Summer 2012, a report from Greece by GEORGE CAFFENTZIS
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Something is happening in Greece in the summer of 2012 that is unprecedented. In such a small country millions of people are lying awake at night worrying about how they and their families will eat, stay warm, or have a … |
The Orwellian language behind the euro crisis -roar magazine
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In Europe’s debt crisis, language is not what it seems. Welcome to a world where crisis is stability, austerity is recovery, and poverty is power. http://roarmag.org/2012/07/the-orwellian-language-behind-the-eurozone-debt-crisis/… |
Smashing the Spinning Plates, by Slavoj Zizek
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Features » June 29, 2012 Smashing the Spinning PlatesHow long can the Eurocrats in Brussels keep the dinnerware in motion? BY Slavoj Žižek The outcome of the June 17 Greek election—a narrow victory for the conservative New Democracy over |
A Week in Racist Hell: a wave of violence marks the start of the new parliament in Greece – Anti UK
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Greece is in the throes of a rising tide of racist pogroms. To get a taste of the violence, let us take a snapshot of what has been happening in the Greek streets in the seven days since the elections … |
Asturias miners' strike: Letter from a miner
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A translation of a letter from a retired miner from Asturias, where miners have been on indefinite strike for weeks, explaining the dispute and giving its background. I’ve worked for twenty five years in the mines. I first went down … |
Unrest becomes rage: Mobilisations against the crisis in Italy – friends of Wildcat Germany
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Analysis of the recent movements in Italy against austerity and education “reform” from some Italian friends of Wildcat Germany. Like many other countries in Europe and elsewhere (consider the recent confrontations in North Africa), Italy has for several months been … |
Notes on the non election of Syriza and the retreat from anti-capitalism by the left – Anarchist Writers
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The Greek election which saw the ‘bailout with even more austerity’ parties win out over the ‘austerity without bailout’ parties had a fairly minimal impact on the world’s stock markets in the end. That somewhat cruel way of describing SYRIZA … |
Who's who in Greek politics: the radicalization of the right – by Radiobubble.gr
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In the past few days, there have been so many changes, transfers, counter-transfers and mergers on the Greek political scene that it has all become a little confusing, even for experienced observers of Greek politics. While this phenomenon can be … |
9 Theses on the Golden Dawn and the Postmodern Totalitarian Capitalism Galloping Ahead – by Occupied London
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1. First of all, the struggle against the (totalitarian) nationalism-racism is a struggle against the (authoritarian) liberalization of the Nation, the State, the Market and the System of Justice and — by extension — against (totalitarian) capitalism. 2. The Golden |
No Interest But The Interest Of Breathing – by Clinical Wasteman
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This is not in any normal sense a review of David Graeber’s book, which is erudite yet non-specialist, often brilliant and always fiercely devoted to the overthrow of present social relations. The scope of Graeber’s historical, anthropological and theoretical reference … |
