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American horror story: Trump and the crisis of imagination

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Without a compelling vision of a different future, people gravitate toward demagogues who recycle the past. The left's failure to articulate and fight for a post-capitalist world cedes ground to those who manipulate discontent for authoritarian ends. It's a dangerous game of political whack-a-mole, where stamping out one manifestation of reactionary politics only leads to

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US high school education within reach in Germany

Students in Germany interested in an American education or in perfecting their English can register through inlingua Leipzig to take US high school courses online and work towards a dual diploma recognized in both Germany and the US.

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The life and work of “Snowflake Bentley”

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Vermont farmer Wilson Bentley, the first person to photograph and study the complexity of snow crystals, died 87 years ago today: "On the morning he was laid to rest... it began to snow, leaving a dusting over the burial ground."

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Got Game: nurturing basketball in Leipzig

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“Should we turn out young talented players who return to us after playing college-level basketball on a scholarship in the US, then the vision of watching professional basketball in Leipzig might again become true in the future."

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First home abroad for young American newlywed PhD candidate

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It's nice to see other people adding to a pool of diverse voices narrating life in and visits to our great little city. Today is Becky Markovitz's turn to be featured in our Q&A; we are happy that, recently, she moved to Leipzig and has been chronicling her cultural discoveries and experiences living abroad for

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