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  1. 29 June 2016  ·  Far right, Britain, France, Greece

    The Far Right in Europe - book reviewed

    The Far Right in Europe Published November 2015 by Resistance Books and the IIRE Paperback, 334 pages, Price: £12 To order the book, go to http://resistancebooks.org/product/the-far-right-in…

  2. 23 November 2015  ·  Greece

    Bankocracy - a review

    Pete Green, Left Unity Economic Policy Commission convenor, reviews Bankocracy by Eric Toussaint, just published by Resistance Books and IIRE. As I was preparing this review a couple of item…

  3. 23 September 2015  ·   ·  Greece

    Tsipras wins a pyrrhic victory

    Alan Thornett Alex Tsipras has won a surprisingly strong victory in the Greek elections. The opinion polls, that had predicted a close vote, were wide of the mark and Syriza comfortably led …

  4. 16 September 2015  ·   ·  Greece, EU, Britain, Spanish State  ·  4 comments

    The capitulation of Tsipras leadership and the role of ‘left europeanism’

    Alan Thornett A crucial debate is taking place on the left, inside and outside of Greece, following the dramatic capitulation of the Tsipras leadership to the austerity agenda of the EU in r…

  5. 8 August 2015  ·   ·  Greece, Spanish State, Fourth International, Britain  ·  1 comment

    Fourth International youth camp

    Michael Chessum reports on a week of politics, self-organisation and glorious sunshine. The 32nd Fourth International Youth Summer Camp took place between the 27th July and the 2nd August ne…

  6. 28 July 2015  ·   ·  Greece, Israel, Turkey, Palestine

    Scrap the Greece-Israel defence pact!

    Roland Rance While attention has been focussed, quite rightly, on the browbeating and bullying of the Greek government to agree to the terms of the EU ultimatum, another event of momentous i…

  7. 20 July 2015  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Dreaming in Technicolour

    Phil Hearse, 19 July 2015 It was inevitable that the final deal struck between the Syriza government and the Eurogroup should be the subject of intense debate and controversy in the internat…

  8. 15 July 2015  ·   ·  Greece, EU, Britain, Germany

    Creditors take control of Greece

    Alan Thornett We have seen the total humiliation of the people of Greece. After 17 hours of talks over Sunday night the IMF and EU elites have inflicted a comprehensive and humiliating defea…

  9. 6 July 2015  ·   ·  Greece  ·  4 comments

    Greece: massive victory for the No campaign

    Alan Thornett The European elites are in shock. In defiance of massive intimidation the people of Greece have delivered a huge 61% No vote in the referendum. It is a stunning result. It is a…

  10. 3 July 2015  ·   ·  Greece, EU

    Solidarity with a Greek No vote on Sunday

    Alan Thornett We are two days away from the Greek referendum. The Banks and the European elites are straining every nerve not only to win a Yes vote on Sunday but to destroy Syriza, the gove…

  11. 29 June 2015  ·  Greece, EU  ·  2 comments

    Tsipras calls referendum on Greek debt crisis

    As we go to press, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made the dramatic announcement that the latest batch of draconian austerity demands from its creditors —the IMF the ECB and the Eur…

  12. 26 June 2015  ·  Greece, EU  ·  1 comment

    On the brink of Grexit?

    As we go to press, deadlock over the Greek debt crisis remain unresolved, despite three emergency EU summits over the past few days. Greece, therefore, remains not only on the verge of defau…

  13. 20 June 2015  ·   ·  Greece, EU

    Greece on the verge of default

    Alan Thornett Greece is on the verge of defaulting on its debt to the IMF which is due by the end of June. Negotiations broke down on Friday and an EU summit has been called for Monday in an…

  14. 9 June 2015  ·   ·  EU, Britain, Tories, Greece  ·  10 comments

    What position should the left take on the EU referendum?

    Alan Thornett Following the election and Cameron’s pledge to the right, there will be an in out referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU at least by the end of 2017, and possibly in 2016…

  15. 27 April 2015  ·   ·  Greece

    Should Greece Pay Back Its Debt?

