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This Day in Labor History: December 30, 1900

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 30, 2020

On December 30, 1900, advisors from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, the college run by Booker T. Washington, arrived in Togo to help the German colonialists institute a southern-style cotton regime in their African colony. This moment demonstrates the globalized nature of the American cotton production economy as it developed after the Civil War, as well […]

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This Day in Labor History: July 31, 1905

By Erik Loomis

On July 31, 2020

On July 31, 1905, Matumbi tribesman in German East Africa (today, mostly Tanzania, or Tanganyika as it was known then) marched on the trading post of Samanga, burning cotton fields and the trading pos

foreign policy

Auf Wiedersehen Baumholder?

By Dan Nexon

On June 30, 2018

I had an exchange with a friend earlier today. They suggested that NATO’s case of the Trumps is terminal. I disagreed, but suggested that a Trump victory in 2020 might very well render NATO larg

No Victory in Europe

By Melissa Byrnes

In General

On June 7, 2018

Trump’s Europe policy is a mess. First, there’s this. And I thought our Ambassador’s enthusiasm for empowering the German right-wing had set a new low in historical understanding… Once you get past these public displays of ignorance, Thomas Wright has a worthwhile read over at the Atlantic that highlights the Trump administration’s shift to promote […]

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The Best and the Brightest

By Erik Loomis

On June 6, 2018

Hmmmm….. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Tuesday cited the D-Day invasion during an answer about the current state of US-German relations. “We have a very strong relationshi

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America’s Status in the World

By Erik Loomis

On February 3, 2017

The first two weeks of fascist America have really endeared us to the rest of the world. This week’s cover of Der Spiegel: Maybe we can go to war with the Germans at the same time that we are at

Munich, Salzburg, Vienna Bleg

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 17, 2016

At the end of next week, I am lucky enough to be going to Munich for a conference. As one does in these situations unless they are making poor decisions in life, I am staying a few extra days, heading from Munich to Salzburg and then to Vienna. Be gone total for a bit more […]

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Migrant Workers in Germany

By Erik Loomis

On April 4, 2015

Migrant workers in Germany are as routinely exploited as they are in the United States. Migrant workers in Germany’s construction industry are increasingly faced with abusive practices of this kind.

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The 16th Century

By Erik Loomis

On March 14, 2015

Welp, this exists. From 1555. I’m not sure, but I’m guessing this is a Protestant attack upon nuns. Time period certainly fits. As much as I hesitate to ever link to Reddit, there are peop

Uncle Tom’s Cabin and International Conceptions of Race in America

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 28, 2015

Interesting essay on the influence of the racial stereotypes in Uncle Tom’s Cabin on German conceptions of American racial issues. For Jim O’Loughlin, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a popular artefact through which changing concerns about race and nationhood can be understood, because it served as an ‘agent of cultural change for almost one hundred years.’[xi] […]

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Debts

By Erik Loomis

On January 31, 2015

If Germany wants Greece to pay its debts, maybe Germany should pay Greece the reparations for World War II it owes the country.

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German World War I Propaganda Posters

By Erik Loomis

On September 30, 2014

Everyone loves American propaganda posters from World War I. Like this one: In fact, a selection of these posters are currently on display at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, which I will be seeing

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