African-American
Joel Schalit / 17 Jun 2020

George Floyd in Germany

The America Problem

All of the signs were in English. For most Berliners, the language is so common, they take it for granted. Especially for a city in which a quarter of the population is international.(...)
Only Trump to blame. Minneapolis, 30 May.
Spencer Sunshine / 05 Jun 2020

Blaming it on Antifa

Trump’s Crisis Scapegoats

The year 2020 has been filled with wild plot twists, from the Coronavirus pandemic to a national uprising against white supremacy in the United States. (...)
John Foster / 10 Apr 2020

Born to Lose

Joe Biden and the Democrats

When Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination earlier this week, the leftist finally gave Joe Biden what he's been after for four decades: a run at the presidency. (...)

Migrant and solidarity mural. Tel Aviv, May Day 2018.
Joel Schalit / 23 Sep 2019

My Life With Netanyahu

The View From Berlin

"He's going to save Israel from the Europeans." So said my late aunt, handing me a photocopy of something written by its new ambassador to the UN. "Netanyahu speaks the truth."(...)