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The CDU: Please Forget About All The Corruption

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The CDU: Please Forget About All The Corruption

The HEIST election guide to the CDU and their lead candidate Stefan Evers.

Sep 7, 2026

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Goodbye to Berlin: Why I'm Leaving This City After 15 Years

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Goodbye to Berlin: Why I'm Leaving This City After 15 Years

After 15 years in Neukölln and working in German media, Zara Rahman is leaving Berlin because of dishonesty and moral hypocrisy.

Sep 4, 2026

"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

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"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to HEIST about colonialism's afterlife in Berlin, museum basements and the story of Bayume Mohamed Husen.

Aug 31, 2026

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Die Linke: The Rent is Too Damn High

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Die Linke: The Rent is Too Damn High

The HEIST election guide to Die Linke and their lead candidate Elif Eralp.

Sep 7, 2026

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The SPD: You Can't Kill Us If We're Already Dead

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The SPD: You Can't Kill Us If We're Already Dead

The HEIST guide to the SPD and their lead candidate Steffen Krach.

Sep 7, 2026

The AfD: We Would Like You All To Leave

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The AfD: We Would Like You All To Leave

The HEIST election guide to the AfD and their lead candidate Kristin Brinker.

Sep 7, 2026

The Greens: Climate-Friendly, Conflict-Averse

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The Greens: Climate-Friendly, Conflict-Averse

The HEIST election guide to the Greens and their lead candidate Werner Graf.

Sep 7, 2026

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"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

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"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to HEIST about colonialism's afterlife in Berlin, museum basements and the story of Bayume Mohamed Husen.

Aug 31, 2026

Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

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Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

In her book The New Fascist Body, historian Dagmar Herzog has provided one of the most clear-eyed analyses of the German far right.

Aug 14, 2026

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"If there's a pipe, something is changing in the city"

A new photo series is documenting Berlin's beloved pink and blue pipes.

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