Athens News ran an editorial today saying how important it was for the Greek government to reform, not so the...
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No matter what happens I am always surprised at the next communist steps the Greek government takes. The whole point...
The Greek government, in alarmingly fascist behaviour, is giving the Greek population financial advice although it has no obvious authority...
Forget all the tosh you see in the news. This lady hits the nail well and truly on the head....
An editorial in Athens News today highlights the Greek media's complete state of denial with regards to what is happening...
The recession in Greece is completely artificial and completely unnecessary. The Papandreou and now the Papademos regime have had to work...
Athens News covers an intelligencesquared debate held in Greece yesterday. Roubini is one of the most respected economists on the...
Assuming Germany and the EU decide not to "bail out" Greek bank depositors. What does that say about the last...
The single biggest issue with a Greek government default will be the effect it has on the banks in Greece....
The Papademos regime is leading the world to believe that despite the Greek government being of the verge of default...
There is one fundamental issue that could affect all Greeks in a default. Despite the economic problems in Greece being...
German finance minister Schaeuble is quoted today by Reuters as saying; "The promises from Greece aren't enough for us anymore,"...
The Greek government spends almost 2 billion Euros a month more than it takes in in taxes. (more…)
Ekathimerini did a nice little write-up on what is in the package demanded by the Troika. I'll got through it...
The Greek government is telling the Greek government that they must raid their pensions account to find cost savings. Apparently...
1. Suppression of Information. Any news coverage regarding the Greek government bail out is shrouded in secrecy. Any news coverage...
There are 2 fundamental issues in Greece which could completely dissolve the Troika's control. 2 things that if they are exploited by...
The minimum wage in Greece should be abolished completely not simply reduced. But why does Greece have a minimum wage...
The Greek economy has been mismanaged by consecutive greek governments. The Greek central bank has been instrumental in allowing successive...
It has been in the news for month now. Greece's lender taking a 50% haircut on the their loans. But...
Barack Obama reminds me a lot of Papandreou in Greece. (more…)
You have Wiki, Google, Twitter, Facebook etc etc coming out and saying SOPA is censorship, SOPA is infringing on free...
While whatching something completely different I stumbled on this interesting group. A group of protesters arrested a judge at hearing. The judge...
At a time when the Greek GDP is not enough to service the Greek debt load, Papademos has announced that...
As usual the mainstream media in Greece has not missed the opportunity to denigrate and belittle the Greek people in...
As if it was not obvious enough why Wales should be independent, the English government has put forward proposals to...
It seemed like the first thing the coalition government of the Conservatives and the Lib Dems announced is that they...
Before talking about the new Drachma, we first have to identify the problem with the current Euro currency system and...
Merkel continues to put up impressive resistance to the attempts of Sarkozy and the international banks to put the printing...
Is democracy a process where the government gets permission by the majority to restrict the freedoms of the minority? Why do we need...
On top of the admitted state sponsored terrorist attacks in the north of Nigeria, the Nigerian government has then decided...
Angela Merkel has publicly stated that Greece is free to stay in the Euro no matter what happens to the...
Kathimerini is one of the biggest newspapers in Greece. Today "the editors" have come out with an article dealing with...
I wrote yesterday how the media in Greece was ramping up the propaganda about how bad life would be for...
Today the Iranian government is widely reported as firing many missiles in their naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz. Is this excerise carefully...
Their mouth is moving..... boom boom But seriously, how can you tell when a politician is trying to do something against your best...
Paris Ayiomamitis is featured in article today in Athens News. This is the paragraph that is attributed to Paris Ayiomamitis. Loser 2011...
Proposal for the re-organsiation of Welsh infrastructure after independence Wales has massive infrastructure which has been paid for by Welsh...
I think most people would agree that if that had to vote for Obama or Romney they would vote for...
CNN is reporting that more guns were purchased in December of 2011 than in any month in history. With a...
It now appears to be the norm for NATO governments to take extreme reactions in the face of extreme yet isolated...
"Alternate Finance Minister" acknowledges government actions over the past 3 years have made things worse. Greeks have been put through...
What is the purpose of the inquiry? To find out who was practicing bad/immoral practices and punishing the perpetrators? (more…)
The bankers control of the Greek economy is set to increase in January 2012 with the private banks to start...
How democracy has ended in Greece without so much as a single news article in the media I do not...
You would think the government would realise that Greeks don't like taxes and they don't want to pay taxes so...
If there was any doubt that increasing taxes reduces government tax revenues the Greek economic crisis proves it. Despite massive increases in taxes over the...
The National Bank of Greece needs to take 1.3billion Euros from the "state support fund", presumably to stay afloat. NBG...
Tax evasion as a "problem" in Greece is a fiction put forward by successive Greek governments. The purpose of creating...
Athens News carries an editorial today about the Greek governments debt problems, with the title "biting the bullet", like putting ammunition...
Nicolas Sarkozy has come out and said that the Greek austerity measures are not a big enough "punishment" on the...
As if Greeks needed more evidence that they were living under a tyrannical government, the Greek government has decided it...
Looking at this article Ill go through the article piece by piece 1. Charles Wyplosz says this - Angela Merkel’s vision of fiscal...
Wikipedia defines tyrant as Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage...
While it is nice to see people protesting, unfortunately the Occupy Movement is protesting for more government and less big...
The British government is no longer able to take care of it's embassy staff in foreign countries. The British government...
The UK government agreed to pay X amount to public sector workers when tyhey retired at a certain age. Now...
Athens News reports today that the first round of "labour reserve" will be drawn on Monday. I have said before...
In an unprecedented step by a western government, the police have arrested the leader of one of Greece's main trade unions, something...
Athens News carried a nice article regarding the Greek Central Bank statement "last such opportunity" Most of it is the...
Looking past the obvious commentary given in the mainstream media which is "investors must think Germany is not a safe...
I'll get straight to the point. This is the quote In a July article in The Globalist, an online political...
Okay, this is not a new thing, it has been going on as far back as anyone can remember but...
Athens News appears to support the appointment of Papademos but I view it as a moral hazard, Greece is promoting the person...
With a "unity government" in Greece and with a supposedly neutral PM, could this be the shape of democracy in Greece...
One of the main men involved in Greece's fraudulent entry into the Euro could be made Prime Minister of Greece....
Like all governments, Greece spends more every year than it takes in in taxes. Also like all governments, Greece is...
The message from the EU is very clear, either Greeks support the government the EU wants or Greece can leave...
Papandreou calling for a referendum has not only put Greece in an interesting situation but also Angela Merkel (more…)
The Greek referendum will end in a no vote. Every Greek I have spoken to say the "shock" referendum announcement...
Greek Government Propaganda Techniques - 1. Denigration Definition: (more…)
About the authorTakis Pappas is an associate professor of comparative politics at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece (on leave)...
The Greek debt problem is extremely easy to solve. Before it can be explained why, we first need to understand...
Reuters carried an in-depth article in July of 2011, I have pasted it in below. Basically it shows that the...
So it was announced today that Greek has been granted the next tranche of the bailout by the troika. The...
The 19th of October 2011 will witness the almost complete shut down of the Greek economy. 2 main themes dominate...
As I wrote in yesterday's article the Papandreou regime seems to get a buzz from causing chaos in Greece. I...
In the continuing efforts of the Greek government to tighten control over the spending of private citizens a new tax...
Apparently when a government takes over the running of something, it is not a nationalisation. That comes from the Greek...
Let us summarise what socialism stands for. Looking after the less fortunate in society with money from the more fortunate...