German elections countdown: the uncomfortable truth about Germany’s political and economic state
German elections are taking place on February 23, 2025. Economic stagnation, energy struggles, and rising far-right influence ...
Germany at a crossroads: the reprise of the far right – photo essay
Photographer Fabian Ritter has spent years documenting the rise of the far right. Recent events illustrate the growing ...
Opinion
Europe’s elite fears Trump, Musk and the truth
American voters assessed the cost of believing lies about Trump and his supporters being “semi-fascists ” and decided not to be deceived by it anymore. Will European voters finally acknowledge the ...
Nieman Journalism Lab1d
In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content
A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk's Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to ...
Gilbert: In Germany, Trump's return and embrace of the far-right loom over Sunday's elections
Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri ...
Germany’s economic minister pushes for European X, end of Silicon Valley dominance
Robert Habeck, Germany’s economic minister and vice chancellor, pushed for Europe to create its own version of the social ...
How social media, Elon Musk and young people are fuelling the far-right's rise in Germany as it heads to the polls
Dante Riedel is part of a growing wave of young people who support a far-right political party in Germany. As the nation ...