Debt and Austerity: Greece Continues to Be Sucked Dry
by Peter Koenig, via Global Research How long will this go on? How long will we see the photographs of a Mr. Tsipras and his Finance Minister in despair....
Why Varoufakis’ DiEM2025 is fighting the wrong fight
by Will Denayer, Flassbeck Economics International Varoufakis This text deals with strategy, but strategy cannot be seen separate from people and their histories and actions. SYRIZA has always been...
Brexit: A Workers’ Response to Oligarchs, Bankers, Flunkies and Scabs
by James Petras, July 14, 2016 Introduction: The European Union is controlled by an oligarchy, which dictates socio-economic and political decisions according to the interests of bankers and multi-national...
Collapsing Constructions: Reflections on British Exit
by Wolgang Streeck, via VersoVerso This essay was first published in Die Zeit on 30 June. Translated by David Fernbach. We shall have to wait and see whether German “Europeans” will...
Why Varoufakis’ DiEM2025 is fighting the wrong fight
by Will Denayer, for Fassneck Economics, May 24, 2016 Varoufakis This text deals with strategy, but strategy cannot be seen separate from people and their histories and actions. SYRIZA...
The Left and the EU: Why cling to this reactionary institution?
by Joseph Richardson, via Counterpunch Why is it that many people who consider themselves left-wing have such difficulty grasping that the EU is a deeply reactionary institution? The mere...
How “German logic” turns into irrationality
by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, Katehon I remember the talk I had with the German Ambassador in Athens and Mr. Tsipras in February 2013, during a reception at the Russian Embassy. ...
The Idea You Can Skip The Nation-State Is Dangerous
Interview with Thomas Fazi, Social Europe Regarding Varoufakis’ movement, I don’t deny that totally rewriting the international system in a radical way would be great, and I think that...
Agency to Enslave Greeks Is Established
by Eric Zuesse Late on Thursday, July 16th, German Economic News headlined “Greece: Debt Restructuring Through the Back Door” and reported that: The majority of Greece’s national debt is...
