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Greece, take a deep breath, be brave and vote OXI!
Dear friends in Greece, I know that this message comes late. You will already be voting by the time it circulates but for those who read this before going to vote I hope it can be useful. This request comes…
Debt and militarism: the Greek tragedy Europe prefers to keep quiet about
A particularly insightful opinion piece by Giles Fraser [1] for the Guardian reminds us that “In the 1980s, for example, the Greeks spent an average of 6.2% of their GDP on defence compared with a European average of 2.9%. In…
Wikileaks report: Bugging Brazil
WikiLeaks publishes today, 4 July at 08:00 BRT, a top secret US National Security Agency target list of 29 key Brazilian government phone numbers that were selected for intensive interception. The publication proves that not only President Dilma Rousseff was…
Milan: We are all Greek
A sign in the colours of the Greek flag around their necks “We are all Greeks”.Many Milanese expressed their solidarity with the plight of the Greek people and in favour of the “No” campaign in the referendum and against blackmail.…
‘No’ and ‘Yes’ bailout referendum rallies gather thousands in Athens
Two rival rallies took place in Athens on Friday. Police estimate that 25,000 came out to support the ‘No’ camp, which calls for the rejection of a new bailout deal with creditors in Sunday’s referendum, while 20,000 gathered to back…
Towards the #Greferendum: Smiles through the “keyhole” of the universe
As the days count down to the 5th of July and the Greek referendum on whether to accept Europe’s demands for more austerity, something which is being portrayed in the mass media as a referendum on whether to stay in…
People of Berlin send a loud OXI to Athens
On the evening of Friday 3rd July, thousands of people gathered in Berlin for a demonstration under the slogan “Nein! Oxi! No! to austerity – Yes to Democracy!”. Organized by Blockupy Berlin, a broad section of the population and followers…
To save our health service MPs must stand together and back the NHS Reinstatement Bill
By Caroline Lucas MP for openDemocracy – OurNHS The Bill, which was last week backed by the British Medical Association, seeks to reinstate the NHS based on its founding principles and rid our health service of the inefficiencies and fragmentation…
IMF admits Greece needs debt relief
By the Jubilee Debt Campaign Greece’s debt crisis is coming to a head. On Sunday, Greeks will vote on whether to accept the further round of austerity ‘offered’ by the institutions last Friday – a deal which would bind Greece…
Our responsibility to vote ‘NO’ in the Greek referendum
By Theodoros Karyotis A yes vote would entail a major setback for popular struggles; a NO vote, by contrast, would open up radical new horizons for the grassroots movement. The decision of the Greek government, late last Friday, to put…
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