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Applied Classics: François Hollande and the Socialists of Golden-Age Athens

Lex Paulson | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Classics, Socialism, Europe, Athens, France, Eurozone, French Politics, French Election, Francois Hollande, World News

The French president-elect might find an interesting lesson on socialist leadership in the far distance of fifth-century B.C. Europe, and specifically from the two men who dominated left-wing politics in the twilight of Athens' golden age.

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Greek Joblessness Hits Record High

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Video, Unemployment, Elstat, Unemployment Rate, Bailout, Athens, International Monetary Fund, Reuters, Syriza, Jobs, Jobless, Greek Debt Crisis, Eu, Business News

* Unemployment hits record 21.7 pct in February * Nearly 1.1 million out of a job, most in big cities * Some 54 pct of y...

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Death in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Suicide, Financial Crisis, Crisis, Syntagma Square, Greece Austerity, Athens, Greek Debt, Greek Financial Crisis, World News

A Greek pensioner, aged 77, brought a dramatic end to his life in Syntagma Square recently and shocked the nation. At least, I hope he did, for that was his intention.

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"Ancient" Greek Statue Declared A Forgery

AP | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Ancient Greece, Athens, Forgery, Sculpture, Ancient Greek Statue, Arts News

ATHENS, Greece — The statue of the young woman was found in a goat pen outside Athens, and Culture Ministry archaeologists soon declared it a fi...

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The Avlona Prison Toilet Paper Project

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Immigrants, Volunteering, Juvenile Prison, Athens, Greece, Juvy, Avlona, Impact News

The Juvenile Prison at Avlona, 45 km northeast of Athens, is Greece's largest for young offenders. Here's the story of two women who came to adopt the prison and started a campaign to make life better for the boys that just won't stop.

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Greeks of the World, Unite!

Christos Barlas | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Peter Economides, Hellenism, Greek People, Greece, Athens, Greece Debt Crisis, Greek, Ellines, Greeks, World News

After two years of being portrayed in the international media as lazy, incompetent and escape goats for the breakdown of the global financial system, Greeks from all over the world unite their voices with the sole aim of telling a simple truth: Greece cannot be identified with the failures of its political system.

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Greek Official: 'This Is The Only Way To Keep The Country On Its Feet'

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Interest Rates, Bond Swap, Video, Bailout, Athens, International Monetary Fund, Greece Debt Crisis, Reuters, Cds, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, Euro Zone, European Union, Business News

* Around 86 pct of Greek law bonds submitted for swap * Some reluctant creditors to be forced to accept deal * New bonds...

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Greece Is the Wor(l)d: Part 2

Alexia Amvrazi | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Greece Tear Gas, Greece Austerity, Greece Debt Crisis, Greece Riots, Greece, Athens, Tear Gas, World News

It starts with a tingle in the nose, like you're about to sneeze. Next, a stinging in the eyes. Welcome to the effects of tear-gas, which for Athenians has become an ordinary experience.

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Food Aid Takes Off in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Xenia Papastavrou, Food Aid, Homeless, Crisis, Facebook, Athens, Greece, Hungry, Boroume, Greek Debt Crisis, Food News

Last May a young woman had an idea that sent her to her computer. Why not create a network linking organizations that need food with those that have too much: bakeries, tavernas, hotels, fast food chains... ?

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PHOTOS: Rioters Set Athens On Fire

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Photography, Greek Debt, Photo, Greece, Athens, Greece Debt Crisis, Greek Riots, Exposure, World News

Greek police fired tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters outside parliament, where tens of thousands had massed a rally against austerity plans ...

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PHOTOS: Athens Burns After Massive Protests

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Athens Protests, Athens Riots, Greece Riots, Greece, Athens, Greece Protests, World News

Anger over proposed austerity measures reached a boiling point on Sunday as protests in the center of Greece's capital turned violent. As tens of t...

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Cucina Povera, Greek Style

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Red Crescent, Red Cross, Famine, Food, Athens, Greece, Kurtulus, Greece Default, World War Two Greece, World War Two, Food News

Greeks have survived countless sieges and trials. They became experts at concocting the most delicious meals with the most rudimentary of ingredients. Let's hope we have not lost the knack, because food aid may be slower to arrive this time around.

