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Syriza on the Brink

Syriza on the Brink Syriza on the Brink

Greece’s anti-austerity party continues to struggle to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis.

Jun 4, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic.

Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic. Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic.

Has the EU followed a path first blazed by Napoleon?

May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell

The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain

The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain

The UK election’s surprising results don’t alter a longer trend: the decline of two-party dominance

May 13, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge

Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise

Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise

The European Commission and the IMF created the conditions that produced Syriza. Now they’re doing everything they can to strangle it in its cradle.

Apr 8, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza?

After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza? After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza?

Negotiations will rumble on, but the concessions Greece has already won could change the future of the eurozone.

Mar 4, 2015 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down

Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down

The debt crisis has little to do with poor budgeting and everything to do with crony capitalism.

Mar 4, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?

Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard

The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone

The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone

Greece’s new finance minister has studied a huge, functioning economy in incredible detail already—through an online multiplayer videogame.

Feb 12, 2015 / Helen Lewis

What Does Syriza’s Victory Mean for Greece’s Immigrants?

What Does Syriza’s Victory Mean for Greece’s Immigrants? What Does Syriza’s Victory Mean for Greece’s Immigrants?

The party’s platform includes some of the most progressive immigration policies in the Eurozone—but can they make those ideas a reality?

Jan 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse

The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse

The complex federal project of the EU has proven fragile in the absence of a strong external threat.

Jan 27, 2015 / John Feffer

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