“Can ‘people over profits’ become a reality in Greece?”
This is the full transcript of my podcast interview with John Milios; it appeared earlier this week in Jacobin. John is a prominent figure within Syriza; he was the party’s…
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Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering | World news | The Guardian
Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Austerity, Eurozon Crisis, Greece
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Anna Leventhal warns against the danger that even the best-intentioned of charity drives might be seen as replacing the need for social supports:…
Podcast: Syriza’s John Milios, “I will continue to fight against austerity”
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/podcast150720-greece-milios.mp3 Greece continues to be in flux. Two weeks ago, the Greek people voted over 60% No in a referendum on further austerity. One week ago, the Greek government agreed…
Podcast: Syriza’s John Milios, “I will continue to fight against austerity”
http://rozworski.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/podcast150720-greece-milios.mp3 Greece continues to be in flux. Two weeks ago, the Greek people voted over 60% No in a referendum on further austerity. One week ago, the Greek government agreed…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Friday reading. – Matthew Melmed examines how poverty early in life is both disturbingly widespread, and likely to severely affect a child’s future prospects. – Lawrence…
Capitalism and Democracy in Greece
There has been no paucity of allusions to Greek tragedy when discussing the current negotiations between Greece and its European creditors: Syriza caught between Scylla of austerity and the Charibdas…
Cracks in the Deal? | Jacobin
Cracks in the Deal? | Jacobin. Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – tcnorris highlights how the Cons’ gratuitous cuts are undermining their hopes of staying in power. And Eric Pineault discusses the costs of austerity…
Mr. Harper’s recession
Mr. Harper’s recession Louis-Philippe Rochon Associate professor of economics, Laurentian University Co-Editor, Review of Keynesian Economics Short of a miracle, Canada is officially in recession, which I predicted back in…
IMF Demands Debt Relief for Greece
In a rather surprising turn of events today, the IMF has released a statement demanding debt relief for Greece. This vindicates Varoufakis’ position that Greek debt was unsustainable, positions the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jim Stanford highlights how the Cons are focused on exactly the wrong priority in pushing for cuts at a time when Canada’s…
A Soft Coup in Greece
Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, debt, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
#ThisIsACoup
Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
After Greece and Spain, the rise of anti-austerity in Ireland
After Greece and Spain, the rise of anti-austerity in Ireland. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Ireland
Austerity insanity: on the Greek proposals
Alternate title: #Gruster#$%k. My most recent piece from Ricochet on Syriza’s proposed austerity package. There is acrimony and division in Athens, after the Syriza government submitted a revised list of…
Austerity insanity: on the Greek proposals
Alternate title: #Gruster#$%k. My most recent piece from Ricochet on Syriza’s proposed austerity package. There is acrimony and division in Athens, after the Syriza government submitted a revised list of…
The Alternative to Austerity | Jacobin
The Alternative to Austerity | Jacobin. Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
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,…
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…