If you ever walk into the office of the US Consul in Leipzig, you may notice the pictures of John F. Kennedy and Hillary Clinton hanging on the wall. But the real elephant in the room is, of course, Donald Trump, and how his presidency may be affecting US-Germany relations. Check out Part I of
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People in Leipzig have been pitching in to help its sister city of Houston as it reels from Hurricane Harvey's devastation, amid a partnership that has lasted over two decades.
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Sociologist Helena Flam ponders possible intepretations or reasons for the appointment of a former refugee from Minsk, married to his same-sex partner, as the new US Consul to Leipzig.
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A city of alcoholic sippy cups and doll houses, ruled by a scary doll, Hemingway and hurricanes.
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George Orwell's "prophecies" feeding into "1984" were also (or actually) observations from his daily life in Britain, especially in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
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Do Europeans really know what it’s like being non-white in the U.S. - especially now?
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