Austerity

The grassroots campaign against water charges in Ireland is politicizing people discouraged by politics as usual and turning into full-scale resistance to austerity.

Three months after its election, the Syriza-led coalition government in Greece has diffused any of the optimism surrounding its ascendance to power.

When governments introduce austerity measures, they are trying to reduce their net borrowing - in effect, they are raising their savings rate.

Greece is already worsening its austerity merely to keep negotiating.

Michael Nevradakis interviews James Petras about the ongoing economic crisis in Greece.

With the debt clock ticking, Greece is quickly running out of money.

Neoconservative politics of paranoia and rage are gearing up with the start of the 2016 presidential campaign season.

The German Institute for Macroeconomic Research releases its report on the effects of austerity on Greece, and more.

Fearful of damage to their careers, politicians refuse to raise taxes and instead embrace spending cuts using scapegoat economics.

As public sector workers across Quebec go into collective bargaining this spring, the Liberal government is putting in place austerity measures.