Topic: Greece

Report: Aaron Amaral

In charge of cracking down

Nikos Dendias, the Greek Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, was met with protests when he spoke in New York. April 30, 2013
Report: François Sabado

Fighting for Greece's future

Activists from across Europe gathered in Athens last month to hear leaders of the Greek left discuss the fight ahead. April 3, 2013
Speech: Stavroula Harissis

Standing against the Greek fascists

Anti-racists took part in an international day of protest on January 19 against the Greek fascist party Golden Dawn. January 24, 2013
Analysis: Charles-André Udry

Greece's social fabric unravels

The 1930s-style depression in Greece is ravaging the lives of working people, with far-reaching political repercussions. January 9, 2013
Statement

Debating the future in Greece

Three left-wing organizations issued a joint statement about the defining questions at stake at SYRIZA's national conference. December 19, 2012
Comment: Panos Petrou

Where is SYRIZA headed?

A national conference of Greece's Coalition of the Radical Left revolved around crucial debates about its future and direction. December 19, 2012
Comment: Panos Petrou

A new season of resistance in Greece

Mass strikes and militant protest are back in Greece--and the new question for the left is how to move forward to stronger and more sustained resistance. October 22, 2012
Report: Aaron Amaral

NYC activists confront Golden Dawn

Opponents of hate mobilized against supporters of the Greek Nazi party Golden Dawn when they appeared in Queens. October 17, 2012
Analysis: Shaun Harkin

Turning despair into hate

Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn sees the economic crisis--and the discontent it has created--as an opportunity to grow. October 11, 2012
Analysis: Hilary Wainwright

SYRIZA builds for the future

After twice nearly winning national elections, the Coalition of the Radical Left in Greece is continuing the fight against austerity. August 14, 2012
Analysis: Theodoros Patsatzis

Privatizers take charge in Greece

The new Greek government's privatization agenda will harm everyone--except the new owners as they line their pockets. July 24, 2012
Speech: Antonis Davanellos

From crisis to resistance in Greece

A leading figure in Greece's radical SYRIZA coalition describes the economic devastation in his country--and the powerful resistance against it. July 5, 2012
Statement

After the election in Greece

Socialists inside Greece's radical SYRIZA coalition speak about the stunning election result and what comes next for the left. June 25, 2012
Comment: Shaun Harkin

Greece's far right rears its head

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn will have 18 seats in the new Greek parliament--another sign of the far right's rise in Europe. June 20, 2012
Analysis: Lee Sustar

SYRIZA's struggle continues

A narrow second-place finish for the radical left in Greek parliamentary elections points to continued mass resistance to austerity. June 18, 2012
Elección y resistencia en Grecia

Un masivo apoyo electoral para la Coalición de Izquierda Radical en Grecia representaría un duro golpe contra la austeridad en Europa. June 15, 2012
Editorials

Voting for resistance in Greece

Mass support for the radical left SYRIZA coalition in the coming Greek election represents a blow against capital's austerity agenda in Europe. June 13, 2012
Comment: Richard Seymour

The challenge of SYRIZA

A British socialist looks at the debate among parts of the European left about Greece's Coalition of the Radical Left. June 12, 2012
Comment: Panos Petrou

The making of SYRIZA

A Greek socialist explains the history of the Coalition of the Radical Left--and why its dramatic challenge to austerity has won so much support. June 11, 2012
Statement: SYRIZA

What SYRIZA stands for

Greece's Radical Coalition of the Left states its proposals in a document called "The Exit from the Crisis Is on the Left." June 6, 2012
Analysis

A "Grexit" from the eurozone?

The radical SYRIZA coalition says it wants to keep Greece in the eurozone, but Germany could kick it out anyway. June 5, 2012
Interview: Michalis Spourdalakis

What led to SYRIZA's rise?

The election success of Greece's Coalition of the Radical Left is the product of growing support for a left alternative to austerity. June 4, 2012
Interview: Antonis Davanellos

A new stage of the resistance in Greece

With new parliamentary elections set for June 17 and the far-left SYRIZA alliance currently favored to win, a Greek socialist looks at what lies ahead. May 23, 2012
Comment: Antonis Davanellos

Where did SYRIZA come from?

In an article from 2008, a leading Greek socialist explains what went into forming the Coalition of the Radical Left. May 17, 2012
Statement: Alexis Tsipras

SYRIZA's message to Europe

The leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left underlines the party's determination to scrap devastating austerity measures. May 14, 2012

Topic: Greece

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