From Necessity Comes Hope: How Athenians Have Begun Solving Greece's Refugee Housing Crisis

Collectivist undertakings like the Elpída Home Project – which has welcomed in hundreds of refugees in Thessaloniki – repurposed an abandoned space by equipping the common areas with electricity, running water, plumbing and kitchens.

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From Europe to China to India, Uncertainty and Fear Over Trump's Climate Rollback

"We regret the U.S. is rolling back the main pillar of its climate policy, the Clean Power Plan. It remains to be seen by which other means the United States intends to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement."

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The Schulz Effect: A Left-Populist Throws Germany's Political Future Up for Grabs

Martin Schulz, whose ironic slogan for Chancellor is "Make Europe Great Again," has dedicated subreddit (r/The_Schulz) and Twitter accounts and a host of memes that have spread awareness about his salt-of-the-Earth candidacy.

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Out of the Deadlock and Out of Control: Why Trump's Foreign Policy Could Make Grexit a Reality

Ted Malloch, the U.S. president's highly controversial pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to the E.U., previously claimed that the Euro would not survive longer than 18 months and believes Greece is close to breaking with the E.U.

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One Week of Fear and Loathing: The World Reacts to Trump

“If he follows through – and people have to come to terms with the fact he may well do what he says he’s going to do – then it’s the end of the post-World War II, post-Cold War order and the beginning of a new phase."

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Train Wreck In Slow Motion: Here's What Really Happened To Greece's Healthcare System

Due to imposed austerity cuts, 850 medical clinics have closed, 10,000 beds have been shut down and 30,000 healthcare professionals were removed from frontline positions – while those who remained saw wages cut by 50 percent.

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The Danger of "Turning Inward": Obama's Foreboding Farewell To Athens and Berlin

Amid a rapidly changing global political climate, Barack Obama's final trip to Europe amounted to little more than a goodwill tour as the U.S. and E.U. embark on a new era in the history of their joint relations.

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It's Direr Than You Think In Greece, Where Home Repossessions Are Exploding

As of this month, more than 120,000 Greek homes stand to be repossessed as tenants and owners find themselves unable to shoulder a taxation burden that far exceeds their 10,000 euro total annual income.

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Europe and Canada Approve CETA Corporate Trade Deal Despite Heavy Opposition

One of the driving arguments for CETA is that it will enable European firms to be more "competitive" in the Canadian market – and if that sounds eerily familiar to the promises made about NAFTA in 1994, it's because it is.

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Polish Black Protests Escalate As Attack on Reproductive Rights Roils Nation

The proposed legislation promised to outright ban abortion in the country, even in cases of pregnancy resulting from sexual abuse, threatening women and doctors performing the operation with up to five years' imprisonment.

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