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پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Dont Tell Anyone in Berlin
Ironman Varoufakis’s Revolutionary Plan for Europe
MIKE WHITNEY
Unless we have a new deal for Europe, Greece is not going to get a chance….It’s a necessary condition that the eurozone finds a rational plan for itself…. until and unless the eurozone finds a rational plan for stopping this train wreck throughout the European Union, throughout the eurozone, Greece has no chance at all.....
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Rejecting Austerity, Greece Squares Off with Its Creditors & Risks Future in Eurozone
Any Goodman speaks to Paul Mason
Greece just elected a government led by a party that about a third of which are, you know, far-left Marxists, and the rest of which are—belong to that new left tradition in Europe that would put them way, way to the left of any Democrat politician. So, we’ve got—this is just about more than money. It’s about a cultural and political clash. The Greeks are going to be sending to the European institutions people who indeed have been trained as Marxists, so Marxist lawyers. There is a Marxist criminologist in charge of the police force. This is something that nobody in Europe expected, least of all the Germans. And the Germans just basically now—I think that Schäuble there and the German political class just can’t get their head around the idea that a party has been elected that wants to do something so radically different, that they can’t do it without breaking the rules that the eurozone has been formed around. So it’s becoming cultural.

And remember, of course, the oldest member of the European Parliament for Syriza, this left-wing party that now runs Greece, is Manolis Glezos. He’s 94. And in World War II, he was jailed by the Nazis for ripping the swastika down from the Acropolis. So, this is living memory stuff. And you bet, in the mountain villages of Greece, there are people still alive who remember when the Germans occupied their village. That’s how cultural and personal it is getting.
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
The Next Syriza?
The Next Syriza? As Greece Rejects Austerity, Meet the Activist Who Could Become Spain’s New PM
By Pablo Iglesias and Amy Goodman Source: Democracy Now
Probably we are the answer, the answer to austerity policizing in our country. I never thought it was possible, a political phenomenon as us in our country, and probably we are the result of the disaster of these policies of austerity in Spain. And probably, we are the expression of the hope now. People in my country is starting to understand that in democracy, when something is going wrong, you can do the things well. And probably we are a new opportunity, a new opportunity of change in Spain. And we are pretty happy to be an instrument of the people for the political change......
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Syriza Will Have to Choose between Scylla and Charybdis
Jerome Roos
eedless to say, both options will come at a very high cost. Yet it now seems increasingly obvious that a costly standoff with Scylla is the only way to avoid a deadly dance with Charybdis and save the ship. Without default and exit, Greece will be sucked into the whirlpool of a deflationary debt trap for decades to come. Sooner or later the left-led government will be compelled to choose between a radical experiment outside the euro or a painful defeat within it. As the heroes of Greek antiquity knew well, there can be no glory without struggle — and no victory without sacrifice.
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work
How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power
The left forces of Greece are finally on the march, sustained by the material desperation and the tenuous hope of their countrypeople. One wrong move, and there is every possibility that they will be swallowed up by the forces of reaction, by the troika’s decrees and the fascists’ appeal. “I have been an activist for forty years,” says Christos, the Solidarity for All organizer. “Now, for the first time in my life, I’ve started realizing how much pain and effort it takes to conquer space and change the smallest thing. To open the cracks through which you can see the horizon takes so much effort. Everything we do is tested on the ground. If you’re useful to the people, you’re recognized......
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
TEXT-GREEK REQUEST LETTER FOR BAILOUT EXTENSION - RTRS
In this context, the Greek authorities are now applying for the extension of the Master Financial Assistance Facility Agreement for a period of six months from its termination during which period we shall proceed jointly, and making best use of given flexibility in the current arrangement, toward its successful conclusion and review on the basis of the proposals of, on the one hand, the Greek government and, on the other, the institutions.
