Academics attack George Osborne budget surplus proposal | Business | The Guardian
Academics attack George Osborne budget surplus proposal | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Britain, Conservative Party
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Greece – A Sad Story of the European Establishment – EU Politics Today – EIN News
Greece – A Sad Story of the European Establishment – EU Politics Today – EIN News. by Robert Savio ROME, Jun 9 2015 (IPS) – Only 50 years of Cold…
Looking to Fight Austerity by Greening Spain
Robert Pollin on Podemos in Spain Filed under: Uncategorized
An ageing population isn’t the reason for stunted economic growth – austerity is
An ageing population isn’t the reason for stunted economic growth – austerity is. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, IMF
Creating an Economy of Need in Greece
Filed under: Europe Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza
Austerity fallout: Portugal’s elderly barely surviving with charity and cold showers
Austerity fallout: Portugal’s elderly barely surviving with charity and cold showers. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Portugal
Britain to launch national day of action against austerity
Britain to launch national day of action against austerity. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Capitalism, Protest, UK
Tsipras lambasts ‘absurd proposals’ of creditors for Greece debt-deal failure | Business | The Guardian
Tsipras lambasts ‘absurd proposals’ of creditors for Greece debt-deal failure | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Crisis, Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Austerity, EU, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza, Troika
Greece in Suspended Animation
Professor Leo Panitch on the state of Greece’s debt negotiations with the Troika, from The Real News Network. Filed under: Uncategorized
Spain: Madrid and Barcelona show — the greater the unity on the left, the bigger the win | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
Spain: Madrid and Barcelona show — the greater the unity on the left, the bigger the win | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis,…
Spain, Poland and Greece: shudders in Europe’s political foundations | Paul Mason
Spain, Poland and Greece: shudders in Europe’s political foundations | Paul Mason. “The economy’s recovering, so why are you punishing us?” That is the subtext of mainstream conservative responses to…
Podemos fuels hopes for Spain’s emigrated youth to return home
Podemos fuels hopes for Spain’s emigrated youth to return home. by Mischa Wilmers Over the last two years, Spain’s political landscape has been transformed by the emergence of the progressive,…
Syriza’s Left Platform call not to pay next IMF tranche
Originally posted on The Greek Analyst: Syriza’s Left Platform, spearheaded by Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy, Panagiotis Lafazanis, issued a document during today’s meeting of the Central Committee…
The strikes sweeping Germany are here to stay | Wolfgang Streeck | Comment is free | The Guardian
The strikes sweeping Germany are here to stay | Wolfgang Streeck | Comment is free | The Guardian. German strikes once seemed like German jokes: a contradiction in terms. But…
Syriza’s Communist Faction call for rupture
Originally posted on The Greek Analyst: The Communist Faction of SYRIZA has initiated a signature-collecting campaign among the many members of the party. In a text to be submitted in…
Why Greece’s Syriza party is not sticking to the script on an IMF deal | Paul Mason | Paul Mason
Why Greece’s Syriza party is not sticking to the script on an IMF deal | Paul Mason | Paul Mason. The leaked IMF document seen by Channel 4 News last…
Temporary and part-time jobs surge promotes inequality, says OECD | Business | The Guardian
Temporary and part-time jobs surge promotes inequality, says OECD | Business | The Guardian. Heather Stewart A surge in self-employment and temporary or part-time jobs over the past two decades…
Europe faces second revolt as Portugal’s ascendant Socialists spurn austerity – Telegraph
Europe faces second revolt as Portugal’s ascendant Socialists spurn austerity – Telegraph. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Europe faces the risk of a second revolt by Left-wing forces in the South after…
ekathimerini.com | Greece toying with ‘chaos’ has Eichengreen urging lesser evil
By Lenka Ponikelska Greece’s exit from the euro would unleash turmoil whose fallout will far exceed the cost of staying in the currency union, said U.S. economist Barry Eichengreen. Reintroducing…
Spain’s Gag Law: spectre of an authoritarian past
Spain’s Gag Law: spectre of an authoritarian past. by Carlos Delclós On Friday 10 April 2015, holographic images of about 2,000 protestors from all over the world were projected onto…