The Alternative to Austerity | Jacobin. Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
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Parchment in the Fire: How Greece went from victory to economy-destroying defeat – The Washington Post
How Greece went from victory to economy-destroying defeat – The Washington Post. Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Germany won’t spare Greek pain – it has an interest in breaking us | Yanis Varoufakis | Comment is free | The Guardian
Germany won’t spare Greek pain – it has an interest in breaking us | Yanis Varoufakis | Comment is free | The Guardian. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Euro, Eurozone Crisis, Germany, Greece
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – PressProgress makes the case that we can’t afford to risk another term of government neglect by the Harper Cons. Jeremy Nuttall discusses how the Cons’ fixed election date and anti-social economic policies each figure to cause direct damage to Canada’s economy in the
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Europe will pay the price for Greece – FT.com
Europe will pay the price for Greece – FT.com. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece debt crisis: Athens accepts harsh austerity as bailout deal nears | Business | The Guardian
Greece debt crisis: Athens accepts harsh austerity as bailout deal nears | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how we should be taking the crisis in Greece and other global instability as reasons to ensure Canada retains the authority to act in its own interest – rather than excuses for rendering ourselves just as helpless as Greece itself. For further reading… – Mark Blyth nicely documents
Continue readingPolitical Eh-conomy: The New Europeans: Like the Old on Greece
Poland’s man in Brussels, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, has truly settled into his shoes as a new member of the European elite. On Tuesday, he issued the stern warning: “Our inability to find agreement may lead to the bankruptcy of Greece and the insolvency of its banking
Continue readingMichal Rozworski » Political Eh-conomy: The New Europeans: Like the Old on Greece
Poland’s man in Brussels, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, has truly settled into his shoes as a new member of the European elite. On Tuesday, he issued the stern warning: “Our inability to find agreement may lead to the bankruptcy of Greece and the insolvency of its banking
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Lew and Lagarde raise pressure on EU to avoid Grexit – FT.com
Lew and Lagarde raise pressure on EU to avoid Grexit – FT.com. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Debt Relief, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Armine Yalnizyan writes that reliance on temporary and disposable labour is utterly incompatible with long-term economic development. And Joey Hartman and Adrienne Montani comment on Vancouver’s efforts to support a living wage rather than grinding down employment standards. – Andy Skuce points out
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jeffrey Sachs writes about the need to shape a more moral, less exploitative economy. So needless to say, the Cons are instead working on promoting corruption. – Mark Weisbrot discusses how the Troika’s attempt to impose continued austerity on Greece in the
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greek Referendum Map
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Continue readingCuriosityCat: Greece tables unified set of negotiation principles with EU
The PM of Greece fired his first opening shot in the coming negotiations with the Troika of faceless technocrats and panoply of politicians, by huddling with the opposition parties and then releasing their statement of principles. Employing one of the necessary steps in Harvard U’s Getting to Yes negotiation handbook
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The Greek Referendum: Method in the Madness
Everyone seems to be weighing in on the resounding NO vote delivered by Greek voters to the Eurocrats in Brussels and Frankfurt on Sunday. Much speculation is being made regarding the potential outcomes of Tsipras’s gamble (as well as the significance of Varoufakis’ surprise resignation). What some observers may not
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Krugman – Europe Also Won in Yesterday’s Greek Bailout Referendum
From my years practicing insolvency law, I was left stunned at the illogic in the demands that the creditors sought to impose on Greece. The approach made no sense. They demanded Greece accept a debt load it could never hope to pay off. They essentially wanted the Greek government to
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: How Europe Played Greece
How Europe Played Greece. Filed under: Greece Tagged: Austerity, debt, Eurozone Crisis, Greece
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Illegal, Illegitimate, Odious and Unsustainable Debt – Transform Network
Illegal, Illegitimate, Odious and Unsustainable Debt – Transform Network. Given the resounding victory for the ‘No’ campaign in the Greek referendum, it is of interest to take a look at the Syriza led debt audit published a few weeks ago. Filed under: Debt, Greece Tagged: debt, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Next Up, Spain
As events unfold over the next few weeks following today’s No victory in Greece there’ll be plenty of people watching in Spain. That country’s Podemos movement promotes a similar sort of anti-austerity platform to that of Greece’s Syrzia. It’s hard to imagine today’s defiant events in Greece not having a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Greek referendum: Alexis Tsipras hails victory for No campaign – live updates
The Eurozone is at best a mechanism for corporate control and convenience. The powerhouse nations like Germany, Britain and France have disproportionate wealth as compared to other countries such as Italy, Spain and of course Read more…
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