Marxist geographer David Harvey recently spoke with il manifesto about the contradictions inherent in capitalism, the possibilities for its undoing and where Syriza and Podemos fit within its opposition.
The EU has pledged €2bn (£1.45bn; $2.15bn) to ease what it calls Greece΄s "humanitarian crisis" – echoing a term used by Greece to describe the results of its financial crisis.
The European sovereign debt crisis has provoked much talk about debt and morality. There are those who acknowledge that Greece΄s debt burden, for one, is unsustainable and impossible to repay,…
Any sensible person can see how a certain video[1] has become part of something beyond a gesture. It has sparked off a kerfuffle reflecting the manner in which the 2008…
The rift between Greece and the rest of the eurozone is deep and won’t be easily bridged
Following a ΄mini-summit΄ Thursday evening between the Greek PM Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and leaders of the EU institutions, Greece has agreed to produce a…
Greek finance minister΄s gesture was taken out of context but the finger was pointed in the right direction. In the recent outcry, Varoufakis΄s gesture (or a figure of speech) and…
Eurogroup Chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem yesterday raised the prospect of potential capital controls in Greece. But how likely is such a scenario and what could bring it about?
People in Europe, Northern Africa and some parts of the Middle East will be able to see a partial solar eclipse on Friday, whilst a total solar eclipse will be…
The dispute between Greece and its international creditors is not on the formal agenda of this week΄s EU summit, but it is currently the most pressing issue in town. It…