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Germany's AfD: The new neoliberal workers' party?

Workers in Germany are increasingly voting for the far-right populist Alternative for Germany party (AfD). Yet the party's platform is not particularly worker-friendly.The state election in ...
The New York Times

Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too. By Catherine Odom Catherine Odom reported from Pirna, ...
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Can Germany stop extremism by banning a far-right party? Some want to try.

BERLIN — In an address to commemorate Kristallnacht — the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jews — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier last month offered a solution for the resurgence of right-wing ...
NPR

Germany's far right political party, the AFD, is at the Munich Security Conference

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Correspondent Rob Schmitz discuss Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at to the Munich Security Conference. Here in Germany, leaders from around the world ...
The New York Times

In Some Areas of Germany, the Far Right Is Part of the Fabric

The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, is shunned in federal politics but is a regional force. This fall, it could win broader power for the first time. Three AfD representatives — Christian ...