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Analysis: Germany’s SPD Is About to Take Power. Can It Stick to Leftwing Principles?

James Jackson

Germany’s social democratic party just won on a leftwing manifesto. As the party enters coalition talks with the right, will the left be hung out to dry?

People bury the bodies of Covid-19 victims at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, April 2021. Ninian Reid/Flickr

Long Read: You’re On Your Own, Kids: How the Indian State Abandoned Its People to Covid-19

Aruna Chandrasekhar

India is in the grip of a horrific second wave – and prime minister Narendra Modi has blood on his hands. Whether it’s Covid-19 or the climate crisis, it's vital that solidarity remains with the Indian people and not with their government, writes Aruna Chandrasekhar from Mumbai.

Novara Live: Brexit’s Last Chance Saloon

As they meet for dinner in Brussels, can Ursula Von Der Leyen and Boris Johnson break the deadlock on a Brexit deal? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Long Read: For the SPD to Learn From Labour, It Has to Grasp What Kind of World We’re In

Paul Mason

Internal divisions over the prospect of another grand coalition with the Christian Democrats, and now the resignation of leader Martin Schulz, are tearing the German Social Democrats apart. Can they learn from Labour's rejuvenation?

Novara FM: A German Spring?

On #NovaraFM, Mark Bergfeld joins James Butler to discuss German politics, from #NoGroKo movement against a new grand coalition, the Left Party, the rise of the far right and German social movements.

5 Reasons Macron and Merkel Aren’t Going to Save Europe

Laurence Dorman

Despite what the liberal press are saying, the EU is not marching towards a new era of prosperity thanks to Macron and Merkel. Here are five reasons why not.

Weimar Republic 2.0? 7 Thoughts on the Berlin Elections

Mark Bergfeld

Yesterday’s election results in Berlin show that Germany’s political landscape is being reshaped. While patterns become clearer, the outcome is yet to be determined.

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