NEWS

Article: Ahead by a whole decade
75th anniversary of the DDR: What we can learn and preserve from women’s emanicpation in East Germany

Article: The most revolutionary upheavals took place in the countryside
75th anniversary of the DDR: The significance of the land reform and cooperative movement in East German agriculture

EVENT: Non-Alignment and Socialism
Today, many argue that a new Cold War has begun between the USA and China. Since February 2022, it also appears as if a new group of non-aligned states might be emerging. How do these developments compare to the Cold War and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of the 20th century? How did the socialist states’ approach to anti-imperialism and the NAM during the last century? On 7 July 2023 we will be discussing with Indian historian and communist Vijay Prashad how non-alignment and anti-imperialism relate to the struggle for socialism – both in the past and present.

Dossier: What happened on 17 June 1953 in the GDR?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the unrest during 17 June 1953 in the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”). With this dossier of translated article excerpts, we want to shed light on significant aspects of the events and make them accessible to an international audience.

EVENT: WHY TALK ABOUT THE GDR?
We were invited by The People’s Forum in New York City to discuss the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and its enduring relevance for progressive movements today. In the two-session seminar, we covered the historical context in which the GDR was founded, the character of its planned economy, the functioning of its socialist democracy, and the significance of proletarian internationalism.

EVENT: MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
What characterizes the socialist approach to health? We will explore experiences from the German Democratic Republic, the Georgian Soviet Republic, and modern-day Belgium to understand how socialist systems of the past and present have defied economic constraints and transformed health care to serve the needs of the people rather than profit.

Article: Ahead by a whole decade
75th anniversary of the DDR: What we can learn and preserve from women’s emanicpation in East Germany

Article: The most revolutionary upheavals took place in the countryside
75th anniversary of the DDR: The significance of the land reform and cooperative movement in East German agriculture

EVENT: Non-Alignment and Socialism
Today, many argue that a new Cold War has begun between the USA and China. Since February 2022, it also appears as if a new group of non-aligned states might be emerging. How do these developments compare to the Cold War and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of the 20th century? How did the socialist states’ approach to anti-imperialism and the NAM during the last century? On 7 July 2023 we will be discussing with Indian historian and communist Vijay Prashad how non-alignment and anti-imperialism relate to the struggle for socialism – both in the past and present.

Dossier: What happened on 17 June 1953 in the GDR?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the unrest during 17 June 1953 in the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”). With this dossier of translated article excerpts, we want to shed light on significant aspects of the events and make them accessible to an international audience.

EVENT: WHY TALK ABOUT THE GDR?
We were invited by The People’s Forum in New York City to discuss the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and its enduring relevance for progressive movements today. In the two-session seminar, we covered the historical context in which the GDR was founded, the character of its planned economy, the functioning of its socialist democracy, and the significance of proletarian internationalism.

EVENT: MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
What characterizes the socialist approach to health? We will explore experiences from the German Democratic Republic, the Georgian Soviet Republic, and modern-day Belgium to understand how socialist systems of the past and present have defied economic constraints and transformed health care to serve the needs of the people rather than profit.