    Financial speculators are nervously asking whether Greece will pay its debt or default. Political leaders from Europe to the US and the IMF are telling the Greek government to leave aside it…

  16. 8 April 2015  ·  Britain, Green Party, Wales, Greece  ·  6 comments

    The rise of the Green parties in Britain

    Membership and support for the Green Parties across Britain - the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) and the Scottish Green Party (SGP) - has surged dramatically. The membership of the …

  17. 17 March 2015  ·  Women, Greece  ·  1 comment

    Feminisation: Halloumi, Souvlakis

    Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s ‘ erratic Marxist ’ Finance Minister, is being represented in line with a number of different stereotypes as part of the ideological response to, and sometimes eve…

  18. 3 March 2015  ·   ·  Greece, EU, Spanish State  ·  11 comments

    Syriza at the crossroads

    Alan Thornett looks at the developments of the last week and their implications: The new Greek government, after being threatened and intimidated by the ECB, the IMF, and the EU elites, has …

  19. 24 February 2015  ·  Greece, EU, France  ·  1 comment

    Greece - there is no grand strategy

    After Greece’s agreement with the European Union – with the aid programme being extended in exchange for the continuation of structural reforms – the new government has arrived at an impasse…

  20. 11 February 2015  ·  Greece, Spanish State, Germany  ·  1 comment

    A radical left party forms a government in Greece

    Syriza’s stunning victory is a remarkable event. For the first time in generations we have a government of the radical left in Europe that makes as its starting point the defence of the oppr…

  21. 28 January 2015  ·  Greece, EU  ·  1 comment

    After Syriza’s victory in Greece: the challenges ahead

    With news of the extent of Syriza’s victory still incoming, Stathis Kouvelakis analysises the 2015 Greek elections on the morning of Monday 26 January. Syriza’s electoral triumph has brought…

  22. 27 January 2015  ·   ·  Greece, Germany, EU, Spanish State  ·  3 comments

    SYRIZA's economic options

    This election of SYRIZA is undoubtedly a defeat for the politics of austerity of the Troika and the European right writes Özlem Onaran . It is a moment of victory for SYRIZA and the social m…

  23. 27 January 2015  ·   ·  Greece, Britain, Far right, Labour Party  ·  2 comments

    New period for the left in Europe

    It’s not every day that passers-by in London’s Camden Town can hear the strains of the socialist anthem ‘The Internationale’ drifting across the street on a Sunday evening, reports Harry Bla…

  24. 26 January 2015  ·   ·  Greece  ·  5 comments

    SYRIZA and the bleedin’ obvious

    If SYRIZA has come to power on a programme of public beheadings, banning women from driving and torturing its critics, it may have received a slightly warmer welcome from the governments of …

  25. 14 January 2015  ·   ·  Greece  ·  6 comments

    Greek Elections and the dangers of Pyrrhic Victories

    The upcoming Greek elections on January 25th could shift Europe in a positive direction writes Susan Pashkoff . Following the failure to elect a President in Greece, Samaras was forced into …

  26. 7 January 2015  ·   ·  Greece, Britain, Green Party, Scotland

    Greek Election: London demonstrators greet Angela Merkel; British Greens support Syriza

    London demonstrators greet Angela Merkel Several dozen demonstrators gave a noisy welcome to German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, when she and Prime Minister David Cameron visited the British M…

  27. 19 December 2014  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Greek socialist organisations merge

    Socialist Resistance has sent greetings to two Greek socialist organisations which are merging at their conference this weekend and we will be publishing a report in the near future. Sociali…

  28. 16 December 2014  ·   ·  Greece, Britain

    Greece - Prospect of Syriza government

    Prime Minister Samaras has called for a presidential vote to be held over three rounds in Parliament starting Wednesday 17 December and ending on 29 December. A snap election will be called …

