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Athenians Teach a New Lesson in (Workers) Democracy Lerner, Eric Article 2011 The Popular Assembly at Syntagma has been able to go beyond democratic discussion to democratic decisions but the construction of real workers democracy is still under way. While thousands take part i... Auditing the Greek Debt: Unity of Place, Time, and Action Toussaint, Eric Article 2015 The recent debt currently being claimed presents features that make it irregular, illegitimate, illegal, unsustainable, and even odious. Allegedly Greek debts that were accumulated before 2010 were al... Barter Networks: Lessons from Argentina for Greece Sitrin, Marina Article 2015 "How did Argentina survive their economic crisis?"; "Are they doing better now?"; "What happened to the factory takeovers?"; "Did millions of people really participate in the barter network? Did they ... Black bloc attack on massive trade union demo in October 2011 Article 2011 For most of the public, it is difficult to tell the black bloc from neo-nazi skins, and that is one of its problems. Burdened with Debt Reloaded: The Politics ofr Devaluation Article 2012 A series of defensive and sectional struggles at workplaces in the private sector reveal that the Greek industrial capital has already taken advantage of the new institutional framework of the “state ... The Catastrophic International Consequences of the Capitulation of Syriza and the Criminal Responsibility of Mr. Tsipras Mitralias, Yorgos Article 2015 Syriza's betrayal comes at a very critical historical moment, when the racist extreme right is advancing almost everywhere in our continent, which already makes immediate and direct the threat that ma... Class, Party and the Challenge of State Transformation Panitch, Leo; Gindin, Sam Article 2017 An essay examining the challenges of changing the state and status quo following major crises of capitalism, and how the current neoliberal status quo has persisted through the various crises it has p... A comment on Greece and Syriza Seymour, Richard Article 2012 This analysis is a rebuke to the notion that there is nothing between the far left and social democracy. That diagnosis may have been appropriate in the period of revolutionary growth beginning in 196... Connexions Library: Europe Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Europe. Conundrum - Syriza, Democracy And The Death Of A Saudi Tyrant Article 2015 It's always a tricky moment for the corporate media when a foreign leader dies. The content and tone need to be appropriate, moulded to whether that leader fell into line with Western policies or not. Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe Loewenstein, Anthony Book 2015 Journalist Antony Loewenstein travels across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, and Australia to witness the reality of disaster capitalism. Do the Greeks get it? Proyect, Louis Article 2012 A word has to be said about the somewhat depressing character of the clash between reformism and ultraleftism in Greece. Radical youth might have a natural prejudice against the KKE and PAME because i... Euro Banks vs. Greek Labor: Varoufakis is Proposing Austerity on the Banking Class Hudson, Michael; Peries, Sharmini Article 2015 Interview with Michael Hudson, professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City about the current economic situation of Greece. Europe's Leaders Visit Athens to Celebrate Their Failure Fotiadis, Apostolis Article 2014 The start of Greece's six-month presidency of the EU was marked by a ceremony in the Greek capital attended by the EU commissioners. But protests were banned and there was no in-depth talk about the r... Europe's Moment of Truth Patnaik, Prabhat Article 2015 Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras' acceptance of an "austerity package" on July 13, which contained measures rejected by the Greek people in a referendum barely a week before, represents not just an abject... Europe's New Road to Serfdom: Trichet Threatens Greece with Iron Heel Hudson, Michael Article 2011 The conditios for Greece's new loan package is that Greece must initiate a class war by raising its taxes, lowering its social spending – and even private-sector pensions – and sell off public land, t... EuroZone Profiteers: How German and French Banks Helped Bankrupt Greece Chatterjee, Pratap Article 2015 We should be clear: almost none of the huge amount of money loaned to Greece has actually gone there, says Joseph Stiglitz, former chief economist of the World Bank and a Nobel Prize winner in economi... Every Cook Can Govern: A Study of Democracy in Ancient Greece: Its Meaning for Today James, C.L.R. Book 1956 Modern parliamentary democracy elects representatives and these representatives constitute the government. Before the democracy came into power, the Greeks had been governed by various forms of govern... The Failed Strategy Tietze, Tad Article 2015 The failure of Syriza in Greece, and the timidness of other left-social-democratic