Europe

European left leaders call for “Plan B” for their economies

September 14, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On the 13th July, the democratic elected Greek government of Alexis Tsipras was brought to its knees by the European Union.

Thoughts on Greece, Syriza and its left critics, Part 2

September 11, 2015 By Sam Webb

While Greece is a tiny country and Syriza a new party of the left, their success in overcoming the current crisis would give fresh momentum to people in Europe and woldwide.

Immigrants, welcome and unwelcome in Europe

September 8, 2015 By Victor Grossman

Desperate families facing ever new obstacles from weather, hunger and thirst to barbed wire fences - these pictures hammer at emotions for one tragic week after another.

Europe’s new barbarians

September 2, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

Austerity as a strategy is more than just throwing a scare into countries, it is also undermining the social contract between labor and capital that has characterized much of Europe for the past two generations.

Thoughts on Greek crisis and in defense of Syriza, Part 1

August 19, 2015 By Sam Webb

The current crisis in Greece and the Eurozone is fluid and far from settled.