The National Health Service and Its People
22/05/2020
I know the Greek National Health Service (NHS) like the palm of my hand, and it reminds me of my… mother. I have quite literally grown up in its “flagship,”…
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Who is being protected from the protectors?
22/05/2020
The wild measures taken on the pretext of protection from the pandemic seem to encourage further arbitrary policing. Two more incidents of unreasonable policing, this time in Xanthi, under the…
These kids may be breathing, but they are not living
05/05/2020
Just a few weeks ago, when students occupied schools to protest the anticipated arrival of refugees, we asked ourselves: what makes young people stand in opposition to their hapless, persecuted…
Four Objectives for the Post-COVID Era
05/05/2020
The new pandemic will have grave consequences on the health of individuals, but such effects are neither unprecedented nor unforeseen. Epidemics that were deadlier, sometimes wiping out tens or hundreds…
In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, what can we learn from the experience of the influenza of 1918-1919?
01/05/2020
As of April 25, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has spread to 210 countries and regions worldwide, causing 2,837,463 infections and 197,703 deaths. COVID-19 has not only caused a large number…
Belmarsh High Security prison is surrounded by greenery
19/01/2020
Nothing is green inside – a small internal courtyard is barren & desolate, the sky framed by razorwire. An astonishing place to hold a journalist, editor and publisher.
Puerto Rico: The Greece of the Caribbean?
01/01/2020
“Another important aspect to our struggle is that Puerto Rico is part of Latin America. There is a saying in Latin America, that its independence will not be complete until…
Person of the Year: Julian Assange
31/12/2019
In the past, the people we’ve named Person of the Year have been newsmakers in Greece. Assange’s case marks an exception, which we’ll try to explain. But for us to…
Fascists are not “going into Velopoulos’ Party”. Fascists murdered Fyssas and are going to jail.
11/11/2019
Today (18 September) is the anniversary of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, a time when we are called to reconsider what we already know. These days, when rhetorically everyone condemns…
Ilias Kasidiaris: Excerpts from the transcript of the first defense statements in the Golden Dawn trial
31/10/2019
The following constitutes a translation of some of the most significant portions of the defense made by Ilias Kasidiaris on October 16, as part of the Golden Dawn trial proceedings.…