  29. 28 August 2014  ·  Greece, Women

    Women Cleaners become the soul of resistance to austerity policies of Greek government and Troika

    After 11 months of bitter struggle, 595 public sector cleaners, all women, have become the embodiment and the soul of the most ferocious resistance against the politics of austerity in Greec…

  30. 16 May 2014  ·   ·  Greece

    Greece 18-25 May: Our patience is over

    By Giorgos Baskozos (member of SYRIZA) The most critical electoral battle in modern Greece will is taking place this month. May 18 is the first round of the local elections. May 25 is the se…

  31. 21 March 2014  ·   ·  Greece, Fourth International, Russia  ·  1 comment

    Fourth International debates key issues

    Alan Thornett reports from the annual meeting of the International Committee of the Fourth International (FI), which took place in Amsterdam from February 22-26, attended by around 80 delega…

  32. 14 March 2014  ·  Greece  ·  2 comments

    The significance of Syriza

    This paper was submitted by Alan Thornett, for the discussion on Greece, at the International Committee of the Fourth International in Feb 2014. image no longer in the archive Athens, May 27…

  33. 9 January 2014  ·  Greece, Germany, Ecosocialism, Fourth International  ·  6 comments

    The Fourth International in the 21st century

    The long march continues This is a presentation Alan Thornett made recently at an event in Mannheim marking 75 years of the Fourth International (FI), organised by the its German groupings. …

  34. 30 December 2013  ·  Reviews, Greece, Britain, USA

    Britain's smashing of Greek democracy

    image no longer in the archive Saving Greece from barbarism “Britain and the Greek Colonels: Accommodating the Junta in the Cold War” by Alexandros Nafpliotis (I.B.Tauris) Reviewed by Piers …

  35. 8 December 2013  ·  Women, Greece, Britain  ·  2 comments

    Greece: violence against women

    image no longer in the archive VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: a strategic weapon in the hands of the rulers in a time of class war in Greece. by Sonia Mitralia, Athens We already knew that violence…

  36. 15 November 2013  ·  Greece, Far right, Britain  ·  1 comment

    Greece - The rise of the neo-Nazi movement

    The rise of the neo-Nazi movement and its results Monday 11 November 2013, by Jan Malewski Since the assassination by the neo-Nazis of Chrissi Avghi (“Golden Dawn”) on the night of September…

  37. 3 November 2013  ·  Women, Fourth International, Greece  ·  12 comments

    The Fourth International and Socialist Resistance

    The long march continues Socialist Resistance (SR) is currently in the process of seeking to build a new socialist organisation with the Anti Capitalist Initiative (ACI) and the Internationa…

  38. 11 July 2013  ·  Greece, Women  ·  7 comments

    A contribution to the discussion: two brief comments on What kind of radical organisation by Simon Hardy and Luke Cooper

    Alan Thornett (July 7 th ) This contribution comments on just two aspects of the many issues which Simon and Luke raise in their document called “What kind of radical organisation do we need…

  39. 15 June 2013  ·   ·  Greece, Far right, Turkey, Britain  ·  22 comments

    The night before the Dawn: historical roots of Greek fascism

    image no longer in the archive Nationalism; xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism. Last year’s dramatic elections in Greece were marked by a significant political polarisation writes Piers Mo…

  40. 17 March 2013  ·  Greece  ·  3 comments

    Alexis Tsipras speaks in London - videos

    image no longer in the archive The future of Greece, the future of Europe depends on our success. Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Syriza spoke to an audience of several hundred people in Londo…

  41. 22 February 2013  ·  Britain, Labour Party, Greece, USA

    Crisis, new parties and the grassroots

    We need a new, grassroots movement A society in crisis The world economy is struggling through a period of intense crisis writes Phil Kane in a piece that he wrote for his site The New Life …

  42. 29 January 2013  ·  Greece  ·  5 comments

    Is the left coming together or falling apart?

