Right-wing governments in Europe’s periphery are terrified of a Greek success at the negotiating tableWhile the wealthiest 85 individuals on the planet own more wealth than the bottom half of the world’s population – and when the top 1% will soon own more wealth than the bottom 99% – the people of Greece and the anti-austerity party, Syriza, they elected to lead them are struggling to rebuild their economy so that ordinary people there can live with a shred of dignity and security. But powerful international interests are putting the pro-growth, pro-worker experiment in progressive democracy currently underway in grave danger. Continue reading...
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