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Downstream: The Truth About the GDR | Aaron Meets Katja Hoyer | Downstream

In 1989, the Berlin Wall came down and the experiment of communist East Germany drew to an end. Yet for a time it was a successful project, raising living standards against massive odds and providing stability for the first time in half a century. So is it time to re-assess Europe’s most wealthy, and advanced […]

Report: Berlin Just Voted to Abolish Major Corporate Landlords

by Isaac Würmann

Berliners have voted to expropriate nearly 250,000 apartments - transferring them from corporate landlords to public ownership. Isaac Würmann reports.

Ghettoes of Europe: The Private Landlords Making Billions From Refugee Shelters in Berlin

by Hsiao-Hung Pai

Refugees live in roofless, partitioned rooms without privacy or basic facilities, in isolation on the edge of the city. Despite high rates of depression and suicide, the authorities keep cramming more people in, benefiting only the private companies and individuals who run these mass shelters for profit.

Weimar Republic 2.0? 7 Thoughts on the Berlin Elections

by 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.