    image no longer in the archive This is the editorial from the new issue of Socialist Resistance which is out soon. Recent events on the left give the impression that it is falling apart. Las…

  43. 23 December 2012  ·   ·  Greece  ·  10 comments

    A comment on the SWP's conference resolutions

    The bulletins for the SWP's conference, to be held on 4 -6 of January 2013, have just appeared on-line. Although there are no big surprises there are a number of things worthy of comment, ev…

  44. 28 November 2012  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Greece at the Crossroads - Syriza meeting in London

    Shock Therapy and Popular Uprising: Greece at the Crossroads Organised by the Syriza London branch: 7th December 2012 19.00 - 21.00 Location: ULU, Malet Suite 7,Malet St, London WC1E 7HY (£5…

  45. 18 November 2012  ·  Britain, Germany, Greece

    The New European Left

    This is an edited version of the speech given by Kate Hudson at a recent meeting on New Left Parties organised by Socialist Resistance. You can watch the video here . What we are addressing …

  46. 16 November 2012  ·   ·  Trade Unions, Greece, Britain, Portugal

    Europe's workers angry, undaunted and resisting

    Millions of workers took strike action across Europe on Wednesday 14 November following a call from the ETUC to protest at austerity writes Fred Leplat. The call for a European-wide day of p…

  47. 11 November 2012  ·   ·  Education, Britain, Greece, Trade Unions  ·  2 comments

    Education, neoliberalism and class struggle

    In this interview with the Turkish radical paper soL (Left) Dave Hill explains how neoliberalism is impacting on education in the British state and surveys the European political situation D…

  48. 10 November 2012  ·   ·  Trade Unions, Britain, Greece  ·  2 comments

    The Potential of November 14th

    Events themselves are driving us towards greater European cooperation. In the context of the social, economic and political catastrophe that is facing much of Europe, this increasing coopera…

  49. 9 November 2012  ·  Greece, Britain

    Shame and resistance in Athens

    Syriza's statement on the Troika-imposed Memorandum 3 which was approved in Athens on Wednesday 7 Nov 2012. “After a completely anti-constitutional ‘express process’ that lasted for less tha…

  50. 23 October 2012  ·  Trade Unions, Britain, Greece  ·  1 comment

    Europe against Austerity

    Kate Hudson reports on the successful conference on Oct 21 and the next steps for the movement Over a hundred delegates packed into the Coalition of Resistance’s conference at the Unite the …

  51. 24 September 2012  ·  Trade Unions, Britain, Greece  ·  12 comments

    TUSC conference report

    image no longer in the archive Last Saturday's (September 22nd) conference of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) was attended by about a hundred people, about seventy of whom …

  52. 19 September 2012  ·  Greece, France  ·  1 comment

    New parties of the left: event schedule

    A day of debate organised by London Socialist Resistance Saturday 29 September, 10:30am – 5pm With Stathis Kouvelakis (Syriza), Kate Hudson (Respect), Adam Hanieh (author and activist), Sand…

  53. 23 August 2012  ·   ·  Greece, Far right  ·  2 comments

    Syriza - reality is forcing us to forget the old ways of working

    Alexis Benos is a Professor in Public Health at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University, and was an electoral candidate for the left wing coalition Syriza in Thessaloniki. Alexis is a member of …

  54. 13 August 2012  ·  Greece, EU, Germany, France  ·  3 comments

    Prolonged crisis – no way out?

    Leading members of the European sections of the Fourth International met recently to discuss the economic crisis and its political ramifications in Europe. . KLAUS ENGERT gave this introduct…

  55. 21 June 2012  ·  Greece  ·  3 comments

    Greek elections: the parties of the thieves are back in office

    Socialist Resistance statement The right-wing New Democracy (ND) and its reactionary allies have won the Greek elections by a slim majority. As a result the Greek and European elites have be…

  56. 18 June 2012  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Greece - fear triumphs, but hope continues

    Josep María Antentas gives a first response to the Greek election results. This article originally appeared on International Viewpoint The troika sighs with relief. There will be a new pro-M…

