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2015 in Review: Amid the Gloom Covering Our Planet, Some Rays of Light

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The IMF Gets Behind Greece With Debt Relief Demand

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 In a move that looks at once like a boost for Greece's economic cause and grounds for further complication among eurozone member countries, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday warned that it might pull its support for the proposed bailout plan unless other nations agree to whittle down some of Greece's debt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breaking With Europe, IMF Calls Greek Debt Program ‘Unsustainable’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 2, 2015 The International Monetary Fund, part of the troika of financial organizations currently demanding austerity from Greece, “electrified the referendum debate in Greece after it conceded that the crisis-ridden country needs” $55 billion in extra funds and large-scale debt relief to create “breathing space” and stabilize its economy, The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Bailout Terms Are Designed to Force Syriza From Power

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 2, 2015 The aim of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU powers in the Greek debt crisis is “apparently to humiliate Tsipras and his government in preparation for its early replacement with a more pliable administration,” writes Seamus Milne, associate editor of The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands Donate to Crowdfunding Site for Greek Bailout

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 1, 2015 Here’s a novel approach to the Greek financial crisis: A "Greek Bailout Fund" launched by an Englishman has received almost 30,000 donations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greece Nearing Financial Collapse Against Looming IMF Deadline

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 1, 2015 The future of Greece and the European project as a whole hangs in the balance as the country confirms nonpayment to the International Monetary Fund. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greek Banks Close Indefinitely After Weekend That Shook the Euro

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2015 Greeks found their savings blocked and banks closed Monday morning after a standoff between the country and its bailout creditors that cast doubt on the future of Europe’s single-currency zone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Oil Gets $10 Million From Taxpayers Every Minute (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2015 Governments give fossil fuel companies $5.3 trillion in subsidies every year -- more than the world spends on health care, a new estimate by the International Monetary Fund says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greece Can’t Do It Alone: Austerity Victims of the World, Unite!

By Ismael Hossein-zadeh, Counterpunch Mar 6, 2015 For the anti-austerity struggle in Greece and elsewhere to become effective and sustainable, it must be raised from the national level to the international level. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis Wants Austerity … for the Rich

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 25, 2015 “The finance ministers of Europe are not all in favor of balancing the budget if it has to be balanced by taxing the rich,” says economist Michael Hudson (not pictured) of the ongoing confrontation over the Greek debt crisis. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Troika Deal Drives Greece Back Toward Austerity

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 21, 2015 “The rightwing orthodoxy that dominates thinking in Brussels has asserted itself over the hapless Greeks,” writes economics correspondent Phillip Inman at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )