
Founded in 1978 in Berlin as part of an independent, progressive and politically left-leaning movement, it has focused on current politics, social issues such as inequality, ecological crises both local and international, and other topics not covered by the more traditional and conservative newspapers. It mostly supports the alternative green political sphere and the German Green Party, but Die Tageszeitung has also been critical of the SPD/Greens coalition government (1998–2005). For a long time, it was described as "alternative-left" and critical of existing current structures (systemkritisch) but became more moderate/liberal under new editors in-chief from 2010. More information...
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