Report: Years Later, Wildfires Blaze on in Survivors’ Minds
Charlie Hertzog Young
Three-quarters of survivors of Australian bushfires struggle with anxiety two years on. Charlie Hertzog Young reports.
Tag: greece
Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
The leader of Greece’s main leftwing political party resigned on Thursday following a catastrophic general election defeat. That’s what happens when you promise revolution and deliver a whole lot of nothing, writes Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.
Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted
Brendan Woodhouse
When on Monday a migrant boat began to sink in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard did nothing – in fact, there's evidence they may have caused the deadly shipwreck. They’re a stain on rescue services, writes firefighter Brendan Woodhouse.
Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity
Matteo Tiratelli
The International Monetary Fund’s loan-making power has made it a linchpin of the global economy, writes Matteo Tiratelli – power it’s about to use to impose another decade of murderous austerity.
Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?
Michael Chessum
From Occupy Wall Street to Millbank, the generation that awoke in 2010 rejected left history, writes Michael Chessum. Is this why it's struggled to form a coherent political tradition?
Analysis: Has Keir Starmer Heard of Pasokification?
Joana Ramiro
Social democrats across the continent have learned that maintaining ties with the left equals electoral success. The British Labour leader doesn’t seem to get it.
Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World
Charlotte England
Novara Media spoke to those organising against police violence in Myanmar, Greece, Palestine, Nigeria, Chile, Colombia and the United States about what they’re up against, their tips and strategies, and the advice they have for protesters facing police brutality in the UK.
Analysis: Greece’s Golden Dawn Has Been Crushed – But Its Agenda Lives On
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
Leaders of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn have today been convicted of running a criminal gang masquerading as a political party. It marks the conclusion of a years-long inquiry by Greek courts, said to be the largest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg. But, Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou explains, its agenda lives on elsewhere.
Analysis: The Road to Moria: How Greece’s Refugee Disaster Became Business As Usual
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
The fires that destroyed a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos and displaced 13,000 people have prompted international concern about the treatment of migrants at Europe's borders. Yet in Greece, the horrors of Moria are filtered through a terrifying banality which makes them seem like business as usual, explains Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.
Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Debunks Anti-Migrant Myths
While establishment media jumps at the chance to go on refugee safari in the Channel, Ash Sarkar debunks the myths behind anti-migrant sentiment.
Syriza Defeated, but Tsipras’s Takeover of the Centre-Left Rumbles On
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
The headline of Syriza's snap election defeat to New Democracy masks Alexis Tsipras's attempt to rebrand himself as a stalwart of the centre-left. But his neutralisation of the party in favour of his personal authority comes with costs and contradictions, argues Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.
“Our queerness never dies”: The Battle Against Far-Right Violence in Greece
Alex King
The murder of prominent LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos in September has reignited fears that the battle against far-right violence is being lost. Alex King takes a look at what the response to recent murders in Greece can teach those confronting fascism across Europe.
Greece and the Politics of Fire
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
As prosecutors launch an inquiry into the 96 lives lost in the fires that swept through resorts east of Athens, Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou reflects on the events of last month and who was to blame.
Wildfires and Tower Block Blazes Aren’t Freak Accidents – These Are the Fires of Austerity
Alex King
From the Athens inferno to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fires that lead to a catastrophic loss of life aren't freak accidents - they're the consequence of neoliberal policies which urgently need to be challenged, argues Alex King.
Long Read: Ahmad and the Theatre: Life in the Refugee Squats of Athens
Federico Annibale
Federico Annibale talks to migrant in Athens, where squats provide an alternative to the sometimes harsh and humiliating conditions in refugee camps.
Long Read: The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal is Anything but Historic
Islam Abdelgadir
Sunday Long Read: The recent EU-Turkey refugee deal was lauded as 'historic' by Donald Tusk. With refugees continuing to die and the Turkish state capitalising on the crisis, is it really anything but business as usual?
Long Read: Rewrite or Escape the EU? Two Strategies from Southern Europe
Steve Rushton
Sunday Long Read: The rise of Podemos in last week’s Spanish election brings questions of EU membership back into the frame. What can we learn from Greek and Catalan radicals ahead of the UK’s referendum?
‘The government killed our family’: In Conversation with Refugees in Athens
Tomas Lynch
Pedion Tou Areos has become a makeshift refugee camp in central Athens, with many people passing through to central and western Europe from Syria and Afghanistan. Here some of the residents share their reflections and hopes.