Peter Kuras was born in Traverse City in the US state of Michigan and has lived in Berlin as a freelance journalist since 2015. He holds a PhD in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics from Princeton University and writes for »The Guardian«, »Die Welt«, and »Der Freitag«, among others. His
Per Leo, born in Erlangen in 1972, completed his studies in history, philosophy, and Slavic studies with a doctorate and lives as a freelance author in Berlin. The focus of his work is the examination of National Socialism and its after-effects to this day; his most recent publication is »Vorletzte
Stefan Laurin, born in 1964 in Gelsenkirchen, is a freelance journalist and editor of the blog »Ruhrbarone«. He studied at the University of Duisburg-Essen and writes for numerous outlets, including »Jungle World«, »Die Welt«, »Die Welt am Sonntag«, »Jüdische Allgemeine«, »Cicero-Online«, and »Correctiv«. In 2019 and 2020, he published the
Candice Breitz was born in Johannesburg in 1972. The Berlin-based artist has been a professor at the HBK Braunschweig since 2007. Her moving image installations have been shown internationally. Her work can be found in the collections of museums such as the Tate Modern, New York’s Museum of Modern Art,
Günter Verheugen, born in Bad Kreuznach in 1944, was Secretary General of the FDP and switched to the SPD in 1982. He was a member of the Deutsche Bundestag between 1983 and 1999, Secretary general of the SPD and deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group [1994 to 1997]. From
Petra Erler, born 1958, was State Secretary in the cabinet of de Maizière in charge of EC issues during the final phase of the GDR in 1990. After reunification, she worked as Head of Division for EC Policy at the Brandenburg Representation in Bonn, starting in 1991. From 1999, she
Maren Urner is a neuroscientist and non-fiction author. In 2016, she co-founded »Perspective Daily«. She was its editor-in-chief and CEO until 2019. From 2019 till 2024 she was a professor of media psychology at the Media University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. In 2024 she was appointed to a professorship
Julian Nida-Rümelin, born in Munich in 1954, is a philosopher, author, and emeritus professor of philosophy and political theory at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. He is one of the most renowned German public intellectuals. In the 1990s, he taught at the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen and was appointed Cultural
Mirjam Herrmann, born in 1997, is a lawyer and climate activist. She studied law in Passau and London and currently coordinates the legal department of the protest group Last Generation. She gained notoriety in 2022 through a public campaign: to draw attention to climate change, she threw mashed potatoes at
Ronya Othmann, born in Munich in 1993, is an author and journalist. She studied at the Swiss Literature Institute in Biel and the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. Until 2020, she wrote about Middle East politics for taz. Since 2021, she has been responsible for the »Import Export« column in
Ann-Kristin Tlusty, born in 1994, studied sociology, psychology and cultural studies, works as an editor at »ZEIT ONLINE« since 2018 and is a freelance author for Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Her topics include social injustice, feminist issues, and contemporary cultural phenomena. In 2021, she published her first book »Süß. Eine feministische Kritik«
Wolfgang M. Schmitt, born in 1988, is a film critic, web video producer, podcast presenter, and author. He gained fame mainly through his YouTube channel »Die Filmanalyse«. Together with Stefan Schulz, he runs the political podcast »Die Neuen Zwanziger« and with Ole Nymoen the economic podcast »Wohlstand für Alle«. He