  57. 17 June 2012  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    On June 17th we are supporting SYRIZA for the election of a left government

    We are preparing for the next day of a harsh class conflict in Greece and in Europe Kokkino The elections of May 6th generated a real political earthquake in Greece, foundering the parties o…

  58. 14 June 2012  ·   ·  Greece  ·  3 comments

    We want Syriza to win

    Dave Packer r eplies to Manos SKOUFOGLOU and ‘Greece: The Pendulum’. Manos SKOUFOGLOU, a supporter of Antarsya, in his article, ‘ Greece: The Pendulum ’ (3 June 2012) provides us with an int…

  59. 13 June 2012  ·   ·  Greece, EU  ·  22 comments

    Spectacular stakes in the Greek elections

    Alan Thornett considers the situation. It looks increasingly likely that Syriza could produce a spectacular result on Sunday - even more spectacular than on May 6 - and win enough support to…

  60. 13 June 2012  ·  Greece

    Greece - the Euro Zone’s first revolution?

    Public Meeting Thursday June 28 @ 7.30pm • Dimitris Tzanakopoulos– SYRIZA, London • Özlem Onaran – Socialist Economist Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London E2 (Bethnal Green tube) Downloa…

  61. 4 June 2012  ·   ·  Greece, EU, Spanish State, Tories

    A Crucial Summer

    The next three months will determine the political and economic shape of not just the Eurozone but that of the capitalist system for the next period writes Fred Leplat . The political and ec…

  62. 28 May 2012  ·  Greece, Germany, EU, Portugal  ·  19 comments

    Greece – for an anti-austerity government of the left

    Syriza’s stunning vote in the recent elections has shaken the Greek and European ruling classes to their foundations. It was a total rejection of the austerity package, on a progressive basi…

  63. 26 May 2012  ·  Greece, Fourth International  ·  2 comments

    The future of the workers of Europe is being decided in Greece

    Statement of the Fourth International For two years the Greek people have fought against the austerity imposed by the Troika (the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank).…

  64. 26 May 2012  ·  Greece  ·  2 comments

    SYRIZA or the breakthrough of a unique unifying and original experience

    by Yorgos Mitralias Translated by John Catalinotto A nightmare for "those on top," a hope for "those on the bottom," SYRIZA made a sensational debut on the political landscape of Europe in d…

  65. 25 May 2012  ·   ·  Britain, Greece  ·  3 comments

    We have to learn from SYRIZA

    One big point is missing from a lot of the British left’s commentary on Greece and particularly the role of SYRIZA argues Liam Mac Uaid . It’s the simple, unavoidable fact that the political…

  66. 23 May 2012  ·  EU, France, Greece  ·  3 comments

    Eurozone crisis–the history and socialist solutions

    Behind the EU Crisis is a new pamphlet from Socialist Resistance (£1.50, 40 pages) and combines an analysis of the current crisis of the Eurozone, which broke in full force in 2011, with a h…

  67. 17 May 2012  ·  Greece  ·  2 comments

    Greece: the exit from the crisis is on the left

    Below we publish 10 demands put forward by Syriza as the basis for their campaigning in the run up to the May 6 elections to make these more widely available to an English speaking audience …

  68. 17 May 2012  ·  Greece, EU, Germany  ·  1 comment

    Greece: SYRIZA, the Communist Party and the desperate need for a united front

    This piece by Michael Karadjis was published by Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal on May 16. This article does not aim to give a full account of the current Greek political cr…

  69. 16 May 2012  ·   ·  Greece

    Latest news: towards new elections in Greece!

    by Christos Kefalis The last three days of negotiations and conducts under the Greek President Karolos Papoulias, after E. Venizelos of PASOK surrendered his mandate at Saturday 12th, have l…

  70. 15 May 2012  ·   ·  Greece, EU

    Greece: what prospects for a SYRIZA-led left government?

    by Christos Kefalis The parliamentary elections of May 6 have produced a sensational result, opening a new chapter in the political history of Greece. It will have important repercussions on…

  71. 13 May 2012  ·  Greece  ·  22 comments

    Unite behind Syriza’s anti-austerity programme

    Socialist Resistance editorial statement May 13 th 2012. Socialist Resistance strongly welcomes the stunning vote achieved by Syriza in the Greek elections which put it second in the poll on…

  72. 9 May 2012  ·  Greece  ·  2 comments

    SYRIZA lays out five points of Greek coalition talks

    Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the runner-up in the May 6 general elections Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), presented the five points along which his discussions with minority party l…

  73. 4 April 2012  ·  Greece, Women

    Greece, women and austerity

    Stefania Koutsonikou discusses the effects of austerity on women in Greece at a meeting organised by Socialist Resistance in London. A video was embedded here and no longer plays: it used Fl…

  74. 26 February 2012  ·   ·  Education, Britain, Greece, USA  ·  1 comment

    The Role of Marxist Educators Against and Within Neoliberal Capitalism

    by Dave Hill [i] This is a potentially revolutionary period in world history. The collapse of finance capitalism, the bankers’ bailouts across the globe, the continuing bankers’ bonuses, and…

  75. 16 February 2012  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Eleftherotypia’s Workers are back with their own newspaper !

    Moissis Litsis reports from Greece Here it is ! Done ! The workers at Eleftherotypia, one of the biggest and most prestigious Greek daily newspapers, go forward undertaking the great endeavo…

  76. 26 January 2012  ·  EU, Germany, Greece

    Reject the European austerity programmes

    Özlem Onaran sets out an anti-capitalist alternative. Europe is now the centre of the global crisis. It is a crisis of the system, sweeping across Europe and is not limited to just one count…

  77. 27 November 2011  ·  Greece

    Greek Debt Audit Campaign Press Statement

    The appointment of the new government at our creditors’ behest, sealed by the EU and the bankers results to nothing less than the dramatic collapse of democracy and the flagrant violation of…

  78. 1 November 2011  ·  EU, Greece, France, Spanish State  ·  1 comment

    For a Federal United Ecosocialist states of Europe

    Ralph Blake and Dave Packer continue the debate on our response to the crisis. Michel Husson [1] in more general broad terms and Ozlem Onaran [2] in more concrete ones put forward a strategy…

  79. 28 October 2011  ·   ·  Greece, France, USA, Britain  ·  1 comment

    Towards Meltdown: political realities in an era of economic collapse

    image no longer in the archive Events in the last year have provided some definitive answers to debates in the left about the nature of the crisis and the future of Neoliberalism writes Phil…

  80. 19 October 2011  ·  Germany, Greece, France, Ireland  ·  1 comment

    Should socialists support leaving the Euro?

    The debate about retaining the Euro is a live one for the European left. In this article Joe Carter of Socialist Democracy in Ireland argues that exiting the Euro is not part of a working cl…

  81. 12 October 2011  ·   ·  Trade Unions, Greece, students

    Building support for November 30th strike in Brighton

    image no longer in the archive Dave Hill reports on a meeting at Brighton University on October 11th. Members of Socialist Resistance and other socialist organisations joined with public sec…

  82. 29 September 2011  ·  Britain, France, Greece, Germany

    Final timetable - Europe Against Austerity Conference

    Saturday 1 October 10am-5pm, Camden Centre, London Europe is on the brink of breakdown. A Greek default is almost inevitable. Already standards of living in Greece are plummeting,and protest…

  83. 18 July 2011  ·  Greece, Ireland, Portugal, France

    Facing the debt crisis in Europe

    image no longer in the archive Damien Millet - Eric Toussaint make the case for a debt audit One of the features of the financial sector crisis that began in 2007 in the United States and sp…

  84. 10 July 2011  ·   ·  Greece, EU  ·  4 comments

    Greece will default soon

    Greece will Default soon either under the coercion of the European Union; involuntary or through the will of the people argues Ralph Blake . It is clear to both financial experts and lay peo…

  85. 22 June 2011  ·   ·  Greece

    Is Greece another Lehman’s?

