Nazi Germany

John Demjanjuk: 'The Last Great Nazi Trial'

Macleans | Katie Engelhart | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


It is being touted as the last great Nazi trial. In November, John Demjanjuk--now first on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most-wanted war crim...

Remembering Kristallnacht in Berlin: The Story of Hans Riess

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Stefan Sirucek

The reason November 9 -- the day the Berlin Wall fell -- is not a national holiday in Germany, is that it also marks a much darker anniversary: Kristallnacht, the so-called "Night of Broken Glass."

Heinrich Boere, Nazi Hit Man, Goes On Trial In Germany

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


BERLIN — Heinrich Boere has admitted to gunning down three men as part of a Waffen SS death squad – civilians killed in retribution for pa...

Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

Mussolini And MI5: Documents Reveal Italy's Fascist Dictator Was Once British Agent

The Guardian | Tom Kington | Posted 10.14.2009 | World


Archived documents have revealed that Mussolini got his start in politics in 1917 with the help of a £100 weekly wage from MI5. For the British in...

Holocaust Survivor Fights Protesters Comparing Obama To Hitler

Seattle Times | Lynn Thompson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


As a child in Armenia, Henry Gasparian witnessed firsthand the horrors of Nazi Germany. Two uncles were killed, his father wounded and a brother starv...

German Law Clears All WWII Nazi "Traitors"

Reuters | Caroline Copley | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


BERLIN (Reuters) �" The German parliament passed a law Tuesday clearing the names of those branded traitors by the Nazis in World War Two -- ending ...

Germans Relish Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'

GlobalPost | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


And now there's Quentin Tarantino's Nazi-era splatter film "Inglourious Basterds," which -- to my great surprise -- has rocketed to the top of the Ger...

Poland Marks 70th Anniversary Of World War II

AP | RYAN LUCAS and DAVID RISING | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


GDANSK, Poland — On a wind-swept peninsula where shells lobbed from a German battleship ignited World War II 70 years ago, European leaders vowe...

Hamas Leader Denies Holocaust, Objects To UN Plan To Teach Gaza Children About Holocaust

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Hamas spiritual leader on Monday called teaching Palestinian children about the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews a "war c...

Remembering the Nazi-Soviet Pact After Seventy Years

Robert Gellately | Posted 09.24.2009 | Home


Robert Gellately

On August 23, 1939 Stalin's agreement with Nazi Germany gave Hitler the green light. That signal was important at the time and seventy years later there is no reason for Russians to deny it.

Did the Inglorious N.O.P. Bust a Cap in Health Care Reform?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

From a branding perspective, is this really how the Republican Party wants to be defined? Hate speech -- true hate speech -- should never be tolerated in any form.

Germany's Far Right Uses Internet To Spread Propoganda

Deutsche Welle | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


The number of right-wing extremist websites in Germany is rising, with a group charged with youth protection warning that the internet has become the ...

Bullies Delight in Town Hall and Center

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Carol Smaldino

We have witnessed a spate of violent bullying and psychological assault, moods of hostility and derision which have stooped to levels that defy any clear intention to act for the greater good.

Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


Alex Higgins

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.

Heinrich Boere, Nazi Hit Man, Ruled Fit For Trial By German Court

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


BERLIN — Admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere will stand trial for murder in Germany for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians d...

Germany Nazi-Era Treason Convictions To Be Overturned

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


BERLIN — Germany's governing parties agreed Wednesday on a blanket measure to overturn Nazi-era verdicts convicting people of treason, nearly 65...

German Scholar Exposes Turkish Propaganda about Jews

Harut Sassounian | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

German scholar Corry Guttstadt exposes the oft-repeated lie that Turkey provided a safe haven to many European Jews during the Holocaust.

The Torture Memos: Berlin, 1937 Version

Shayana Kadidal | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Shayana Kadidal

The memorandum, issued by the Reich Ministry of Justice, followed a meeting of several Justice Ministry lawyers and public prosecutors with several high-level Gestapo officials. It speaks for itself.

The Movie They Didn't Want You to See

Stacy Peralta | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment


Stacy Peralta

The more time I spent with gang members of Bloods and Crips, the more I began to see a far different America than the America I was raised in.

Medvedev Orders Precise Soviet WWII Death Toll

AP | IRINA TITOVA | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered officials to determine the precise Soviet death toll in World War ...

Good the Movie is Only Somewhat So: Another Nazi Film About a Flawed Relationship

Michael Russnow | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

Good hasn't a prayer of making any money but if you don't care about only seeing what's in vogue you won't go away feeling unmoved.

Rethinking The Reader

Regina Weinreich | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment


Regina Weinreich

Critics have been poo-pooing The Reader for the love affair between a minor and older woman, and other reasons, but I say, look again.

Detroit's Rebirth as the "Arsenal for America's Future"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.17.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

What a boon it would be to have a renaissance of our historic "Detroit Arsenal," with our government and the automobile industry working together once again on a program critical to the nation's well-being.

History's Lesson Concerning the Recent Viciousness of McCain/Palin Rallies

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

By repeatedly asking "Who is the real Barack Obama?" McCain/Palin is hinting that he has a hidden agenda -- an agenda that threatens all of us. By making Obama the Other, they are fueling racial paranoia.