Greece

Blockupy movement blossoms in Frankfurt

March 31, 2015 By Victor Grossman

Blockupy gathered disparate groups into a solid force, not only on the question of Greece but against the highway robbery tactics of the powerful private German banks.

Fascists at the gate in Greece

March 30, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

Golden Dawn - with its Holocaust denial, its swastikas, and Hitler salutes - makes it look like it inhabits the fringe, but it has roots that make it dangerous.

Greece: debt and memory of war

March 23, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

Memory is selective and therein lies an explanation for some of the deep animosity between Berlin and Athens in the current debt crisis.

Syriza’s Greece: whispers of battles past

March 11, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The negotiations between Greece and the EU bring to mind Themistocles, a man who knew when to retreat and when to fight.

Lies and myths about Greece and Europe’s debt

March 2, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The European debt crisis goes back to the end of the roaring '90s when the banks were flush with money and looking for ways to raise their bottom lines.