She was Germany’s chancellor for 16 years. After leaving office in 2021, she disappeared. Now she is back with her memoirs, in which she reflects on her time in power and her life in the GDR. And she defends her legacy. EL PAÍS interviewed her in Berlin where she sends a message: ‘Freedom cannot be taken for granted’
The triumphant and unhinged country that took shape in the 1980s is today invoked by a series of films that deal with an identity made up of lost values
Humor has always been used in political campaigns and debates. It can be effective in winning over voters, but it can also increase division and confrontation
From Kennedy against Nixon to Reagan against Carter, some face-offs between candidates have played a key role in determining the outcome of a vote. Will this be the case when Biden faces Trump on Thursday?
The actress has always avoided speaking out about the stalker who shot Ronald Reagan in 1981 in a bid to impress her — until now. She was 18 at the time of the shooting, and has never since returned to the stage
The classic record by the Boss became the biggest-selling album in the world in 1985 and paved the way to superstardom and political activism for the New Jersey native
The president of the United Farm Workers labor union is fighting for federal protection to protect agricultural workers from high temperatures and heat deaths
The Swedish historian, an advocate of classical liberalism, argues that for a certain sector of the right today, defending the beliefs of Thatcher and Reagan is being a ‘cultural Marxist’
Samantha Smith, at just 10 years old, wrote a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, seeking to comprehend the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. Her courageous act catapulted her into the role of a “champion of peace”
One of the greatest actors of the eighties and nineties debuts on the small screen this Friday with ‘FUBAR,’ followed by a three-episode documentary on his life
The latest crisis on the Mexican border has shone light on a problem that dates back decades. Judges are overwhelmed and Congress, more polarized than ever, is incapable of providing solutions
Perhaps counterintuitively, ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ had friendships with some of the most well known mobsters of his time, but he also rubbed elbows with several Presidents of the United States
The former president has ‘decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention’
The Archives sent the letter to representatives of former presidents Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan