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The Euro, the Greek Crisis, and the Left

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Wed, 2012-09-26

As this is written, in early September, the Greek government is expected to soon announce its new “austerity program”—aligned with the troika, of course—which will initiate another round to plunge working and young people, pensioners, migrants into yet deeper despair.

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How to continue after the elections of June 17th

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Wed, 2012-07-25

1.The elections of June 17th represented the political climax of the class confrontation circle, that opened with the voting for the first memorandum in spring 2010 by the Papandreou government.

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What is our discussion on Greece about?

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Mon, 2012-07-02

As part of the ongoing discussion we publish together two articles by Andreas Kloke, a member of the central leadership of OKDE-Spartacos, Greek section of the Fourth International.

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First estimates on the results of the June 17 elections

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Mon, 2012-06-25

This statement by the Antarsya Central Coordinating Committee was issued on the 24th of June 2012.

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Stop the blackmail of the Greek workers and poor people!

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Wed, 2012-06-20

"Investors, Take A Moment To Cheer!", crowed the business magazine Forbes the day after the Greek elections.

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Greece, anti-capitalism and us – for a “stone in the shoe” strategy

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Tue, 2012-06-19

The situation in Greece shows there is no third way possible between neoliberal policies and a radical anti-capitalist alternative. Any will to seriously contest the neoliberal order leads inevitably to the necessity of relying on social mobilisation so as to implement a set of measures to break the resistance of the dominant class.

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Elections in Greece on June 17: rout austerity and the Troika!

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Tue, 2012-06-19

The elections on June 17 in Greece are of fundamental importance, not only for the future of the millions of citizens of that country, but also for all the workers of Europe.

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Statement of the Workers' Struggle on strategic questions of the anti-capitalist movement in Greece and attitude towards SYRIZA

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Sat, 2012-06-16

After familiarizing itself with the statement of the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International on the situation in Greece, the analysis of the Greek section of the Fourth International, the exchange of messages between the Bureau and OKDE-Spartakos and upon discussion and vote on the matter within the organization, Workers' Struggle takes the following stance on the question of attitude towards

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

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Sat, 2012-06-16

The elections of May 6th generated a real political earthquake in Greece, foundering the parties of the Memorandum and destabilizing the bourgeois political system, which was targeting at forming a "memorandum government", taking advantage of the bonus of 50 parliamentary seats in order to carry on with the destructive work of the previous governments.

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For a program of confrontation with capitalism, for an independent anticapitalist and revolutionary party

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Sat, 2012-06-16

Greece is today the epicenter of the crisis of capitalism. It is the target of the most vicious attack by capital. The youth and the workers of Greece have answered this offensive with massive mobilization that has discredited the traditional political Greek regime of PASOK and ND.

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The pendulum

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Sat, 2012-06-16

The pendulum

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Spectacular stakes in the Greek elections

Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Sat, 2012-06-16

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 form a government.

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