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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Paul Krugman: "I may have overestimated the competence of the Greek government"

Paul Krugman: "I may have overestimated the competence of the Greek government" | real utopias | Scoop.it
 

The following transcript is of an interview by host Fareed Zakaria with economist and The New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman.
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What was the point of Tsipras referendum? | Paul Mason | Paul Mason

What was the point of Tsipras referendum? | Paul Mason | Paul Mason | real utopias | Scoop.it
The new Greek government proposals, published late last night are clearly based on those submitted by Jean Claude Juncker last Thursday, before the referendum.
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Chomsky: Greece's Syriza & Spain's Podemos Face "Savage Response" Taking ... - Democracy Now! (blog)

Chomsky: Greece's Syriza & Spain's Podemos Face "Savage Response" Taking ... - Democracy Now! (blog) | real utopias | Scoop.it
As Greece defaults and faces a referendum this Sunday on a new bailout package, watch Noam Chomsky on Europe’s "savage response" to the pushback against austerity demands.
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Greek PM Tsipras Supports Revival of WWII Reparations Committee Initiative

Greek PM Tsipras Supports Revival of WWII Reparations Committee Initiative | real utopias | Scoop.it
The Greek government supports the initiative to set up once again and upgrade the inter-party parliamentary committee to demand the WWII reparations as well as the forced loan from Germany, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech to...
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Troika, Grexit or Plan B?

Troika, Grexit or Plan B? | real utopias | Scoop.it

The Greek government and its people must seize control of the commanding heights of the economy.  That means public ownership and democratic control of the banks and the major strategic companies; the launch of a public investment programme for jobs and growth and an appeal to solidarity within Europe for the Greek alternative against the neo-liberal governments in the Eurogroup.  That would probably lead to Greece being ousted from the EU, given the current balance of political forces.  But at least the Greek people and the rest of Europe would see why the Euro leaders are doing it and also have a clear alternative plan B to implement (https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/an-alternative-programme-for-europe/).

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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation