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Athens burns after austerity approval

February 14, 2012 By Dustin Buse

After approving a controversial new bill, which guts minimum wage and public services, Athens erupted in flames as rioters filled the streets with their outrage.

Economic depressions increase the threat to democracy

December 12, 2011 By John Wojcik

There is a rising threat to democracy, a direct result of the economic crisis and how the powers that be deal with it. We must change the failed austerity politics of our country to a politics...

No cheering for fiscal treaty in the streets of Europe

December 12, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Cutbacks and layoffs have touched off huge street protests, general strikes, and the collapse of governments.

Austerity cuts in Greece cause suffering

October 25, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

"The thing doesn't end with salary cuts. It's the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow, because each day they tell us something new."

General strike shuts down Greece; demonstrators attacked causing one death

October 24, 2011 By Emile Schepers

There have been many demonstrations in Greece during the past two years since the government's solvency crisis began, but this past week surpassed all in terms of militancy and scale.