Greek voters appear poised to rather narrowly reject another round of austerity measures demanded by the IMF, the European Commission and the EBC. It’s something of a “heads I win, tails you lose” proposition. Be it Yes or No, the Greek people are pretty much screwed either way. As observed
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Alberta Politics: The effort to engineer regime change in Greece could lead to a much bigger disaster
PHOTOS: Leaders of the Greek military government of 1967 to 1974. Is something similar waiting in the wings if the eurozone leadership’s effort to terrorize the Greeks into voting Yes to never-ending austerity fails today? Below: Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras, former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien and Nobel-Prize-winning American
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul de Grauwe points out that the European push to force Greece into continued austerity is the most important factor holding back a recovery, as the country would be fully solvent if it were being allowed to borrow money on anything but the
Continue readingPolitical Eh-conomy: Oxi: a political opening amid economic ruin
This week has been a taste of what the economy would look like with a real rupture with the Eurozone: uncertainty, elite blackmail, banks teetering on the brink and the start of rationing. That the mobilization of Syriza and the left outside it has overcome this and made Oxi a
Continue readingMichal Rozworski » Political Eh-conomy: Oxi: a political opening amid economic suffocation
This week has been a taste of what the economy would look like with a real rupture with the Eurozone: uncertainty, elite blackmail, banks teetering on the brink and the start of rationing. That the mobilization of Syriza and the left outside it has overcome this and made Oxi a
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece, say sources | Business | ekathimerini.com
Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece, say sources | Business | ekathimerini.com. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Europe Stands in Solidarity with Massive OXI (No) Vote Rally in Athens Greece
Europe Stands in Solidarity with Massive OXI (No) Vote Rally in Athens Greece. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Daniel Marans reports on Bernie Sanders’ push for international action against austerity in Greece and elsewhere. And Binoy Kampmark documents the anti-democratic and antisocial ideology on the other side of the austerity debate. – Noah Smith writes that while there’s no discernible
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Greece & The Euro: Some words of wisdom from a Swiss Ambassador
Dr Daniel Woker In an article headed Greece and the Nattering Nabobs of the Anglosphere in Real Clear World, Dr. Daniel Woker has some timely advice to the chattering classes: Cool it, you just don’t get it. A former Swiss Ambassador to Singapore and Australia, and now a lecturer at
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: IMF: austerity measures would still leave Greece with unsustainable debt | World news | The Guardian
IMF: austerity measures would still leave Greece with unsustainable debt | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, IMF, Syriza, Troika
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian
This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece in chaos: will Syriza’s last desperate gamble pay off? | World news | The Guardian
Greece in chaos: will Syriza’s last desperate gamble pay off? | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Will the Greek Referendum Bring the Troika Back to the Bargaining Table? (2/2)
Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Will the Greek Referendum Bring the Troika Back to the Bargaining Table? (1/2)
Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Tsipras goes for referendum on 5 July | Paul Mason | Paul Mason
Tsipras goes for referendum on 5 July | Paul Mason | Paul Mason. It may come down to: who has the biggest social power on the streets – the Greek left, including the KKE, Syriza, the unions etc. – or the right. Which is what Greek history has always tried
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Greece & The Euro: Super Mario will come to the rescue this weekend
Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank Deadlock reached, the EU negotiators broke off talks with the insurgent left wing Greek government, and that government threw a Hail Mary pass by calling for a referendum on the austerity package on July 5. Meanwhile, a hefty repayment of debt is due
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece’s rich: insulated against an EU exit | World news | The Guardian
Greece’s rich: insulated against an EU exit | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Greece Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Grexit
Continue readingPolitical Eh-conomy: Europe ready to kill Greece to keep TINA alive
My latest piece on Greece was published yesterday at Ricochet. In short, Europe and the IMF’s message that ‘there still is no alternative’ proves that objective of punitive austerity is political, not economic. Here it is in full: The project’s aim is to make an example of Greece and solidify austerity
Continue readingMichal Rozworski » Political Eh-conomy: Europe ready to kill Greece to keep TINA alive
My latest piece on Greece was published yesterday at Ricochet. In short, Europe and the IMF’s message that ‘there still is no alternative’ proves that objective of punitive austerity is political, not economic. Here it is in full: The project’s aim is to make an example of Greece and solidify austerity
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Mark Anderson reports on the Change Readiness Index’ findings that the growing concentration and inequality of wealth is making it more and more difficult for countries to deal with foreseeable disasters. But Jon Queally points out that a concerted effort to quit
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