Originally published in Cuarto Poder, Monday 18th June, in the aftermath of the Greek elections. Juan Carlos Monedero is Professor of Political Sciences and Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid. In Smiley’s People, the…
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Race to save euro will follow ‘Grexit’ – Willem Buiter
Does Paddy Power consult with Willem Buiter, the coiner of the obnoxious term ‘Grexit’, or other high profile financial commentators when calculating the odds of when Greece will leave the Euro? If so, I’d say…
Germany, Greece and the Marshall Plan
Germany, Greece and the Marshall Plan A must read this and ties in with Michael Burkes’ post on the cancelling of Greek debt. It’s from Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history at the London School…
Various Spanish Authors: Why Support Syriza in the Greek Elections of the 17th of June?
On the website La Revuelta de Las Neuronas, various authors based in Spain have published their reasons for supporting Syriza in the forthcoming Greek elections this Sunday. Their contributions are translated below. JOSÉ LUÍS CARRETERO: To…
@Greece Solidarity March Saturday, June 16th, at 1pm at the Spire on O’Connell Street
On Sunday June 17, the people of Greece will have a choice. They can vote, if they are moved by fear and threats, for political parties who will continue to oversee the enforced impoverishment of…
Statement of Solidarity to the Greek Left from Etienne Balibar, Judith Butler and others.
Statement of Solidarity to the Greek Left from Etienne Balibar, Judith Butler and others We write to express our support for the ideals embodied by the Greek left in advance of the election of June…
Why Europe should fear Fine Gael-like ‘reasonableness’ much, much more than it fears Syriza
The establishment view in Europe is that the problem is too much debt (by profligate countries like Greece) and, therefore, that the solution must involve (a) austerity and (b) structural reforms (which increase the competitiveness…
Excerpts from a June 5th interview with Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA
Excerpts from a June 5th interview with Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA Contradictory statements by various SYRIZA officials have given rise to questions regarding the party’s exact stance on the euro: Do you think that a…
The Exit from the Crisis on the Left is on the Left
With Syriza still ahead in the most recent polls prior to next month’s 2nd Parlimentary election since May, its timely to provide here a list of what they demand for Greece if they are able…
Charles Dallara of the IIF and How to Negotiate on Both Sides of the Table
There has been widespread horror at the rise of the far right Golden Dawn party in the recent Greek elections (they polled 7%), with appalled references to the activities of their “t-shirted thugs”. They are…
Elections in France and Greece: The Euro Crisis, The Left and the Genie
The Eight of May was the Fête de la Victoire in France. It was also the day of François Hollande’s first public appearance as president-elect. The right-wing Le Figaro featured photographs of ‘deux presidents sous l’Arc de Triomphe’, in…
The two party system in disarray
Yesterday’s parliamentary election results in Greece are the first sign that the entire political system in that country is in the process of recomposition. They signal the shattering and probably final destruction of the two…
EU rewards Goldman Sachs for Greek debt scheme
In an earlier article, EU’s selective Lessons from Greece, we saw that EU Parliament’s investigation of the financial crisis (CRIS), and the hearing Lessons from Greece (ECON/7/02578), lacked the resolve to address the Greece/Goldman secret loan that was allegedly…
“I (WE) DO NOT IN ANY WAY DESERVE TO BECOME IMPOVERISHED AND REDUCED TO A FIGURE IN THE STATEMENTS OF SOME BANK OR TRUST. Got it?”
On Tuesday William Wall’s recent article on Greece, This shameful sacrifice of Greece to the gods of the market, was published on the Guardian’s Comment is Free site as part of the Guardian Comment Network (having already appeared…
Sins of the Father
Dublin Opinion
- In God’s Country May 12, 2013Working on the last few pages of a chapter for a book edited by Colin Coulter and Angela Nagle. I’ve just been rigid with anger over the last couple of weeks - more than usual - and I think the process of writing this chapter is the reason why. This little paragraph sums it up […]Conor McCabe
- Fishy Talks Galway, 13 May 2013 May 12, 2013Speaking tomorrow in Galway before Donal O’Kelly’s performance of Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son. The title of the talk is: All the Devils are Here - A Short History of the Irish Entrepreneur. All welcome. […]Conor McCabe
- The Indo: Think I Know The Choice I’d Make.. May 9, 2013[…]Conor McCabe
- Alan Ahearne, Johnny Boy May 6, 2013Alan Ahearne, Central Bank of Ireland & NUIG, writing in 2006 that Ireland’s property bubble was caused by condoms. […]Conor McCabe
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