Greece: SYRIZA, the Communist Party and the desperate need for a united front source: Socialist Resistance This piece by Michael Karadjis was published by Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal on May 16. This article does not aim to give a full account of the current Greek political crisis. Rather, the crisis will be discussed… [Read more…]
May 20, 2012
Greece: Message from SYRIZA to Chicago NATO protests Dear comrades, dear brothers and sisters of the anti-war movement We salute your mobilizations against the NATO Summit and we send you our solidarity from Greece. We don’t need to say much about the reasons to raise our voices against NATO. Millions of people are familiar with… [Read more…]
May 19, 2012
The shadow of the Weimar Republic hangs over Greece: The election results of May 6 Andreas Kloke source: International Viewpoint The Greek parliamentary elections led to an earthquake-like change in the political landscape and to the end of the “two-party domination” by the conservative New Democracy (ND) and the social democratic PASOK. Compared to the… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
Greece: Workers facing the abyss Written by International Socialist League -JOÃO SIMÕES, ISL militant A serious outbreak of malaria, and a sudden and uncontrolled increase in HIV infections, due to a health system in collapse. Rural children passing out during classes due to malnutrition, and classes suspended in winter months because no adequate heating can… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
Greek vote proves disaster for ruling class by Panos Garganas in Athens source: Socialist Worker UK The results of the Greek general election have exploded like a bombshell in the face of the ruling class. The parties that had supported the “technocratic” coalition government headed by former banker Lucas Papademos suffered a crushing defeat. Back… [Read more…]
April 21, 2012
ANTARSYA: Statement on the parliamentary elections to be held on May 6 in Greece There is another way! Without debt, euro, EU and memoranda! For the anti-capitalist overthrow of the coalition government and the Troika! Power and wealth in the hands of the workers! For a battle front of the break with the system and… [Read more…]
March 31, 2012
Interview of a striking journalist from the daily paper Eleftherotypia source: FT-CI In recent years, Greece has been the setting of the most brutal austerity measures, but also of enormous resistance on the part of the workers and the people, who have carried out more than 15 general strikes in 24 months. Despite the policy… [Read more…]
March 7, 2012
Greece’s potato revolt reaches Thessaloniki as farmers bypass the supermarkets and sell direct to the public Source: Counterfire With incomes plummeting and retail prices rising the idea for farmers to sell their produce directly to the Greek public has proved to be an unexpected success. Producers from the northern region of Nevrokopi sold 35 tonnes… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
Rebellion and Wrath in Greece Written by Jeferson Choma – PSTU/Brasil (source: International Workers’ League) To read in Spanish, click here Approval of the austerity package imposes new attack on the workers. The population responds with outrage on the streets of Athens. The approval of the new austerity package by the Greek Parliament on February… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
From despair to resistance Panagiotis Sifogiorgakis (source: International Viewpoint) On Sunday 12 February 2012 the people of Greece, in demonstrations and street fights all over the country expressed in a massive, collective and heroic way their anger against the terms of the new loan agreement dictated by the EU-ECB-IMF Troika. Workers, youths, students filled the… [Read more…]
May 20, 2012
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