پنجشنبه ۳۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۹ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Understanding Syriza
By Tom Vouloumanos and Michael Albert
Syriza does not see itself as a social democratic party, in the sense that it does not want to simply manage a more humane version of the capitalism. This is clearly stated in it manifesto: “For us, socialism is not the embellishment of capitalism or the supposedly ‘populist’ management thereof”. Syriza’s manifesto is clear that its goal is to transcend capitalism and replace it with what it calls socialism: “Capitalism constitutes a (…) system (…) that we were fighting against the very core of”. “For us, socialism is not a utopian vision based on abstract ideals or simply in moral values, but it is a socially and politically feasible strategic objective.” Its manifesto defines socialism as the organization of society based on social – and not state-ownership and social management of productive forces: “For us, socialism is a form of organization of society based on social and not state- ownership and management of productive means”.....
چهارشنبه ۲۹ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۸ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
The Not So Erratic Philosophy of Yanis Varoufakis
Marx, Syriza and the Future of Greece
ANN ROBERTSON and BILL LEUMER
This is not the philosophy of Kant where all are treated as equal, atomized individuals, it is the philosophy of Marx. It is raw class war. The Syriza government is out to defend the working class majority at the expense of the rich, who have been shirking on paying their taxes and are waist-deep in corruption.
  How I became an erratic Marxist adapted from a lecture originally delivered at the 6th Subversive Festival in Zagreb in 2013
چهارشنبه ۲۹ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۸ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Greece: tensions rising after Eurogroup talks break up
by Stathis Kouvelakis
So it seems that, faced with rising pressure and increased EU blackmail, the Syriza government has no alternative but to hold firm. In taking this road, it will enjoy the active support of its own people, but also that of a growing section of European public opinion, which is becoming conscious of the stakes of this confrontation for the future of the entire continen...
سه-شنبه ۲۸ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۷ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
No Time for Games in Europe
Yanis Varoufakis
I am often asked: What if the only way you can secure funding is to cross your red lines and accept measures that you consider to be part of the problem, rather than of its solution? Faithful to the principle that I have no right to bluff, my answer is: The lines that we have presented as red will not be crossed. Otherwise, they would not be truly red, but merely a bluff.
  Greece bailout talks break down after Athens rejects 'unacceptable' eurozone demands
سه-شنبه ۲۸ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۷ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Weimar on the Aegean
Paul Krugmann
What would happen if Greece were simply to refuse to pay? Well, 21st-century European nations don’t use their armies as bill collectors. But there are other forms of coercion. We now know that in 2010 the European Central Bank threatened, in effect, to collapse the Irish banking system unless Dublin agreed to an International Monetary Fund program
The threat of something similar hangs implicitly over Greece, although my hope is that the central bank, which is under different and more open-minded management these days, wouldn’t go along.
يكشنبه ۲۶ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۵ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Gambling with the Euro
Nantina Vgontzas
There’s only one thing that a left government can and should bet on, which is that people will take to a credible program if they are given the space and time to debate it. All other bets, as Tsipras himself declared, should be called off.
  Dani Rodrik Reforming Greek Reform
يكشنبه ۲۶ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۵ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
The Greek Hope
By Stathis Kouvelakis and Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali discusses the situation in Greece with Stathis Kouvelakis
Telesur English
Greece votes in a new government Sunday, in a snap election that could see the country shift to the left and reject austerity policies imposed by the IMF and European Central Bank. The Syriza party has been ahead in recent polls and is predicted to win the vote. In the latest edition of The World Today, Tariq Ali talks to the Stathis Kouvelakis, from Syriza's leadership about the parties progressive alternative for Greece.
پنجشنبه ۲۳ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۲ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Greece: European elites declare war on SYRIZA government; Thousands rally in Athens
Dick Nichols
The call by the Party of the European Left to make February 11-17 a week of solidarity with the Greek people is a good first step along the road to building the pan-European movement essential for a victory for the Greek people—and the tens of millions of other victims of neoliberal capitalist brutality.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Syriza in a bind
Frédéric Lordon
They’re bastards. All of them, everywhere. Reuters revealed the gist of a German report drafted in the run-up to the 5 February finance ministers’ meeting [3]: ‘No’ to everything. No and nothing: the two great watchwords of European-democracy-in-compliance-with-the-treaties. Should we deduce that Germany is alone responsible for this tough line? Come off it: all of them are. Neither Spain nor Ireland nor – most shameful of all – ‘socialist’ France came to Syriza’s aid. For a very simple reason: none of them have the slightest interest in this alternative lasting – why, it might even succeed! And then what would these gentlemen look like, having imposed destruction on their populations all for nothing? Well, they’d look like what they are. Imbeciles, as well as bastards.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Greece needs an exit option
Of course Greece would be far better off retaining the euro and negotiating a budget that allows it to resume growth, but it is far more likely to get the necessary concessions if it also has an exit strategy. Germany and other northern countries are concerned that a successful Greek exit could set an example for other countries facing crisis, such as Spain, Portugal and Italy. The result would be a rump euro of Germany and a few small neighbors.

