greece issues

For a couple of months the new Greek government had been planning to take Exarcheia, an anarchist neighbourhood in Athens, amassing police forces and has begun the occupation today. From Union Communiste Libertaire Bruxelles in French (I don't know of any good English language sources yet, so I...

"The International Monetary Fund’s top staff misled their own board, made a series of calamitous misjudgments in Greece, became euphoric cheerleaders for the euro project, ignored warning signs of impending crisis, and collectively failed to grasp an elemental concept of currency theory. "...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22335500 Now, tell me how this isn't breaking greece's constitution?

Greek Vote Delivers Rejection Of Incumbents, Austerity Interesting times.

So we boarded the subway and headed towards the Syntagma Square. That particular station was closed, so we had to get out at the next station and walk to Syntagma. As soon as we got out at the Monastiraki station, the smell of tear gas was everywhere. Although it was still 19:00, we saw a lot of...

Makis Voridis is apparently now Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks in Greece. So far so boring. He does appear to have a mildly interesting past where he used to beat up left wing (and since this is Greece that probably means communist) students in his university days. Still it...

Anxieties Stir as Greece Plans Referendum on Latest Europe Aid Deal So, what's the over-under on Greece still using the euro as its currency a year from now?