The EXB news briefing: October 3, 2019
In the German papers this week: Berlin debates state of emergency for climate change, 'man-sized' S-Bahn tickets, a prison break, angry cheerleaders, and more!
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: October 10, 2019
In the German papers this week: Berlin reacts to Halle shooting, Extinction Rebellion protest, AfD convention fail, fire at landmark döner and more!
View ArticleEnough with the workshops already!
RANT! Is there a workshop for everything now? And kids, seriously, teenagers want to spend their time attending them - voluntarily?! Jacinta Nandi on weirdly conscientious Berliner teens.
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: November 28, 2019
In the German papers this week: KitKat loses its lease, proposals to increase the public broadcasting fee, fireworks ban at New Year's, tractor protest, Berlin ranked most dynamic German city, and more!
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: December 12, 2019
In the German papers this week: BVG want to become a World Heritage Site, new business park and S-Bahn stations planned for Pankow, Berlin Mayor caught using polluting vehicle, Mitte to be car-free...
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our JANUARY issue!
It's a new decade - and time to deal with old guilt! Can we offset our air miles? Make our everyday more sustainable? We chart the route to redemption. Also: Berliners confess, mum shaming gone crazy...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: What you should know for 2020!
It's a new year and there are a host of changes in everything from transport, to taxes, to new holiday days as well as big shifts on the cultural scene. Here's what you need to know as we slide into 2020.
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: January 16, 2020
In the German papers this week: More investment than ever for Berlin startups, tractor protest set for the weekend, a €6M staircase attraction at Humboldt, Fridays For Future is coming to your kiez,...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: January 23, 2020
In the German papers this week: Staatsballet directors quit, rally to save Neukölln club, new science campus for Berlin, WWII bomb causes travel chaos, discussions for a city-wide ban on burner...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: January 30, 2020
In the German papers this week: Berlinale to suspend Alfred Bauer Prize amid Nazi allegations, Berlin Mayor will not seek re-election, rough sleepers solidarity, CDU going potty over marijuana,...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: February 20, 2020
In the German papers this week: Arrest after Tempodrom shooting, BER airport hits turbulence again, BVG installs cashless-only ticket machines, Kita crisis compensation, activists occupy planned Tesla...
View ArticleDAY 3: Forum's Experimental Docs
Two experimental docs in Forum are vying for your attention this year, with wildly contrasting results...
View ArticleDAY 4: Interview - Viera Čákanyová’s FREM
Screening in this year’s Forum section is Viera Čákanyová’s audacious documentary FREM. We sat down with the Slovak documentary filmmaker and scriptwriter to discuss her first feature film.
View Article10 tips for a greener lifestyle
Sustainable search engines, peer-to-peer power, there are more services than ever promising to reduce your environmental impact. But are they really worth making the switch? We look into 10 that might be.
View ArticleFlugscham: Can you offset your air miles?
Planning your summer trip? Now the thought of jetting off to a sunny escape comes with a heavy dose of "flying shame". With Berliners feeling guiltier than ever about their air miles, we investigate if...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 12, 2020
In the German papers this week: State theatres shut down and large events cancelled as Coronavirus spreads in Berlin, city to take in up to 100 refugee children, Pankow housing boost, electrifying...
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our SEPTEMBER issue!
The new normal is here: Climate activists are getting organised, ravers are back in the underground, comedians tell Corona jokes - and Neukölln still has a Nazi problem. Also back: film fests, art...
View ArticleRed Flag: Cyclists thrown under the car
At the beginning of the pandemic, Berlin districts created a handful of "Pop-Up Bike Lanes." They were wonderful. But thanks to the far-right AfD, they’re gone.
View ArticleClara Mayer of Fridays for Future: “We’ll be in traffic jams with electric...
The global climate strike drew millions of protestors to the streets throughout 2019, and this week it finally returns to Berlin. We speak with one of the organisers behind this era-defining political...
View ArticleThe many shades of Berlin’s climate activists
How radical is too radical? Earlier this year, we spoke to the organisers driving environmental protests in Berlin. They may differ in approach, but they have one shared goal: saving the planet.
View ArticleTadzio Müller: “I’m afraid of a Corona society.”
We spoke to the climate activist about sexual politics post-lockdown, the physicality of resistance and why the left needs to catch up with the Greta generation.
View ArticleMadeleine Watts on her debut novel: “There’s something thrilling about...
This breakout writer, who lives between New York and Berlin, has published a gripping tale about an impulsive young woman who works at an emergency hotline call centre. We hear how it came together.
View ArticleCan the Greens be the new CDU?
The Greens have chosen Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for chancellor. But how can they beat a fractured CDU? Konrad Werner outlines their game plan.
View ArticleRed Flag: Capitalism brought these floods
Nathaniel Flakin looks at the links between big business, climate change and the devastating floods in western Germany.
View ArticleRed Flag: Aristocrats are destroying Germany’s forests
Deforestation can be seen throughout the country. This needs to stop before it’s too late, and Nathaniel Flakin has a few ideas.
View ArticleEXB’s guide to the German elections 2021
Whether you’ve got the golden ticket to vote or not, we bring you the basics on Germany’s 2021 Bundestagswahl.
View ArticleAndrea Licata: The Green Ambassador
We spend time with a former anti-war activist who found a new home in the climate movement, where he works as a bridge between investors and green start-ups.
View ArticleDo real environmentalists vote green?
Thanks to strong polling and a breakout campaign to take the chancellery, 2021 is undoubtedly the year the Greens went mainstream. But at what cost? Exberliner spoke to environmentalists on the ground.
View ArticleKein Weltuntergang: Feedback loop exemplified
What should we do about climate change? Kein Weltuntergang at Schaubühne puts that question to an audience.
View ArticleRed Flag: Electric cars are a scam
German companies have a solution to the climate crisis: E-Autos. But what if electric cars are a scam that will make the planet even hotter?
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