parties and formations tells us that we must learn the dangers of political shortcut and focus on building radical mo... The Fascist Threat Ziakka,Christina Article 2014 Deep economic crisis, savage austerity, and social upheaval have polarised Greek society. One result has been the rise of Golden Dawn, responsible for brutal attacks on immigrants and left-wing activi... Finance as Warfare: the IMF Lent to Greece Knowing It Could Never Pay Back Debt Peries, Sharmini; Hudson, Michael Article 2017 An interview with economist Michael Hudson, who argues that the International Monetary Fund provided loans to Greece with the deliberate intention that the country be forced to go into default and be ... The Financial Invasion of Greece Peries, Sharmini; Hudson, Michael Article 2016 Greece's economic crisis has perhaps been eclipsed by Europe's refugee crisis, terrorist attacks, and by the forthcoming Brexit referendum. But it has not gone away. Greece's Syriza coalition faced vi... For Reasons of State Chomsky, Noam Book 1973 Essays in which Chomsky analyzes the role of the American state and discusses some of the ways in which individuals can respond to its growing power. Fourteen organizations of the Greek Left call for mobilizations around the country against the new memorandum Collective Article 2015 The full text of the call signed by the leading figures of the 14 organizations of the Greek radical Left. Funeral Oration for the Athenian War Dead Pericles Article 0 Speech was given by the Athenian leader Pericles after the first battles of the Peloponnesian war. Fury Mounts Among Greek People: "Do you think we are the parasites of Europe?" Cockburn, Patrick Article 2011 Nobody trusts the government or the opposition because people blame them for starting the crisis in the first place. Glezos, Manolis: Connexipedia Article Article Greek left wing politician and writer, known especially for his participation in the World War II resistance. (Born 1922). Greece: A no vote against blackmail: Now is not the time for academic debates. It is time for struggle Red Network Article 2015 Our response to the blackmail of the lenders is that the struggle against austerity will not be governed by concerns about the euro system or by the consent of the rulers of Europe. the response shoul... Greece again Can Save the West Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2015 The 'Greek crisis' is not about debt. Debt is the propaganda that the Empire is using to subdue sovereignty throughout the Western world. Greece and the Future of European Democracy: Disfunction in the Eurozone Ali, Tariq; Creston, Davis Article 2015 Interview with Tariq Ali, author of "The Extreme Center: A Warning". Discussion addresses the current economic situation in Greece and the European Union's role in it. Greece mourns slain anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas Strickland, Patrich Article 2017 A self-professed Golden Dawn member stabbed leftist rapper Killah P to death in Piraeus on September 18, 2013. Greece: postmodernism in power News & Letters Article 2015 Yanis Varoufakis, the Finance Minister in Greece’s Syriza government, shows where postmodernist attacks on Marx lead politically. This self-declared "erratic Marxist" states forthrightly that the task... Greece: Syriza Shines a Light Wainwright, Hilary Article 2012 Like a swan moving forward with relaxed confidence while paddling furiously beneath the surface, Syriza, the radical left coalition that could become the next government of Greece, is facing enormous ... Greece: The Crisis Continues: Against The Current vol. 151 Tamvaklis, Nikos Article 2011 What's happened in Greece after the explosive strikes and street protests that erupted over the terms of the European bailout in 2010? Greece and Tsipras' policy: Provoking a split with the working class Lafazanis, Panagiotis Article 2015 An interview with Panagiotis Lafazanis. Greece: Was, and Is There, an Alternative? : The Left confronts Greece's financial crisis Fidler, Richard Article 2015 Addresses three major aspects of the Greek crisis of 2015: the debate over strategy and program within and around Syriza and how that was reflected in the months since the January election; the prospe... Greece's Fascist Threat Fox-Hodess, Katy Article 2013 The increasingly bold Golden Dawn party has precipitated a political crisis in Athens whose resolution is far from certain. Golden Dawn, the largest fascist party in Europe and the third largest party... Greece's Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate: The party is deeply rooted in the political culture of Greece. Hallinan, Conn; Foreign Policy in Focus Article 2015 While Golden Dawn -- with its Holocaust denial, its swastikas and its Hitler salutes—looks like it might inhabit the fringe, in fact the organization has roots deep in the heart of Greece's political ... Greece's solidarity movement: 'it's a whole new model - and it's working' Henley, Jon Article 2015 Citizen-run health clinics, food centres, kitchens