‘Deplorable’: Refugees Face Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets At Greece-Macedonia Border

‘A pregnant woman came into the clinic with her two children; she was close to the border when tear gas was used, people started to run, she fell down.’

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton
A migrant man throws a can of the tear gas back toward Macedonian police during a protest at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Sunday, April 10, 2016. Thousands of migrants protested at the border and clashed with Macedonian police. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

Following reports that hundreds of refugees and migrants—including women and children—were wounded on Sunday when Macedonian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds on the Greek side of the border, protesters marched in the small village of Idomeni on Monday, highlighting what one human rights expert described as an "absurd humanitarian

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ANALYSIS: The Greek Bailout Paves The Way For The United States Of Europe

Illusions are at play in the modern tragedy that is the Greek economic system, particularly when it comes to notions of who benefits most from the latest bailout.

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Red spray paint covers a French-language Bank of Greece sign to read 'Bank of Merkel' in reference to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Athens, Monday, July 6, 2015.

SAINT-JEROME, Quebec --- Modern Greek tragedy is at play, and so are illusions. The big myth is that Greece overspent and the Greek government was reckless with its budgets, ultimately indebting Athens. It is true that Greek officials tried to gain influence and political support through spending. It’s also true that they signed lucrative

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The Politics Of Punishment: Greece Is Being Destroyed By Europe And Austerity Orthodoxy

With Greece and the eurozone committing to reforms and a bailout that’s still unsustainable, it’s the people of Greece who are left to suffer, not knowing “what will come tomorrow. They don’t know if they’ll have their jobs or if they’ll have money to live,” a Greek expat tells MintPress.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins
A street vendor pushes his trolley as he passes a banner, depicting a wrecking ball that reads: "NO" and destroying a wall with anti-austerity measures, in Athens, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Barely a week after their last crunch vote, Greek lawmakers are set to vote later Wednesday on further economic reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a new financial bailout.

WASHINGTON --- All the news coming out of Greece is bad, says Giannis Nitodas, who left his home in Chios, Greece, amid the mounting pressures of austerity measures that continue to crush the Greek economy. “I was paid €900 [$990] per month,” Nitodas told MintPress News from his home in Toronto, Ontario. “But we didn’t know what would happen

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Advancing Bailout, Greece Approves ‘Terms of Surrender’ to Austerity

Banks set to re-open Monday as ECB head announces emergency credit and promotes debt relief.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton

After a lengthy and tense debate that stretched into the early hours of Thursday morning, the 300-member Greek Parliament voted by a majority of 229-64 to pass what former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis—one of those to vote "No"—is calling the "Terms of Greece's Surrender" to European creditors. The €86 billion bailout comes at a high

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#ThisIsACoup: Global Anger Erupts Over Germany’s Harsh Austerity Demands

#ThisIsACoup became the top trending hashtag on Twitter worldwide – and is #1 in Germany and Greece.

Common Dreams
By Common Dreams

A list of draconian new austerity demands handed to the Greek government in Brussels Sunday ignited a global backlash against Germany, German Prime Minister Angela Merkel and finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble. #ThisIsACoup became the top trending hashtag on Twitter worldwide - and is #1 in Germany and Greece. The tag was attached to tens

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From ‘No’ to ‘Yes’: Rejection of Austerity Just Beginning of European Battle

As he announces his resignation, Yanis Varoufakis says he “shall wear the creditors’ loathing with pride” as Greece marches forward.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally

Even with a historic political victory in his pocket after seeing his nation vote overwhelmingly against the imposition of further austerity in exchange for a new loan package from foreign creditors on Sunday, Yanis Varoufakis, the outspoken finance minister of Greece's Syriza-led government, announced his resignation on Monday morning. In a

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