Greece

Syriza’s first anti-austerity moves hearten masses

Maneuvers begin as bankers push back The new left social-democratic government of the Syriza party was swept into office in…

February 2, 2015

Greek voters reject austerity

Voters in Greece’s Jan. 25 parliamentary election rejected the harsh, devastating capitalist austerity program imposed, for the past six years,…

January 26, 2015

Greece on edge of abyss: What will Jan. 25 elections bring?

Every political and economic problem afflicting Europe has a worse case scenario in Greece. Whichever party wins the snap election…

January 18, 2015

Austerity, imperialism & disease

Airport malaria is common in Europe. The region is the destination of travelers from many parts of the world, like…

May 28, 2014

War against the left in Ukraine

May 20 — Following the massacre of nearly 50 anti-fascists in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on May 2,…

May 20, 2014

Workers around the world say NO to cutbacks & austerity

In addition to May Day marches in the U.S., millions of workers all over the world protested and marched on…

May 7, 2014

Greece sells bonds, workers suffer more

If workers in the Ukraine want to see what joining the EU and borrowing from the “troika” — the European…

April 19, 2014

More austerity, more struggle in Greece

From the night of Nov. 10 to early the next morning, protesters filled Athen’s Syntagma Square in front of the…

November 14, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 23

Same-sex love and ‘marriage’ in pre-capitalist class society In Part 12 of this series we dealt with manifestations of same-sex…

November 10, 2013

Greece austerity, fascist violence bring fightback

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is making positive predictions: Unemployment has gone from 27.8 percent to 27.1 percent, though for…

September 27, 2013