The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Greece's Painful Decade: Out of the Bailout, But Not Out of the Woods
Poverty, privatizations, debt – in Greece, which just officially "ended" its bailout program, the silent majority can't let go their fear that this might just be the prelude to something worse yet to come.
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New Strikes In Athens Expose Syriza Government's Efforts to Stifle Resistance
The latest proposed austerity "reform," curtailing the ability of unions to strike, appears to have finally turned the broader Greek left against Syriza – a party once lauded for bringing the left back to the forefront of Greek politics.
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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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A Pyrrhic Victory In Greece: Why Tsipras's Re-Election Means "Austerity With a Human Face"
Skyrocketing abstention from voting, social demobilization and an impending wave of harsh austerity measures call for critical reflection after Syriza’s "pragmatic" win at the polls.
