Germany - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/germany/?source=rss&aim=germany en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Wall Street's bailout gives me d&#233j&#224 vu By Janine R. Wedel Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/08/berlin_wall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/08/berlin_wall/index.html?source=rss The aftermath of Wall Street's meltdown reminds me of the aftermath of the Berlin Wall's fall. Not in a good way Save money and the world: Bike to the brothel By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/ride_a_bike_to_the_brothel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/ride_a_bike_to_the_brothel/index.html?source=rss A German sex retailer goes green to fight the global economic downturn The Nobel Prize for literature went to who? By Amy Benfer Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now Nostalgia for white terrorism Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/25/baader_meinhof/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/25/baader_meinhof/index.html?source=rss New films tackle the Baader-Meinhof gang and the IRA's dirty war. Cue the rock music and put on those tight jeans! Is Tarantino good for the Jews? By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss "Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/17/berlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/17/berlin/index.html?source=rss Thousands of German women were sexually assaulted near the end of WW II. Brutal payback, a war crime or both? "I was horrified by the lengths men will go to mistreat other men" by Spiegel staff Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/30/payne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/30/payne/index.html?source=rss Obama's great uncle, who helped to liberate a subcamp of Buchenwald, speaks before the president's Germany trip. Where will we put our beers? By Spiegel staff Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/25/beer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/25/beer/index.html?source=rss Beer coasters have long been essential to a well-kept bar. But with their leading manufacturer bankrupt, we may no longer have a place to rest our brews. "But think of the things that were done to Iranians!" By Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath and Georg Mascolo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Obama's G-20 confession: "I take responsibility" By Marc Hujer, Wolfgang Reuter and Christoph Schwennicke Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/obama_g_20/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/obama_g_20/index.html?source=rss World leaders may have struggled to reach consensus, but they did break new ground: Barack Obama admitted his country was responsible for the current crisis. Searching for Clive Owen By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/09/berlin_dispatch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/09/berlin_dispatch/index.html?source=rss At the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, a disdain for Hollywood movies bumps up against a hunt for celebrities -- and wild boars. It's a seafood-couscous Christmas! By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/24/grain_theater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/24/grain_theater/index.html?source=rss Vivid Arab-French immigrant yarn "Secret of the Grain" is a near-masterpiece; fascinating Brecht documentary "Theater of War" describes one. Why does a solar power company want a piece of GM? By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/19/solarworld_and_general_motors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/19/solarworld_and_general_motors/index.html?source=rss Analysts are scoffing at SolarWorld's bid for Opel. But maybe the rest of us should be cheering Did Porsche blitzkrieg the hedge funds? By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/30/porsche_and_the_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/30/porsche_and_the_hedge_funds/index.html?source=rss Volkswagen short-sellers took a bath this week. Traders are blaming the German government for foul play Obama's political brilliance in Berlin By Joan Walsh Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2008/07/24/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2008/07/24/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss There are still risks to his big trip, but Obama has plenty of reason to be riding high on the adoring crowds greeting him abroad. Legendary German rock groupie tells all! By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/07/10/eight_miles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/07/10/eight_miles/index.html?source=rss A Swedish actor as Mick Jagger, a perpetually naked heroine and the glorious Euro-cheapness of "Eight Miles High." German chancellor, Berlin mayor bicker over Obama visit By Carsten Volkery Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/obama_brandenburg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/obama_brandenburg/index.html?source=rss Berlin's mayor wants to grant Obama's wish to deliver a major speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate, but Angela Merkel has misgivings. Obama hopes to go where JFK went before By Gregor Peter Schmitz Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama wants to hold a keynote speech on transatlantic relations in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. But don't call him a "European." Why Obama will soon land in Europe By Gregor Peter Schmitz Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/01/obama_eu_visit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/01/obama_eu_visit/index.html?source=rss Many Europeans would like to see him as the next U.S. president. But a transatlantic trip to burnish his credentials will be a balancing act. Germany: We are the green champions, of the world By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/23/green_germany/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/23/green_germany/index.html?source=rss While other nations whine about climate change, Germany takes action Winning the global trade game By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/german_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/german_trade/index.html?source=rss China overtook the United States as the world's number two exporter in 2007. But who reigns supreme? He conquered the World Trade Center By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/28/tribeca1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/28/tribeca1/index.html?source=rss "Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant? George Bush and the Neanderthals By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/17/bush_and_the_neanderthals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/17/bush_and_the_neanderthals/index.html?source=rss A German politician says mean things about the president's climate change policies. But why did he have to drag innocent Paleolithic hominids into the mix? Does NATO want out of Afghanistan? By Matthias Gebauer Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/04/nato/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/04/nato/index.html?source=rss Behind closed doors a paper has been circulated that may provide the beginnings of an exit strategy. Paying the polysilicon piper By Andrew Leonard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/10/polysilicon_pollution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/10/polysilicon_pollution/index.html?source=rss Are German solar power consumers responsible for toxic waste dumping in Gaolong, China?