and legal aid hubs have sprung up to fill the gaps left by austerity – and now look set to play a bigger role under a Syriza government. The Greek Debt Crisis and Crashing Markets: A New Mode of Warfare Article 2015 Greece has indeed become an example. But it is an example of the horror that the eurozone's monetarists seek to impose on one economy after another, using debt as a lever to force privatization sellof... Greek Debt and the New Financial Imperialism Rasmus, Jack Article 2016 Describes how the Greek goverment is forced to extract income and wealth from its workers and small businesses resulting in a new form of financial imperialism that smaller states and economies, plann... Greek lesson: let's show some initiative on the Left Ovenden, Kevin Article 2015 Kevin Ovenden provides some suggestions on initiatives that the European Left can take to deliver practical solidarity to the people of Greece. Greek Resistance: Connexipedia Article Article The term for a number of armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis Occupation of Greece in the period 1941-1944 during the Second World War. Greek War of Independence: Connexipedia Article Article War of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks Get It Hedges, Chris Article 2010 Here's to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. They know what to do when Goldman Sachs and international bankers collude with their power elite to falsify... The Heresy Of The Greeks Offers Hope Pilger, John Article 2010 Greece is a microcosm of a modern class war rarely reported as such. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume I: State and Bureaucracy Draper, Hal Book 1977 A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy. Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Blum, William Book 2008 Is the United States a force for democracy? William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. For those who want the details on the U.S.'s most famous actions (Ch... Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy Hudson, Michael Book 2015 In Killing the Host, economist Michael Hudson exposes how finance, insurance, and real estate (the FIRE sector) have seized control of the global economy at the expense of industrial capitalism and go... Krisis Pashalidou, Nina Maria; Katsaounis, Nikos Film 2012 By 2010, Greece was in an economic crisis and the society and people were shown to be deeply affected by the country's state. The Left and the EU: Why Cling to This Reactionary Institution? Richardson, Joseph Article 2016 Why is it that many people who consider themselves left-wing have such difficulty grasping that the EU is a deeply reactionary institution? The mere fact that those running the EU present it as an int... Manoeuvres from above, movements from below: Greece under Tsipras Jenkins, Gareth; Karayianni, Despina Article 2015 The Syriza left is at a crossroads. For all the belief that Syriza is a different kind of party, one that transcends the division between reform and revolution and therefore should be the home for the... Multiculturalism or World Culture?: On a "Left"-Wing Response to Contemporary Social Breakdown Goldner, Loren Article 1991 Post-modernists are profoundly bored by any questions of economics and technology which cannot be connected to cultural differences. The implicit agenda of the multiculturalists is to present the valu... The Myth of Greek Profligacy: Destroying the Livelihoods of Thirteen Million People Auerback, Marshall Article 2011 The top 20 per cent of the income distribution in Greece pay virtually no taxes at all, the product of a corrupt bargain reached during the days of the junta between the military and Greece’s wealthie... The new colonialism: Greece and Ukraine Rasmus, Jack Article 2015 According to Jack Rasmus, aA new form of colonialism is emerging in Europe. Not colonialism imposed by military conquest and occupation, as in the 19th century. Not even the more efficient form of eco... No surrender in Greece Davenellos, Antonis Article 2010 A member of International Workers Left (DEA), reports from Athens on the May 20 general strike and workers' growing radicalization. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 29, 2015: Land seizures and land take-overs Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices focuses on the issue of land seizures and land take-overs. Also included: Greece's solidarity movement, and the challenges and opportunities it faces after the election of a... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 12, 2015: SYRIZA Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This week we're featuring the 40-point program which SYRIZA, the Greek coalition of the radical left, put forward to win the Greek election. Oliver Tickell writes about the mass media's latest campaig... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 3, 2015: Greece and thd debt crisis Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Our spotlight this issue is on the debt crisis facing Greece. To understand the crisis, one has to look beyond the mainstream media to alternative sources of information. We've done that, with article... