Syriza’s 40 point plan for Greece
‘Greece‘s newly elected political part Syriza has some bold plans for the nation. Should Syriza action some of these game changing plans listed below, we would likely see other nations in the region rise up […]
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Paul Krugman: Showdown in Europe Raises the Ugly Specter of Fascism
‘Europe is playing a dangerous game of chicken, Paul Krugman writes in his column Friday. When the European Central Bank announced that it would no longer accept Greek government debt as collateral for loans on […]
Greece’s Debt Overhang. Looted by Wall Street and the European Central Bank
‘It is encouraging to see that the majority of voting Greek dares to vote for a change from the relentless misery imposed by the infamous troika – ECB, EC and IMF. The Greek people have […]
Greece: Are You Finally Ready to Do the Right Thing and Leave the Euro?
The era of living off borrowed money is over in Greece, and the Greek people now have a choice. Almost four years ago I wrote Greece, Please Do The Right Thing: Default Now (June 1, 2011). Default remains the only real…
Greece: Are You Finally Ready to Do the Right Thing and Leave the Euro?
The era of living off borrowed money is over in Greece, and the Greek people now have a choice. Almost four years ago I wrote Greece, Please Do The Right Thing: Default Now (June 1, 2011). Default remains the only real…
Thousands rally in support of Greek government
‘Thousands of Greek people have held a demonstration outside the parliament in the capital, Athens, to voice support for efforts by the new anti-austerity government. Chanting slogans in support of the administration of Prime Minister […]
The Lesson of Greece: Only Collapse Makes Real Change Possible
When the illusion that the Status Quo can fulfill all its promises to everybody dies, the Status Quo starts the terminal slide to effective collapse. Of the many lessons we can learn from Greece’s difficult path to rejection of debt-serfdom,…
History In the Balance: Why Greece Must Repudiate Its ‘Banker Bailout’ Debts And Exit The Euro
‘Now and again history reaches an inflection point. Statesman and mere politicians, as the case may be, find themselves confronted with fraught circumstances and stark choices. February 2015 is one such moment. For its part, […]
Greece Just Blew Up the Empire’s Death Star of Debt
The Greek Elites and kleptocrats are terrified of the discipline that leaving the euro will impose, but the general public should welcome the transition to an economy and society that has been freed from the shackles of Imperial debt and…
The Spartan Resurrection in Greece. EU Arrogance and Athens’ Creditors
‘Having just written that Greece needs Spartans in order to prevail over its creditors and the EU, the new Greek government is showing signs of being Spartans. Listen to these words from Greece’s new Prime […]
Caught On Tape: Dijsselbloem To Varoufakis: ‘You Just Killed The Troika’
‘Amid ‘turmoiling’ stock markets on Friday, CNBC’s Simon Hobbs summed up the status quo’s thinking on the new Greek leadership when he noted, somewhat angrily and shocked, “The Greeks are not even trying to reassure […]
Greece’s solidarity movement: ‘it’s a whole new model – and it’s working’
‘Few in Greece, even five years ago, would have imagined their recession- and austerity-ravaged country as it is now: 1.3 million people – 26% of the workforce – without a job (and most of them […]
Greece will no longer work with troika : Finance minister
‘Greece’s newly-elected anti-austerity Finance Minister says his government will no longer cooperate with the troika of international lenders or seek aid extension. Yanis Varoufakis made the announcement on Friday, following a meeting with Eurogroup President […]
Greece’s new prime minister wants Germany to pay for Nazi war crimes
‘After the seismic victory of Greece’s leftist Syriza party in national polling Sunday, the country’s new prime minister, 40-year-old Alexis Tsipras, is leading all of Europe down an uncertain path. Syriza has vowed to renegotiate […]