Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – PressProgress notes that the Cons’ economic track record is one of eliminating well-paying jobs in favour of lower-wage, more-precarious work. And Jim Stanford…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jim Stanford reminds us that any drama as to whether Canada’s budget will be balanced this year is entirely of the Cons’…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Will Hutton writes about the connection between inequality and the loss of any moral or social purpose in public life: Britain is…
Historic Victory for Syriza in Greece
Filed under: Austerity, Greece Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Larry Elliott writes that at least some business leaders are paying lip service to the idea that inequality needs to be reined in.…
The Greek canary in the European coalmine: An interview with Yanis Varoufakis
Over at Ricochet, I’ve transcribed my podcast interview with Yanis Varoufakis, economist and Syriza candidate in tomorrow’s Greek elections. With Syriza looking to get the most votes and possibly an…
Political Eh-conomy Radio: the left in Greece and Poland
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/podcast-150123-poland-greece1.mp3 I’ve been visiting family in Poland for the past few weeks so, fittingly, this week’s podcast deals with the situation of the left at two opposite ends of the…
The Syriza Challenge in Greece Pt. II
Filed under: Greece Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza
The Syriza Challenge in Greece
Filed under: Austerity, Crisis, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Socialism, Southern Europe Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza
The EU must face facts: austerity has failed Greece – Equal Times
The EU must face facts: austerity has failed Greece – Equal Times. By Paul De Grauwe The Greek debt crisis that erupted in 2010 is back, and again threatens the…
Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers | World news | theguardian.com
Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers | World news | theguardian.com. A Greek court’s decision to acquit local farmers who admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers…
Andrea Horwath’s Debacle
I can’t remember the last time I laughed out loud when I saw election results. I almost spat a mouthful of my breakfast across the room. Almost nobody expected Ontario’s…
Leader in Austerity Push Appointed Head of Greek Central Bank – NYTimes.com
Leader in Austerity Push Appointed Head of Greek Central Bank – NYTimes.com. By NIKI KITSANTONISJUNE 11, 2014 The announcement on Wednesday, by the General Council of the Bank of Greece,…
Greece Wars With Courts Over Ways to Slash Budget – NYTimes.com
Greece Wars With Courts Over Ways to Slash Budget – NYTimes.com. ATHENS — The Greek government has made a range of painful cuts to salaries, pensions and jobs for public…
Capital, Labour, and the Eurozone Crisis
Most of the coverage regarding the Eurozone crisis has understandably focused on the politics of austerity. Less attention, however, has been paid to the longer term trends in the industrial…
Evaporating Borders explores asylum-seekers in Cyprus
“… it’s a place I call home, although I blend in only as a familiar stranger.” Evaporating Borders, written and directed by Iva Radivojevic, is a five-act exploration of asylum-seekers…
Tony Blair and the Corporatization of Social Democracy
Tony Blair, by any sensible yardstick, is a douchebag. Recently, The Guardian, under the headline “Toxic”, detailed Blair’s “downward spiral”. This included the revelation that he may have been having…
Tough austerity measures in Greece leave nearly a million people with no access to healthcare, leading to soaring infant mortality, HIV infection and suicide – Europe – World – The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tough-austerity-measures-in-greece-leave-nearly-a-million-people-with-no-access-to-healthcare-leading-to-soaring-infant-mortality-hiv-infection-and-suicide-9142274.html Filed under: Austerity, Greece, inequality, Neoliberalism Tagged: Austerity, crisis, Greece, neoliberalism
Ponzi Austerity: A Definition And An Example – Social Europe Journal
Ponzi Austerity: A Definition And An Example – Social Europe Journal. For a while now I have been arguing that Europe’s policies for reducing the public debts of fiscally stressed…