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 21, 2015: Canadian federal election, mining and the environment Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Featuring the Canadian federal election, mining and the environment, failure of Syriza in Greece, refugees, veterans of India's struggle for independence. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 10, 2015: Labour Day issue Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Labour Day issue, with articles examining the relentless pressure put on workers to work ever longer hours, at the cost of their health and family life; anti-worker legislation, Zapatista popular educ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 8, 2015: Elections Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Elections are the topic of the week, with items related to the October 19 Canadian federal election, and also to broader issues of parliamentary democracy, voting and whether voting can bring about ch... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 2, 2016: Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for Democracy Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Article 2016 Brexit, the British vote to leave the European Union, has thrown the political elites into turmoil and confusion. The referendum was supposed to be a safe political manoeuvre, a way to produce an appe... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 11, 2017: Left Parties Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 In recent years, there have been repeated attempts to build left political parties and coalitions, i.e. parties to the left of the established social democratic parties which have long become part of ... Overthrowing other people's governments: The Master List Blum, William Article 2013 Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. The People v. the Bankers: Greece Today, US Tomorrow Hudson, Michael Article 2010 The Greek "bailout" is actually a bailout of the international banks. A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Poisoned Fruits of Austerity Editors Article 2015 The most dramatic advance of the far right is that of the National Front in France. It is not unusual that such forces prosper, with some working-class support, in the absence of well-articulated prog... The Postmodern Left and the success of neoliberalism Jay, Scott Article 2016 The international Left promotes its own image rather than engaging in the bitter reality of resistance against neoliberalism. It does not need to believe in postmodernism because it is postmodernism. The problem of Greece is not only a tragedy. It is a lie. Pilger, John Article 2015 According to John Pilger, the leaders of Syriza are revolutionaries of a kind - but their revolution is the perverse, familiar appropriation of social democratic and parliamentary movements by liberal... A Report on Recent Struggles in Greece BIDA Article 2010 In periods of crisis, such as the current period of overaccumulation crisis, capitalists use the politics of 'public debt' in order to devise new ways to intensify exploitation. In contrast with capit... The Revolt of the Aganaktismeni: Huge Popular Uprisings in Greece Mitralias, Yorgos Article 2011 The 'Outraged' movement is getting more and more rooted among lower classes against a Greek society that has been shaped by 25 years of total domination of a cynical, nationalist, racist and individua... Revolutionary Greece Vltchek, Andre Article 2015 The small town of Distomo is just 150 kilometers from Athens, positioned in the heart of Greece, literally squeezed between two great world heritage sites: Delphi, the cradle of the European democracy... The Rise of Fascism in Greece: Waiting is Not an Option Tirado, M. Jose Article 2012 In Germany, Spain and Italy (and elsewhere) in the early 1930s during those troubled times, unemployment was high, Left alternatives were weak, resentment against others oozed in the streets, and terr... Santas, Apostolos: Connexipedia Article Article Greek veteran of the Resistance against the Axis Occupation of Greece during World War II. (Born 1922). Slavoj Zizek: Apologist for the social democratic turn of SYRIZA Irakleidis, Angelos; Weston, Fred Article 2013 The authors argue that Zizek's radical posturing is at odds with his reformist political stance. Social Democracy or Revolutionary Democracy: Syriza and Us Lebowitz, Michael A. Article 2015 Lebowitz discusses the construction of Syriza, its Thessaloniki Programme, and the potential for revolutionary democracy in Greece. The Socialist Register 1984: Volume 21: The Uses of Anti-Communism Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 The Socialist Register 1985/1986: Volume 22: Social Democracy and After Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John; Liebman, Marc; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Socialist Register 2013: Volume 49: