Greece
February 14, 2013:
![]() | The Greek Trap | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: Lower wages, austerity, high unemployment creating situation like 1930's with a dangerous rise of the right | ||
![]() | Greek Parliament Approves Contentious Law to Expand Privatization | |
| Dimitri Lascaris: New budget makes it clear Greece will never pay off its debts, real aim of austerity is to
break unions and privatize public assets | ||
![]() | Greek Society Unravels Under Austerity Measures | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: Merkel's visit to Greece shows Eurozone leadership
don't want to push Greece out, but situation is explosive as people are
furious at austerity measures | ||
![]() | General Strike Solid in Greek Town Chania | |
| The first general strike against the new coalition government boosts the
confidence of left organisers in the Greek city of Chania | ||
![]() | “Nonsense Economics” and the Deepening Greek Crisis | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: Greece is being destroyed as all the players prepare for next stage of austerity measures | ||
![]() | Report on the Greek Left | |
| Leo Panitch: Recently returned from Greece, a report on Syriza, the left party that could win the next election | ||
![]() | Greece's biggest hospital struggles as austerity cuts bite | |
| The Guardian: As Greece faces the most important election in a generation, its public healthcare system
is on the verge of total collapse | ||
![]() | What Did the Greek Elections Decide? | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: Elections were a moral victory for Syriza as vote held up under ferocious pressure; the new pro-bailout Government will not be able to service it's debt as austerity measures deepen, and eventually Greece will leave the Euro-Zone | ||
![]() | Greek Pro-Bailout Party Wins Most Seats as Majority Reject the Deal | |
| Dimitri Lascaris: New Democracy win a hollow victory as majority of Greeks reject austerity and underlying problems remain unsolved | ||
![]() | Greeks Face a Momentous Decision | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: If Syriza wins coming elections and does not fulfill its promises, face up to leaving the Euro, it will open a path for far right | ||
![]() | People of Greece Shake Europe | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: The growing strength of the left shows the Greek people are getting ready to leave the Eurozone | ||
![]() | Our Name is Resistance | |
| Dimitri Lascaris: Greece buries Dimitris Christoulas as many pledge to carry on the fight against austerity | ||
![]() | Greeks Look to the Left for Solutions | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: The left is gaining in popular support but have so far failed to present a coherent program | ||
![]() | Greece Has a Choice - Get Out the Euro | |
| Costas Lapavitsas: Breaking with neo-liberal economics imposed by German and European elite is the only real choice | ||
![]() | Austerity Policy Destroying Greek Society | |
| Dimitri Lascaris: Heart wrenching personal stories show that Greece should reject austerity deal and pull out of Eurozone | ||
![]() | Greece Passes New Austerity Deal Amid Rioting | |
| AP: Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors | ||
![]() | Greek Anti-Austerity Movement Lacks Electoral Strategy | |
| Costos Panayotakis: Movement united in the streets but divided on how to take power | ||
![]() | Papandreou could drop Greek bailout referendum | |
| EuroNews: George Papandreou says he will scrap a referendum on Greece's latest bailout deal, if the conservative opposition agrees to back the plan in parliament | ||
![]() | Greeks pour scorn on bailout poll plan | |
| EuroNews: Over the past year widespread protests and strikes across Greece have shown the level of opposition to the government's austerity measures | ||