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Greece's Leaders Seek Bailout Deal Amid Greek Strike, Protests

AP | DEREK GATOPOULOS and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Eurozone, Video, Bankruptcy, Bailout, Athens, International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, Greek Debt Crisis, Austerity Measures, European Central Bank, Austerity, Troika, Business News

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leade...

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TEDxAthens 2011 -- What Took You So Long to Make Films Disruptive?

Sebastian Lindstrom | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Ted, Tedx, Athens, Greece, TEDx Athens, Tedx Conferences, Documentary Filmmaking, Filmmaking, Impact News

Bringing some much-needed positive energy to a country wracked by economic woes, the theme of this year's TEDx event was disruption. From politics to storm chasing to filmmaking; how do we change the rules of the game?

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At Dinner with the Homeless in Athens, Greece

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Greek Homeless Kitchen, Greece Homeless, Food Kitchen, Greece, Greece Homeless Story, Greece Homelessness, Homeless in Greece, Athens, Greece Poverty, Athens Homelessness, Impact News

Down there, it's so lively on weekends, that you would be forgiven for believing all's right in Athena's city. But go back to that little red house, step inside and enter the world of the new homeless.

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Reflections in Athens

Anthony Strano | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Greece, Athens, Greek Gods, Birthplace of Democracy, Greek Mythology, Athena, World News

Things have really gone astray in Greece. The cradle of civilization has tipped over. The baby has been lost.

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Astoria Characters: The Shows Girl

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Anne Rice, Astoria, Joanna Psoroyannis, Events Planner, Fashion Show, Concert, New York University, Athens, Greece, Vampire, New York News

By the time she was 20, Joanna Psoroyannis had arrived in Astoria with only her dreams and a couple of suitcases. She had enrolled at New York University, where she planned to pursue a fine-arts degree.

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Sausage the Riot Dog Speaks

Samantha Marshall | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Greek Riots, Time Magazine, Greece, Athens, Time Person of the Year, World News

Around the world, 2011 was the year the dog barked, and no one did it better than Loukanikos, or Sausage, the Greek Riot Dog. Honored with his own photo gallery in Time Magazine's"Person of the Year" issue, Sausage is finally getting his due.

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Biden Visits Greece

AP | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: President-Karolos-Papoulias, Joe Biden, Joe Biden Greece, Greece, Theodoros Pangalos, Joe Biden Athens, Athens, International-Monetary-Fund, World News

ATHENS, Greece — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Athens for a two-day visit during which he will meet Greece's political leadership...

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An Introduction, A Winning Portfolio (PHOTOS)

David Manning | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Photography, Photojournalism, Nppa, Portfolio, Poy, Athens, Slideadbigshot, Newspaper, Exposure, Georgia, Orlando Photographer, College Sports, Sports Photos, Culture News

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Athens: New World to Emulate

Richard Laermer | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Athens, Greek Monetary Woes, Laermer.com, Falling Governments, Trendspotting, Patronage, European Fall, Political News, Ancient Greece, Plaka, Good Change, World News

After a week here I believe that these leaders are childish and scared to change; and that Greek professional workers will never accept those in power.

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Greece Strikes, the People Rise, Global Economy Teeters

Michelle Chen | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: France, Germany, Eurozone, Greece, Athens, Occupy Wall Street, Protests, Greek Debt Crisis, Europe, #Occupywallstreet, Spain, Euro, World News

The tireless rage that has gripped Greece captures the tenor of the global crisis -- a cry of despair that resonates far and wide from Manhattan's 99 percent to Madrid's Indignados.

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Greece Under Greater Pressure As Finance Ministers Delay Aid Payment

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Valerie Pecresse, European Debt Crisis, Video, Greece Crisis, RIA Capital Markets, Athens, Greek Default, Jean-Claude Juncker, European Central Bank, Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Business News

(Annika Breidthardt and John O'Donnell) - European finance ministers are considering making banks take bigger losses on Greek debt and have postpo...

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Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is

BritChick Paris | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: UK, Greeks, Childhood, Athens, Greece, Culture News

They say people who emigrate never really leave behind their country of origin. I may be half British in birth, breeding and accent, but my spirit is Hellenic.

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Greece's Dismal Economy Leaves Some Feeling They've Lost 'Quality As A People'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Greek Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Athens, Jobs, Jobless, Sparta, Credit Rating, Greek Debt Crisis, Bbc World, Video, Business News

A sovereign debt crisis has left Greece with riots and the worst credit rating in the world. And day-to-day life outside the capital can be equally di...

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