s soccer team, right in time for the start of the Women’s World Cup. Die Nationalelf, two-time World Cup winners and one of the favorites in the tournament, was packing for their trip to France, where they’ve already gone 2-0-0, sitting atop their group and qualifying for the knockout stage.
Samanta Schweblin’s Deliberately Slow, Perfectly Timed Rise to American Fame
Samanta Schweblin. Photo: Alejandra Lopez May kicks off with the 15th annual PEN World Voices Festival, when international authors take over New York for a week of panels and events, and ends with the announcement of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.
15 Must-Read Translated Books From the Past 5 Years
By Tobias Carroll, Luisa Rollenhagen, and Christopher Byrd Photo: Vulture May kicks off with the 15th annual PEN World Voices Festival, when international authors take over New York for a week of panels and events, and ends with the announcement of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.
Germany’s slow path toward changing abortion laws from the Nazi era
A pro-choice activist in Berlin on International Women’s Dayvia Twitter (@ProChoice_EN) The fight to liberalise outdated abortion laws is raising questions about privacy and information rights Imagine that you’re a doctor in Gießen, a town in the mid-German state of Hessen with a population of about 88,000. Among all those people, you’re the only one who provides abortion services.
An Apology to My Language, Whichever That May Be
“Why is this all in English?” The German woman at the press office asked me sternly as I presented my published work as proof of employment, the last step in getting my German press ID. She shook her head. I felt an overwhelming urge to apologise. I had nothing else to offer her. She stapled my articles together, which constituted a short lifetime of work and pitches and interviews and anxieties, and dropped them into an open cabinet drawer. “Hopefully no one will mind,” she said.
Netflix’s Participation at the Berlin Film Festival Is Riling Up Cinema
Elisa y Marcela film still (image courtesy Netflix) BERLIN — If European film festivals were a dinner party, Netflix would be that cousin no one really likes because he chews too loudly and keeps asking you what kind of car you’re driving now. But he keeps getting invited anyway because he’s got a case of Valserrano Rioja Crianza sitting at home and isn’t stingy with the sharing.
Valeria Luiselli Discusses Migrant Children and Lost Souls
Valeria Luiselli. Photo: Diego Berruecos/2016 In 1212, in the midst of a religious fervor overtaking Europe, a group of children banded together and started marching east. As they moved through France and then Germany, their numbers grew into the thousands. These children — and they were all children — had one destination: Jerusalem, to capture it from Muslim forces. What became known as the Children’s Crusade ended, predictably, in disaster: Most children were never heard from again.
A Film by Bertolt Brecht
JANUARY 4, 2019 A rich man and a poor man stand and look at each other. And the poor weakly says: If I weren’t poor, then you wouldn’t be rich. — from “Alfabet” by Bertolt Brecht (1934) ¤ “FIRST COMES FOOD, then morality!” So starts Mack the Knife — Brecht’s Threepenny Film, Joachim A. Lang’s cinematic foray into a previously unexplored corner of the Brechtian universe: it’s part-biopic, part-homage, part-metacinematic staging of a film that shouldn’t actually exist — but now does.
My ankle is not a Berlin ankle
November 17, 2018 Berlin, Germany I stood in the kitchen waiting for my coffee to brew. I looked outside the window at the magnificent Stalinist apartment block across from me, all cream brick and staunch, no-nonsense columns and rows and rows of identical windows. I now live in an apartment block just like that, the mirror image of the one across the street.
Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley by Cary McClelland
Nov 30 2018 Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley by Cary McClelland Luisa Rollenhagen Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley by Cary McClelland W. W.
Mesut Özil's Fallout with the German National Team Revealed Some Ugly Truths
How the Arsenal star went from multicultural poster child to German scapegoat. “I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose.” This is what German footballer and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil wrote in a damning Twitter statement on July 22, when he announced he’d be withdrawing permanently from the German national team.
The Complicated Grief That Comes With Being a Burglary Victim
I remember holding a lukewarm coffee in the lobby of the Dallas Hilton Garden Inn when my father’s usually stoic face suddenly slumped. He was taking a call from our apartment’s superintendent, who had been desperately trying to reach us from Berlin all morning. We were on our way back home from a family trip to New Orleans, stuck in Dallas on a layover, and my father had just now noticed the many missed calls on his phone from a German telephone number. “Okay.
The Awkwardness of Rekindling a Relationship From Opposite Sides of the Country
Welcome to It’s Complicated, stories on the sometimes frustrating, sometimes confusing, always engrossing subject of modern relationships. (Want to share yours? Email pitches to itscomplicated@nymag.com.) In a lot of ways, our breakup was pretty typical — just as mundane, and just as life-shattering as all the thousands of others that occurred that day around the world. He said I can’t do this anymore while laying in my bed and staring at the ceiling, and then got up and left.
