Seleta Reynolds is the General Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, as well as the president of the National Association for City Transportation Officials in North America.…
By Nele Obermueller Like several countries in Europe, Germany has an air pollution problem. Toxic air here kills an estimated 80,000 people per year, according to the European Environment…
Nina Hachigian is the Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for International Affairs. She was in Germany for the annual Berlin Transatlantic Forum, hosted by the Aspen Institute Germany. We caught…
Terry McCarthy is a former journalist with an international perspective, one he seeks to use in his newest role as the president of the American Academy in…
By Lakshmi Sarah Berlin-based nonprofit Welcome Mamas formed in 2016 in order to help pregnant refugees navigate the complicated German bureaucracy around birth and healthcare. We spoke…
Temi Hollist describes herself as a storyteller. Hollist worked as a creative strategist at BBC WorldWide and the Guardian News and Media where she helped to connect…
By Sage Van Wing On October 3, 1990 East and West Germany were reunited. The German Democratic Republic (GDR) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD), and…
By Lakshmi Sarah Berlin’s Mohrenstraße has seen its share of protest in the past few years. Mohrenstraße’s name, rooted in the word “Moor” (said to originate from “dark”…
More than 44,000 runners will participate in the 45th annual Berlin Marathon this Sunday, passing by iconic sites from start to finish. Of the tens of thousands of runners…
People from all over Germany came out on Monday to challenge a wave of far-right demonstrations in Chemnitz. The “Wir Sind Mehr” concert was organized following a wave…
