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Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA: Impact of austerity on Greece 'catastrophic'
In the current Eurozone crisis Greece has been unfairly cast as the "black sheep" of Europe. Greece isn't alone in being negatively impacted by neoliberal economic policies - policies that have precipitated a meltdown in the Eurozone and a growing gulf between classes. It isn't a Greek crisis, it's a European crisis, a crisis of capital - Greece just happens to be the stage where the drama is presently coming into sharpest focus. The Greece Solidarity Campaign recently met with Alexis Tsipras
Québec student protests send a powerful message
Québec education minister Line Beauchamp has resigned. In making the announcement she said "I am resigning because I have decided I am not part of the solution." She denies that her resignation is connected with the demonstrations and "vandalism." She has been replaced as Education Minister by Michelle Courchesne. Despite a long, arduous haul the students are showing no signs of backing down. Some critics of the student protests say that since student tuition in Québec is the lowest in Canad
Argentine Olympics ad raises Falklands dispute
Earlier this year - the 30th anniversary of the Falklands' war - Prince William arrived on the islands for military duty. His presence sparked heated debate in the media and union jack burning in Buenos Aries. The Falklands/Las Malvinas dispute can become incredibly heated with a little push and shove. A provocative new Olympics-related ad featuring Fernando Zylberberg of the Argentine men's hockey team is likely to set off another slanging match. The 90-second ad was reportedly shot by the US