How to Take a Year Off in Barcelona for $18,000 (Or Less!)
Wealthsimple is a whole new kind of investing service. This is the latest installment of our “How To” series, where we lay out smart and easy-to-understand advice on navigating the financial world. The career/life reset. It's something most of us talk about, or at least dream about. It's the answer to the questions we ask ourselves before our pick-me-up 4:15 p.m. coffees: Will life be a march of unremitting, interminable years of work?
5 Ways to Effectively Protest, According to Activist Carmen Perez
In the era of Trump, rampant police violence, and mass incarceration, activist Carmen Perez explains the best ways for anyone to get involved. Being a person with a pulse and an Internet connection in 2017 usually means that the thought "I should do something about that" has probably crossed your mind multiple times a week (or a day, depending on how rough the week was, and there have been MANY rough weeks in 2017).
Witness Dacre Montgomery's Wild, Shirtless Audition Tape for 'Stranger Things 2'
Montgomery, who plays Hawkins' new resident bully Billy, was quite determined to make an impression. By now, you better be caught up with Stranger Things 2. If you are, then surely you couldn't help but notice the new baddie with the mullet to end all mullets, who joined the demon-plagued citizens of Hawkins, Indiana, this season.
Sean Baker and His Cast of Newcomers Will Break Your Heart With 'The Florida Project'
The director of Tangerine talks about his newest film, set in the shadows of Disney World, and why he decided to tell the story of the people who live in the underbelly of the Happiest Place on Earth. Baker's The Florida Project is heartbreaking, but it’s also funny, visually stunning, and beautifully direct in its microscopic focus on one young girl whose sun-drenched, fantastical days in the shadows of Orlando’s Disney World are slowly consumed by the rot of poverty and despair.
The German Elections Were a Disturbing Win for the Far-Right
Despite Angela Merkel gaining a fourth term, the wave of nationalist populism that has plagued Europe and the U.S. has now hit Germany. What does that mean for everyone else? On Sunday night, over 60 million Germans voted for their new government in the country’s parliamentary elections, which would also determine who the new Chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy would be.
Why Crete Should Be Your Last Summer Getaway
In Greece, summer still isn't over. Friday, September 22 is the official start of fall. Summer is over, finito, dunzo. Doesn’t that make your soul die a little inside? Doesn’t the thought of rapidly encroaching darkness, frigid winds, and bulky, scratchy layers of sweaters and scarves make you yearn for just one last taste of sweet, sweet summer? My fellow heliophiles, please immediately direct your imminently sun-starved selves to Greece.
How to Find the Best Off-the-Beaten-Path Food on Your Next Road Trip
Food is the best part of a road trip—but finding great roadside gems takes some skill. So we asked food writer Gabrielle Langholtz to give us her best tips. Road trip food can mean vastly different things to different people. For some people, it’s simply a means to an end, the fuel your body needs to keep going until you reach Des Moines or whatever. In that case, any ol’ Arby’s will do. But for some people—ahem, us—the food is the end goal. Or at least very much a part of it.
The Greatest Swimming-Pool Scenes in Movie History
The message driving all pool-centric movies is: “Swim at your own risk.” Here are 13 of the best—and least clothed. Bask in some poolside ennui by watching The Swimmer, the Waspy, gin-fueled flick from 1968 based on a John Cheever story. Things spiral rapidly downward when Burt Lancaster decides to hop from one neighbor’s pool to another in a quixotic attempt to “swim home.” “Pool by pool, they form a river,” Lancaster says. “I’ll call it the Lucinda River, after my wife.
'Mean Dads for a Better America' Wants to Make Fatherhood Great Again
A new parenting guide from a Fox News anchor suggests we make American dads great again. How? Through being mean! Father’s Day is around the corner, and dad-friendly advice books are right up there in the Father’s Day-themed gift rankings next to bacon-scented candles and grilling gear that your dad will probably never use. (Save you and your dad a lot of grief and just get him a nice bottle of whiskey already).
Phoenix Aren't Reinventing the Wheel, They Just Want to Take You for a Ride
As the opening chords of "Lisztomania" tingle in the air, a shout of recognition ripples through the audience. This, four songs in, is the track they had been waiting for. Suddenly, "How sentimental! / How sentimental / No!" bellows out into the night as the crowd screams the opening lyrics in unison. Before I'm even fully aware of what I'm doing, I find myself sloppily shouting out of tune, my hands manically raised above my head.
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