Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 26, 2015
Voters across Athens, from Golden Dawn diehards to pragmatic communists, shared their thoughts and feelings as Greece's anti-austerity Syriza party swept to victory in Sunday's elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 25, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis, tipped to become finance minister of what may become Greece's leading party, describes what Syriza will do if it takes power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 25, 2015
A member of the Greek left's "best chance at success in a generation" clarifies the party's view on whether the country's political economy should be reformed or completely overhauled. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 24, 2015
There are accounts of Greeks pulling together to support themselves and each other ahead of an election that polls predict will result in a leadership firmly opposed to austerity policies imposed by the European Union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown, Web of DebtJan 10, 2015
The Greeks have been threatened by the European financial troika with a “Cyprus-Style prolonged bank holiday” if they “vote wrong” in an upcoming presidential election that looks likely to favor the EU-skeptic, anti-austerity, leftist Syriza party. But they have been bullied for too long and are saying “no more.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 17, 2013
The financial governing authorities classed as the "troika" are obsessed with budget targets rather than human needs, and needs are what protests underway in Greece on Tuesday are all about, writes Helena Smith, Greek correspondent for The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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