Spanish mayor on hunger strike over austerity and solar energy support
Since April, Spanish mayor Angel Vadillo has camped in front of the national Ministry of Industry. Two months ago he started a hunger strike. Der Spiegel: By now, the mayor has become visibly...
View ArticleReport from a fascist rally in Greece
From a chilling, in-depth report by Maria Margaronis about the rising neo-nazi party, Golden Dawn, in “austerity-ravaged” Greece: Standing among the citizens of Megara as [Golden Dawn party leader]...
View ArticleEU silent on resurgent fascism in Greece
Jerome Roos summarizes the EU’s silence toward the rising violence and authority of Greece’s neo-Nazi party: One day it may… be considered one of history’s greatest ironies that, as EU leaders were...
View ArticleAnti-gay assaults by fascist MPs in Athens
From Yiannis Baboulias at the Guardian: On [October 11] the Athens premiere of Terrence McNally’s play, Corpus Christi, was cancelled following protests by members of the far-right party Golden Dawn...
View ArticleOccupiers morally and analytically “right”
Occupy has been successful in its efforts to popularise the problems of the global financial system for one very simple reason: they are right. From a surprising speech by Andrew Haldane, executive...
View ArticleGreece’s Uncertain Future documentary
Greece’s Uncertain Future, a new 10 minute documentary on the response to social crisis and fascism in Greece. “They [Golden Dawn] don’t need to get elected or be second party or gain the elections and...
View ArticleState of Michigan declares emergency in Detroit, will replace mayor with...
Forbes: Detroit city officials, who have 10 days to seek reconsideration from the governor before a state board formally appoints a manager as early as this month, objected strenuously. Under a...
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