Greece

Global economic slowdown and the Greek crisis

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew sounded the alarm recently about the Greek debt crisis on his way to a G-7…

June 1, 2015

Europe austerity met with mass, militant protests

The European Central Bank decided a few years ago that to properly enforce its policy of harsh austerity on countries…

March 30, 2015

Detroit protesters stand with Greece

Detroit --  Activists with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstrated in bitterly cold weather in front of Chase Bank here to…

March 6, 2015

German imperialism and the Greek debt crisis

For five years the European Central Bank, dominated by German finance capital, has engineered bailouts and imposed austerity on Greece,…

March 4, 2015

Syriza backs down to euro bankers

Feb. 24 — The leftist Syriza government in Greece has accepted a negotiated retreat from its election promises after a…

February 24, 2015

Protest to fight austerity from Detroit to Greece

Activists here with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions & Utility Shutoffs have announced a demonstration for Feb.…

February 19, 2015

Problems of Greek crisis as predatory lenders demand austerity

Feb. 16 — The eyes of both world finance capital and class-conscious workers and revolutionaries have been on Greece in…

February 17, 2015

Greek debt, austerity and past military contracts

Since the 2008 capitalist downturn sparked the debt crisis, Greek working people have held huge demonstrations, general strikes and now…

February 10, 2015

Mass anti-austerity rally clogs Madrid

The specter of anti-austerity is haunting Europe’s ruling bankers and bosses. Excitement over Syriza’s victory in Greece’s parliamentary election jumped…

February 5, 2015

Banks bailed out — themselves

Detroit, Feb. 1 — When the Troika — the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank — disbursed…

February 3, 2015