Nazi Germany

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

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 07.07.2009 | 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 07.01.2009 | World


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

Can We Learn to Guard Against Our Own Cruelty?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.08.2009 | Style


Michael Henry Adams

"That cat, Barack Obama, our first black President, is amazing.", observed my friend Michael McCollom. We were listening to Obama's poignant speech...

German Scholar Exposes Turkish Propaganda about Jews

Harut Sassounian | Posted 06.04.2009 | 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 04.21.2009 | 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 04.07.2009 | 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 01.27.2009 | 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 01.08.2009 | 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 01.07.2009 | 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 11.17.2008 | 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 10.14.2008 | 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.

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 08.19.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

All the President's Nazis (Real and Imagined): An Open Letter to Bush

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Larisa Alexandrovna

Your reckless verbiage and partisan pandering using something as tragic and criminal as Germany's war of aggression against Poland is an insult to all victims of those atrocities.