Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Yanis Varoufakis’s Vision For A More Democratic Europe
Varoufakis’s reform proposals, put forward via his new pan-European movement, DiEM25, are wide-ranging and admirable. He hopes to see something like a United States of Europe emerge out of the EU’s existing structure.
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The Danger of "Turning Inward": Obama's Foreboding Farewell To Athens and Berlin
Amid a rapidly changing global political climate, Barack Obama's final trip to Europe amounted to little more than a goodwill tour as the U.S. and E.U. embark on a new era in the history of their joint relations.
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It's Direr Than You Think In Greece, Where Home Repossessions Are Exploding
As of this month, more than 120,000 Greek homes stand to be repossessed as tenants and owners find themselves unable to shoulder a taxation burden that far exceeds their 10,000 euro total annual income.
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Why Wall Street Won the First Round and How We Might Win the Next
Will it take a coming crisis to finally achieve what the reaction of the 2008 financial crisis failed to do – place finance capital under restraints? Iceland may have been the exception to the rule, but it shows that democratic control of the banks is possible.
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Exclusive: Greece's Former President of Parliament On Why Syriza Party Broke Its Pledge to the People
“They are trying to bury us – but they forget when you bury a seed it is only going to flourish,” says Zoe Konstantopoulou, the former President of Greek Parliament.
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As Greek Election Nears, Golden Dawn Rises On Austerity-Driven Despair
The fascist, immigrant-bashing party has shed boots for suits and toned down its rhetoric to emerge as Europe’s most dangerous political force.
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From Greece to Spain to Britain, Here's How National Debt Audits Are Challenging Austerity
Across Europe, debt audits are emerging as a key instrument calling austerity policies into question – from the Greek debt crisis to the Spanish Citizen Debt Audit Platform, to the LOBO loan scandal in U.K. councils.
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Witchhunt In Greece As Yanis Varafoukis Becomes First, and Biggest, Scapegoat
"Politicians and parties whom the electorate condemned for their efforts to turn Greece into a protectorate are now persecuting me. I wear their accusations as badges of honor."
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Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb
Having spent the last week in Athens talking to ordinary citizens, young and old, as well as current and past officials, I’ve come to the view that this is about far more than just Greece and the euro.
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How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Greek Debt Crisis
CEO Lloyd Blankfein and his Goldman team helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt – and in the process almost doubled it.
