Democratic socialist perspectives and analysis from the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung in Berlin | Tweets auf Deutsch: @rosaluxstiftung
Mar 8, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
On this day in 1917, working-class women in Petrograd launched a riot that began the Russian Revolution. The day has been celebrated as #InternationalWomensDay ever since. Wishing all of our comrades a joyful and successful #IWD2023! ✊🚩🌹 1/7 On this day on 8 March 1917, soldiers’ wives and other working-class women in Petrograd, Russia launched militant protests against their country's participation in World War I and the devastating effects it had on living conditions.
Feb 21, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Nearly 60 percent of Berliners voted to socialize corporate-owned flats in September 2021. Since then, politicians have questioned whether the move would really help tenants. A new RLS study shows: socialization lowers rents!
See the 🧵 for a couple of striking facts:
In Berlin, a majority of voters backed the socialization of housing owned by large housing corporations, defined as those owning more than 3,000 apartments in the city.