{"id":13938,"date":"2026-01-05T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=13938"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:21:31","slug":"deutschlands-niedergang-richad-wolff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/deutschlands-niedergang-richad-wolff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Germany\u2019s Decline and Europe at a Breaking Point | Prof. Richard Wolff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/crowdfunding-2026-actvism\/\">We are currently in our annual crowdfunding campaign. 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