But this outcome can be avoided if Greece has a good exit strategy on the table.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
‘The Prospects and Consequences of a Possible Syriza Government’
Jamie Galbraith
I’ll start out by qualifying my role. I consider that I’m a friend of the movement for a change of government in Greece, and specifically a friend of Alexis Tsipras. I’ve been a colleague for the last couple of years of Yanis Varoufakis, who is now running for parliament in Athens at the moment on the Syriza ticket. He was preselected by Syriza for what is the largest multi-seat constituency. The night before the vote in Parliament, where the third round of the presidential selection precipitated this election, I sent a personal note of encouragement to Alexis Tsipras, which they released to the Greek press. So my position is known in Greece.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Syriza and Europe
Alexis Tsipras
A win for Syriza, and the formation of a left government in Greece, will be a first major step for all of us. The assistance and support from other countries will be critical; it will be a message of hope to the Greek people, fortifying people’s resolve and determination to take matters into their hands. today’s highly connected world, every initiative, every show of solidarity, every poster, every message of support that reaches our country from abroad, gives us energy to forge ahead and work toward our goals. The left is here to create change, to foster new social partnerships, to stand up to ‘business as usual’. And we will do so, with integrity, with a new approach to international relations, with unity and action across the board.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Capitalism at the Root of Greek Economic Crisis
Costas Panayotakis, author of Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy, says Greece s economic woes stem from the capitalist mismanagement of the Greek economy
Costas Panayotakis
the labor movement in Greece historically was dominated by the Socialist Party and the conservatives. And the Communist Party as well has had a lot of influence historically. SYRIZA was not quite as strong in the labor movement.More recently what has happened is many of the--much of the base of the Socialist Party has moved to SYRIZA. And that includes some of the labor leaders who used to be socialist in their part of SYRIZA. And then, of course, you have more recent grassroots labor sort of movement initiatives, new forms of labor unions that have been bubbling up. But, I mean, the labor movement in Greece has been under very heavy and ruthless attack in the recent years, and it seems like even though there were many--there was some fightback by Greek workers, it was clear that the labor movement in Greece, the way it historically developed, was not ready for this kind of assault. They were not used to hobnobbing with people in power. And when [incompr.] in with the economic crisis, they were completely unprepared.So, I mean, one of the hopes that activists that they talk to have is that the election of SYRIZA will basically embolden people and will rejuvenate the labor movement and sort of give a further push to SYRIZA and put some pressure on SYRIZA to make sure that SYRIZA delivers on its promises.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
Euro Bankers Kick Syriza in the Face
The Latest Assault on Greek Democracy
Mark Weisbrot
Syriza has backed off from its initial demand that Greece’s debt stock be reduced and is offering reasonable proposals to allow them the fiscal space to be able to recover (i.e., a primary budget surplus of 1 to 2 percent of GDP rather than 4 to 5 percent under the troika’s program). After six years of depression, that is hardly too much to ask. Nor is reversing some of the worst abuses such as the minimum wage cuts.

The ECB should be ashamed of its latest assault on Greek democracy. And they should not be able to get away with disguising it as anything less than that.
چهارشنبه ۲۲ بهمن ۱۳۹۳  برابر با ۱۱ فوريه ۲۰۱۵
The First Greek Leftist Govt Secures Parliamentary Vote of Confidence Ahead of Critical Eurogroup
Yet another historic event occurred tonight in the Greek Parliament, where the SYRIZA-led coalition government, the first leftist government in the history of Greece, secured its first parliamentary vote of confidence after the January 25 snap elections. The newly elected government, which consists of the leftist SYRIZA and the far right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) parties, was backed by 162 MP’s in Greece’s 300 seat legislature, while 137 deputies voted against it. ANEL currently hold five Ministerial seats in the new cabinet.

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