    Ralph Blake As the ruling class fight over another bailout, is Greece another Lehman's - that's the question that has been raised in the financial markets over the last few weeks by financia…

  86. 24 May 2011  ·   ·  EU, Greece, Germany, Britain  ·  1 comment

    For a Federal United Ecosocialist states of Europe

    Another world is possible - but not by reforming the EU and staying in the Euro! Dave Packer and Ralph Blake Michel Husson [1] in more general broad terms and Olzlem Onaran [2] in more concr…

  87. 22 January 2011  ·  Greece

    The people of Europe should audit the debt

    Eric Toussaint of the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt (CADTM) was a member of the Audit Committee set up by the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, in order to avoid a lar…

  88. 18 June 2010  ·  Greece, EU

    Greek anticapitalist's speech: The agony and anger

    The austerity measures announced by the Greek Government, dictated though by the IMF and the EU, attack the basic rights of the Greek working people. We are going through the initial phase o…

  89. 27 May 2010  ·  Greece  ·  1 comment

    Greece – a struggle for all Europe’s workers

    This is the text of Aris Vasilopoulos’ speech to the “Can’t pay, won’t pay: solidarity with the Greek protests” meeting in London on May 26th.Dear friends and comrades, thank you for the inv…

  90. 18 May 2010  ·  Greece, EU

    Solidarity with the Greek protests: public meetings

    Manchester: Tuesday 25 MAY, 7.30pm, Methodist Central Building, image no longer in the archive Oldham Street, Manchester. Speaker : Aris Vasilopoulos, (member of Radical left Coalition Syriz…

  91. 12 May 2010  ·  EU, Greece  ·  2 comments

    Greek anticapitalists welcome European left's solidarity

    Socialist Resistance recently joined with the SWP, NPA and 30 other anticapitalist organisations to make a common pledge of solidarity with the struggles in Greece. In the reply below, the G…

  92. 7 May 2010  ·  Greece  ·  3 comments

    Greek bank worker speaks out on deaths

    Greek PM Papandreou: Quick to exploit deaths During the massive protests against the IMF/EU assault on the Greek working class yesterday, a bank was burnt down, and three workers trapped ins…

  93. 4 May 2010  ·   ·  Greece, Germany, EU, Britain  ·  3 comments

    Fiscal Crisis or a Crisis of Distribution? Squeeze the profits not the wages

    Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-c…

  94. 2 May 2010  ·  Greece  ·  3 comments

    34 anticapitalist groups plan European solidarity with Greek struggle

    1. The global economic crisis continues. Massive amounts of money have been injected into the financial system – $14 trillion in bailouts in the United States, Britain, and the eurozone, $1.…

  95. 30 April 2010  ·  Greece  ·  2 comments

    The IMF plans social disaster in Greece

    T he financial situation in Greece is getting worse everyday. For the time being, it is impossible for the country to borrow from the financial markets. The rate of interest for the Greek 10…

  96. 30 April 2010  ·  Greece, Germany, EU, Britain  ·  3 comments

    Greece: Driven into Crisis

    Neoliberal order reigns in the world. Stock markets are recovering from the crash in the fall of 2008. Private banks are no longer weighed down by bad loans that were added to public deficit…

  97. 10 March 2010  ·  Tories, Britain, Greece, Labour Party  ·  4 comments

    2010: Watershed Election

    The outcome of the General Election may be looking less and less certain, but few are placing bets on New Labour winning a fourth term. With the media consensus that its, “time to give the o…

  98. 9 December 2008  ·  Greece

    Solidarity with the protests in Greece

    On Saturday 6 December, the Greek police without being provoked, murdered in cold blood a 15-year old school boy in the centre of Athens. Immediately afterwards, spontaneous protests spread …