The Question of Strategy Serial Publication (Periodical) 2013 This, the 49th volume of the Socialist Register examines the choices faced by the left today, the models of strategy available to it, and the innovations that are being made by groups as they organize... Syriza and the crisis Garganas, Panos Article 2015 Interview with Garganas Panos about the election victory of Syriza (the Coalition of the Radical Left) in Greece. The Syriza Dilemma: What would constructive pressure on the Syriza government look like? Gindin, Sam; Panitch, Leo Article 2015 The radical Syriza government was elected in January 2015 based on its promise to try to bargain a better deal than the severe neoliberal austerity imposed through the memoranda signed by previous gov... The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left Sheehan, Helena Book 2016 An account of the rise and fall of the Greek left party Syriza. The Syriza Wave: The Discussion Continues via Irish Marxist Review: The Discussion Continues via Irish Marxist Review Nikos Lountos Article 2017 The article is review of Helena Sheehan's book "The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left". Her book is an account of her polital activity and personal reflections during the surge of ... The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left - Book review Stauber, Peter Article 2017 A book review of The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left by author Helena Sheehan. SYRIZA's 40-point program Article 2015 Here is the official program of the Greek coalition of the radical left, SYRIZA, which won the elections of January 2015. Towards a New Cold War: Essays on the Current Crisis and How We Got There Chomsky, Noam Book 1982 A sobering assessment of American foreign policy from the end of the Vietnam era to Ronald Reagan. The unbearable lightness of Greek democracy: Greeks have abandoned all hope that their political leaders have the skills to rescue the nations economy. Polychroniou, C. J. Article 2015 The only certain thing is that a government will be formed by a grand alliance whose only mission will be to implement the most painful, humiliating measures ever attempted by a democratically elected... Wall Street and the Greek Financial Crisis Hudson, Michael; Black, Bill Article 2015 Michael Hudson and Bill Black zero in on some of the key elements of the crisis. They point out that it is not really 'Greece', let alone the Greek people, who have contracted this debt and who have b... What austerity has done to Greek healthcare: "What I witnessed appalled me - and brought tears to my eyes" Irvine, Louise Article 2015 The shocking 'austerity'-imposed destruction of Greece's once proud healthcare system is a key reason Greeks have turned to Syriza, finds London GP Louise Irvine in an eye witness account. Why Greece Doesn't Matter: We have to stop talking about Greece. What must emerge from the calamity of SYRIZA-ANEL is a renewed call for democracy Lazarou, Athanasios Article 2015 Change in Greece will not come from short-term strategies and tactics of seeking power, but from a long process of coordinated and planned immanent critiques. This political organization will not aim ... Will the Greek elections strengthen the hands of the Global South? O'Riordan, Alexander Article 2015 The endorsement of a leftist party is a vote against global lenders imposing governance prescriptions on countries in crisis. If Greece successfully pushes back against its lenders, it will open the d... A World at Financial War: Will Greece Let EU Central Bankers Destroy Democracy? Hudson, Michael Article 2011 The crisis for Greece – as for Iceland, Ireland and debt-plagued economies capped by the United States – is occurring as bank lobbyists demand that “taxpayers” pay for the bailouts of bad speculations... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryGlobal Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, Italy and Hong Kong Lose Free Status Sources News Release 2009 Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, acco... Golden Dawn close to being added to 'predators' list Sources News Release 2013 Reporters Without Borders, which last visited Greece in September 2011 to investigate the collapse in the media environment and the future of journalism, is alarmed by the steady decline in respect fo... Unacceptable police violence against journalists covering demonstrations Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders calls on the Greek authorities to publicly condemn cases of police violence against journalists during the demonstrations of the past few weeks and to give the police clear i... Where Syriza stands Dericquebourg, Baptiste 2013 Syriza leads the leftwing coalition in Greece, and the opposition to the external financial occupation of the country by the states and organisations that are at present keeping it from bankruptcy. From the Connexions ArchivesEmbassy Row Online Website Contact names and numbers for all embassies to Canada and all Canadian embassies abroad. |
