August 27, 2015
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has said he will not stand in “sad” elections expected in the debt-ridden country next month. (more…)
August 21, 2015
Dissidents from the Syriza Party in Greece announced today its own list of candidates for the early elections to be held in late September or early October of this year. (more…)
By Peter Koenig on July 31, 2015
A voice from Hellas, Greece. According to UNHCR about 50 million refugees are on the move every day on our globe. This is most likely an understatement, as this figure doesn’t take into account what takes place in the almost hermetically closed-off Central Africa, (more…)
Jul 25, 2015
The Obama administration wants to “strengthen the puppet government” in Ukraine against mass opposition, said James Petras. A plan by the US military to begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year points to Washington’s strategy to reinforce the “puppet government” in Kiev, an American writer and retired professor says. (more…)
By John Pilger on July 14, 2015
An historic betrayal has consumed Greece. Having set aside the mandate of the Greek electorate, the Syriza government has willfully ignored last week’s landslide “No” vote and secretly agreed a raft of repressive, impoverishing measures in return for a “bailout” that means sinister foreign control and a warning to the world. (more…)
By Stathis Kouvelakis on July 10, 2015
Anyone living through, or even just following, developments in Greece knows all too well the meaning of expressions such as “critical moments,” “climate of tension,” “dramatic overturn,” and “pressing on the limits.” With developments since Monday, some new vocabulary will have to be added to the list: the “absurd.” (more…)
July 6, 2015
NO Vote supporters begin to celebrate in Syntagma. | Photo: teleSUR
With over 99 percent of the votes counted, Greeks have clearly rejected the austerity reforms demanded by European lenders. (more…)
July 6, 2015
His resignation comes less than a day after Greeks overwhelmingly rejected the conditions of an international bailout package in a nation-wide popular referendum. (more…)