Greek party Syriza came in second yesterday with 26% yet barely existed a few years ago. They built their power through grassroots organizing. Organizers can learn from them.
As members of the Euro zone announce their new plan to bailout Spain and turn their back on Greece, Americans can’t help but wonder what this means for those on the other side of the Atlantic.
A serious Eurozone crisis is imminent. It will have serious, nasty ramifications for the U.S. economy and for President Obama’s bid for reelection.
Greek politicians have failed to come up with a compromise government after having elections on May 6th. The Greek people elected a mix of far right and far left political blocs opposed to austerity measures and bailouts from the European Union.
The Eurozone will eventually collapse, with at least one member nation leaving this year, says the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a noted British think tank.
On Monday, a state appeals court in San Francisco overturned an injunction on executions. The state is scheduled to proceed with the lethal injection of an inmate later this month, barring intervention by a federal judge.
