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While Wall Street Quakes, Greece’s Fire Still Burns Bright
Police detain demonstrators and attack press photographers in Athens, Greece during a protest rally marking the 24-hour general strike on October 5, 2011. (Photo: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)...
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Greece Strikes, the People Rise, Global Economy Teeters
Police and Prosters Clash in Athens (Photo: Piazza Del Popolo, flickr) Cross-posted from In These Times Everyone knew it was a losing battle, but everyone showed up anyway. In an uprising virtually...
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Depression Symptoms: What’s Behind Europe’s Spike in Suicides
Suicide rates in US (CDC, via earlywarn.blogspot.com) Cross-posted from In These Times. The metaphor of suicide has been used to depict the downward spiral surrounding countries bludgeoned by the...
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Hating in Athens
Anti-racist demonstrations in the southern suburb of Kalithea, where repeated racist attacks took place against Egyptian immigrants. Three persons where injured, one of whom was hospitalized with...
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Migrant Workers Can’t Win In Xenophobic Greece
Mitsos (Wikipedia/Creative Commons) Originally posted at In These Times Across Europe, the economic crisis is driving communities to deep desperation, and the people who were always at the margins are...
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