Charles Dallara of the IIF and How to Negotiate on Both Sides of the Table
There has been widespread horror at the rise of the far right Golden Dawn party in the recent Greek elections (they polled 7%), with appalled references to the activities of their “t-shirted thugs”....
View ArticleThe Exit from the Crisis on the Left is on the Left
With Syriza still ahead in the most recent polls prior to next month’s 2nd Parlimentary election since May, its timely to provide here a list of what they demand for Greece if they are able...
View ArticleExcerpts from a June 5th interview with Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA
Excerpts from a June 5th interview with Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA Contradictory statements by various SYRIZA officials have given rise to questions regarding the party’s exact stance on the euro: Do you...
View ArticleWhy Europe should fear Fine Gael-like ‘reasonableness’ much, much more than...
The establishment view in Europe is that the problem is too much debt (by profligate countries like Greece) and, therefore, that the solution must involve (a) austerity and (b) structural reforms...
View ArticleStatement of Solidarity to the Greek Left from Etienne Balibar, Judith Butler...
Statement of Solidarity to the Greek Left from Etienne Balibar, Judith Butler and others We write to express our support for the ideals embodied by the Greek left in advance of the election of June...
View Article@Greece Solidarity March Saturday, June 16th, at 1pm at the Spire on...
On Sunday June 17, the people of Greece will have a choice. They can vote, if they are moved by fear and threats, for political parties who will continue to oversee the enforced impoverishment of...
View ArticleVarious Spanish Authors: Why Support Syriza in the Greek Elections of the...
On the website La Revuelta de Las Neuronas, various authors based in Spain have published their reasons for supporting Syriza in the forthcoming Greek elections this Sunday. Their contributions are...
View ArticleGermany, Greece and the Marshall Plan
Germany, Greece and the Marshall Plan A must read this and ties in with Michael Burkes’ post on the cancelling of Greek debt. It’s from Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history at the London...
View ArticleRace to save euro will follow ‘Grexit’– Willem Buiter
Does Paddy Power consult with Willem Buiter, the coiner of the obnoxious term ‘Grexit’, or other high profile financial commentators when calculating the odds of when Greece will leave the Euro? If so,...
View ArticleGreece: The Chorus is Still Deliberating
Originally published in Cuarto Poder, Monday 18th June, in the aftermath of the Greek elections. Juan Carlos Monedero is Professor of Political Sciences and Administration at the Complutense University...
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