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Austerity cuts in Greece cause suffering

October 25, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

"The thing doesn't end with salary cuts. It's the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow, because each day they tell us something new."

General strike shuts down Greece; demonstrators attacked causing one death

October 24, 2011 By Emile Schepers

There have been many demonstrations in Greece during the past two years since the government's solvency crisis began, but this past week surpassed all in terms of militancy and scale.

European workers have nothing but chains to lose

September 30, 2011 By John Case

Shying away from political union now means the collapse of the Euro, the common market and the growth and economies of scale it promises.

Free online movie, Debtocracy, tells story of Greek debt crisis

September 29, 2011 By Teresa Albano

Debtocracy, a free online movie distributed under Creative Commons license, exposes roots of Greece and Europe's debt crisis and offers an alternative to austerity policies.

Amidst massive strikes, Greek Parliament votes for austerity

June 30, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Much of Greece was shut down Tuesday and Wednesday by a general strike by all major union federations, but parliament approved the general terms of a crushing austerity program.