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What Europe’s Hopeful Left Can Learn From Latin America
After years of austerity and economic turmoil, mass movements based on hope are finally taking root in Europe - and not just on the streets.
Economist Mark Blyth: Continued Austerity Will Be Catastrophic for Greece and Europe
Economist Mark Blyth analyzes the potential impact on Greece and Europe of the game of chicken between Syriza and the European Central Bank.
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Syriza’s Greece: From a New Social Deal to an Updated Version of the Economics of Social Disaster
Syriza's swift failure to rid Greece of the eurozone's harsh austerity measures makes it harder for progressives across Europe.
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Resolving the Ukraine Crisis
It is high time to consider the shape of Ukraine's future.
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Bernie Sanders: The Pro-Worker, Pro-Growth Experiment in Greece Is Under Threat
Right-wing governments in Europe's periphery are terrified of a Greek success at the negotiating table.
Our Seas: End of Mare Nostrum Spells Death in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum is Latin for “our sea.”
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Greece Does Battle With Creationist Economics: Can Germany Be Brought Into the 21st Century?
The time has come for the EU to stop running economic policy based on silly myths.
Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users With Communities Instead of Jailing Them
Portugal found that human connection is the antidote to addiction.
Eurogroup Ministers to Syriza: Drop Dead
Greece has been given a drop-dead date of February 16 for asking for a bailout extension.
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A European Europe?
To imagine a “European Europe” de-Islamized is to imagine something entirely alien, a Europe without Shakespeare, without Martin Luther, without the scientific revolution, without the industrial revolution, and probably …