East Germany

A group of men in red uniforms jump for joy on a soccer field.

Once divided by a wall, two Berlin soccer teams now kept apart by COVID-19

March 25, 2020

When Uwe Dahlke went to his first Union game 46 years ago, today’s Germany did not exist. Union and Hertha were two teams in divided parts of what was once one Berlin.

a protest in east germany with lots of people

Anti-immigrant protesters chant ‘Resistance!’ in German city after killing

August 30, 2018Conflict

Women hold bags and signs that read: "Same pay for same work" at a rally for equal pay in Berlin, Germany, 2015.

Women in Germany’s east earn close to what men do. Can we thank socialism for that?

December 6, 2017Jobs

Bad Doberan, Germany is the home of Zappanale, an annual summer festival inspired by the life and work of Frank Zappa.

In the former East Germany, Frank Zappa lives on as a beacon of freedom

August 8, 2017Culture