When mythology becomes fact: the 1.2 million people who "left" Greece in 2010
Did 1.2 million people really move out of Greece in just one year, 2010? This article is a case study as to how quickly sensational "news" with no basis in reality can spread across the Internet, from...
View ArticleArrest Warrant Issued Against Greek Journalist for Publishing "Lagarde List"
In a shocking affront to democracy and freedom of speech, Greek prosecutors have ordered the immediate arrest of journalist Kostas Vaxevanis, according to reports by various media outlets and blogs in...
View ArticleA Tale of Two European Unions
A tale of two European Unions: austerity-choked Greece on the one hand, where tens of thousands of households kept warm by burning firewood and whatever else they could find this past winter; and the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Parliament of Cyprus Rejects "Bailout," Bank "Haircut"
In a vote that already has the makings of being enshrined in history, the parliament of Cyprus voted on Tuesday evening to reject the EU-sponsored "bailout" of the country's economy. This "bailout"...
View ArticleThe Historic "No" of Cyprus: History Repeats Itself
The historic "no" of the Cypriot parliament to the "bailout" and "haircut" of bank deposits prescribed by the EU has a historical precedent: Cyprus' rejection of the Annan Plan for "reunification" of...
View ArticleNew Eurogroup Agreement On Cyprus Proves that Democracy Doesn't Matter
Today, March 25th, is Greek Independence Day, but in Athens, just as in Nicosia, there is little reason to celebrate. In the wee hours of Monday morning, the Eurogroup and Cypriot government...
View ArticleChronicling the Greek Government's Shutdown of ERT
The sudden announcement by the Greek government last Tuesday that it was shutting down national public broadcaster ERT set off a new wave of protests and stirred a new political crisis in Greece. This...
View ArticleEuropean Broadcasting Union Sells Out Greece's Public Broadcaster
In a recent announcement, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that it would cease retransmitting the employee-run protest broadcasts of ERT, Greece's national public broadcaster, on...
View ArticleGreek government sends riot police on overnight raid of ERT
At approximately 4:30 am local time Thursday morning, riot police invaded the main headquarters of ERT, Greece's national broadcaster, under orders to vacate the premises.
View ArticleWho is Running Justice in Greece Anyway?
An open letter towards European and Greek authorities and the public at large, from a citizen of both Greece and the United States. This open letter contains serious and documented allegations of...
View ArticleA Historic Victory of the Greek Left? Not So Fast!
Many in Greece and throughout Europe are celebrating Syriza's "victory" in Greece's elections for the European Parliament. Though Syriza indeed finished in first place, a careful analysis of the...
View ArticleThe Truth About Greece: Syriza's Creatively Ambiguous Referendum
It was just four months ago, though it already seems like a lifetime away, when Greece's celebrity finance minister Yanis Varoufakis publicly stated that "creative ambiguity" won the country a "loan...
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