A quarterly magazine on the global economy and its discontents.
Critical. Independent. Published in Germany since 2008.
This is our international section – a translation, an invitation, and a work in progress.
Greetings from the Crisis
Did you get a postcard with a strange German hashtag?
You’re not the only one.
Some time ago, we printed a postcard that read “Grüße aus der Wachstumskrise” – Greetings from the Growth Crisis – but the back side was in English. A misprint? Yes. But maybe also a metaphor.
Crises cross borders – so should critique.
Consequently, this misprint has not been corrected – in solidarity with the results of all the errors the system doesn’t fix either.
That postcard became a small reminder: mistranslation can be the beginning of conversation.
And conversation, in times like these, is no small thing.
What is Lunapark21?
Lunapark21 is an independent quarterly magazine from Germany – offering sharp, critical and sometimes uncomfortable perspectives on capitalism, political economy, labor, global power structures, and the ecological crisis — since 2008.
We do not aim to explain the world – but to unsettle the ways it is usually explained.
This is our English-language section (work in progress). Here you’ll find:
- Selected translations of featured articles,
- English tables of contents for recent issues,
- Invitations to connect, support, and collaborate.
✉️ In the Loop: Newsletter
Our international newsletter is in the works. For now, you can sign up here:
Illustration accompanying the essay ‘Workers of the world, divide?’ – reflecting on the fractured state of global left politics.
🔥 Current Issue (Spring 2025)
Issue 64 – Might Makes Right (Das Recht des Stärkeren)
Special Focus: Global Markets, Competition, Trade Wars
Featured Article:
▶︎ Workers of the World, Divide →
By Sebastian Gerhardt
A critique of right-wing mobilization, defragmentation of the world market, and Trumpism as an elite-driven project.
Community Translation:
▶︎ Another world was possible?→
By Susanne Rohland
Translated without permission. By solidarity.
Table of Contents (English):
Editorial · After the Federal Election in Germany · Sebastian Gerhardt Special Focus: Global Markets, Competition, Trade Wars The Law of the Strongest · Sebastian Gerhardt · Trump, Tariffs and the Stock Market · Lefteris Tsoulfidis · Chinese E-Cars Overtake Their Rivals · Boy Lüthje · Another World Was Possible? · Susanne Rohland · Mexico: Reaction to US Pressure · Gerold Schmidt · Experiences with the Supply Chain Law · Peter Clausing & Dominique Eckstein · Shipping Companies Control the Trade Routes · Bernhard Gierds Needs & Interests Cancer Risks at the Workplace · Wolfgang Hien Embedded… in the Everyday of Systematic Madness · André Geicke Business Climate Barometer “Workers of the world, divide?” · Sebastian Gerhardt Visual Essay Wd · Harald Richter Society & Resistance Oscar for the Documentary No Other Land · Andreas Grüneisen · “Matzpen” in Israel: Internationalism as Permanent Provocation · Martin Dieckmann · Greece: Revolt Against the Mitsotakis Regime · Gregor Kritidis World & Economy Crisis of the Automotive Industry · Jürgen Bönig · Taxation of Wealth in Germany · Kai Eicker-Wolf Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism War · Jürgen Hahn-Schröder Feminism & Economy § 218 (Abortion Law): A Missed Opportunity · Silke Koppermann · The Power of Women – From Complicity to Action? · Eveline Linke Environment ・ Energy ・ Transport Water Management Is Not Sustainable · Reinhard Noffke · Three Years of Tesla in Grünheide · Heidemarie Schroeder Quarterly Report: 500 Years of the Peasants’ War “The Lords Do It Themselves…” · Jürgen Bönig Excerpt Atlas of AI · André Geicke The Devil in the Numbers Unit Labour Costs · Sebastian Gerhardt Place & Time The City Hall of Hamburg · Uwe Leps · Cinema The Bollywood Phenomenon · Ilse Henckel The Subjective Factor Encounters: Heinz Hirdina · Erhard Weinholz Ghost Train Self-Perception · Jürgen Bönig Playground Words on the Images & Imprint
Previous Issue (Winter 2024/25)
Issue 63 – Make America Great Again
Special Focus: Conflict Potential – Contradictions of Base and Superstructure
What Was Inside: A Glimpse Into The Issue
- Editorial · A. Geicke & S. Rohland
- Fascism in Our Time · Harold James
- Automotive Capitalism · Jürgen Bönig
- The End of Germany’s Debt Brake · Kai Eicker-Wolf
- Housing Crisis in Germany · Andrej Holm
- China: Crisis under Communist Command · A. Geicke
- Military Spending and the War Economy · Sebastian Gerhardt
- 35-Hour Workweek Revisited · Köhler & Rohland
- Godzilla at 70 · Ilse Henckel
- Visuals, Notes, and Devil in the Numbers
(Full TOC coming soon)
💬 We Translate / You Translate
- Want to help bring Lunapark21 to a wider audience?
- Have something to contribute across language borders?
We’re looking for readers, writers, co-translators, and co-conspirators.
Because translating Lunapark21 is not just about language – it’s about sharing struggle, critique, and imagination.
→ Join us: kontakt@lunapark21.net
Elsewhere
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