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Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb
Having spent the last week in Athens talking to ordinary citizens, young and old, as well as current and past officials, I’ve come to the view that this is about far more than just Greece and the euro.
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Greece's "No" Reveals A Young European Generation Fed Up With the E.U.
It's not just Greece – this is largely the same demographic that backed the “yes” movement for Scottish independence from the U.K., and which supports the Podemos party in Spain.
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Thomas Piketty to Angela Merkel: Austerity Has Failed
The never-ending austerity that Europe is force-feeding the Greek people is simply not working – now Greece has loudly said no more.
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Demanding "No More Deaths On Our Streets," Homeless March Makes Its Way Across Britain
On April 15, Manchester Town Hall was in lockdown as anti-austerity protestors attempted to storm the building – part of a March for the Homeless campaign aimed at raising awareness around homelessness issues.
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Reports Show Austerity Is Hitting the UK’s Poorest Regions the Hardest
As wealth inequality deepens in the U.K., recent research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows it’s the most deprived areas – and the poorest households – that are bearing the brunt of incessant austerity policies.
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Destroying the Greek Economy In Order To Save It
Blackmail is an understatement of what the Troika is doing to Greece, where European authorities are using dirty tactics to bring the Mediterranean country to heel.
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More Than 20,000 Take the Streets, 350 Arrested As Blockupy Protests Erupt In Frankfurt
Tens of thousands of anti-austerity activists from 39 European countries have rallied in Frankfurt in protest against the European Central Bank, which opened its new headquarters in the German financial city.
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UK Green Party Accused Of Abandoning the Left As Elections Near
An acclaimed British columnist recently reproached the Green Party for not being fundamentally Left – raising the question of whether the Greens, who are now surging in popularity, are at the same time losing their socialist roots.
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Occupy Syriza: Economic Tremors Spread Through Europe In Aftermath of Greek Election
The victory of Greece's leftwing Syriza party is sending shockwaves through Europe’s political establishment as popular resistance to the politics of austerity builds.
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Greek Voters Look to Syriza Party to End Austerity and Reclaim Economic Sovereignty
The left-populist party headed by Alexis Tsipras is positioned to win Greece’s elections Sunday on a progressive platform to reverse austerity cuts imposed on the country over the past half decade.
