Protests erupted in Greece Wednesday as the Greek Parliament approved harsh new austerity measures in exchange for a third European bailout. Greek Prime Minister Alexis … Protests Erupt Outside of Greek ParliamentRead more
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A Hostage Situation
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has submitted a bailout proposal which includes harsh austerity measures, just days after the Greek people overwhelmingly rejected such measures … A Hostage SituationRead more
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A proven dead end or a difficult strategy
Richard Wolff talking: I think the real importance of what is happening in Greece is that fundamentally a poor corner of Europe has said it … A proven dead end or a difficult strategyRead more
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World War II-style propaganda in Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in Brussels for an emergency eurozone summit two days after Greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of … World War II-style propaganda in GreeceRead more
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Democracy won’t be blackmailed
Greek voters have overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. With a margin of 61 to 39 … Democracy won’t be blackmailedRead more
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Greece Parliament Approves More Austerity Measures amid Protests
Greece Parliament has approved a second round of austerity measures, which have been demanded by European creditors as a condition of the country’s bailout. On … Greece Parliament Approves More Austerity Measures amid ProtestsRead more
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Greece Takes on the Vampire Squid
Greece and the troika (the International Monetary Fund, the EU, and the European Central Bank) are in a dangerous game of chicken. The Greeks have … Greece Takes on the Vampire SquidRead more
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This medicine has not been working, we need a new treatment
With the debt clock ticking, Greece is fast running out of money. The country has ordered all state bodies to place their cash reserves in … This medicine has not been working, we need a new treatmentRead more
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Rejecting Austerity
Less than a month after the anti-austerity Syriza party swept to victory in Greece, a major dispute has broken out between Greece’s new leaders and … Rejecting AusterityRead more