The Goddess Forsakes Greece
Plato knew his people very well and said over two thousand years ago that mishandled democracy leads to despotism. The bridge between the two is nepotism.
Plato knew his people very well and said over two thousand years ago that mishandled democracy leads to despotism. The bridge between the two is nepotism.
AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 05.26.2012
LONDON -- International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says she has more sympathy for poor African children than Greeks suffering under the cou...
The Huffington Post | Daphne Lambadariou | Posted 05.24.2012
Tragedy struck Thursday morning in the center of Athens when a mother and son leapt to their deaths. Kathimerini newspaper reports that sixty-year-old...
James Berman | Posted 05.22.2012
A Greek company in the deep end of the contrarian pool is my preferred choice. Not because it has better growth prospects. It doesn't. But it has one thing FB lacks: It's priced right for the risk.
Alexander Mizan | Posted 05.09.2012
Greece is on the verge of a national catastrophe. The local political leadership has made successive mistakes, only to be compounded by the recent vote. Let's examine the scenarios.
Robert Cabot | Posted 05.09.2012
There is a surplus of the ugly in Greece -- of avarice, of hideous modernity, corruption, exploitation. But though it is largely hidden, there is something about the tough, durable fiber, the pride of generosity, the fierce instinct for independence which is at the core of the Greek soul.
Ilias Sourdis | Posted 05.01.2012
Prices quoted on the Greek drachma, together with the tax-free or reduced tax environment, will result to adding more value to the holiday's budget -- therefore making Greece very affordable and overwhelmed with tourists from every part of the world.
Maria Paravantes | Posted 04.19.2012
We've passed the audition and are now holding starring roles in Animal Farm Takes Greece -- a remake of George Orwell's foretelling allegorical tale penned 67 years ago!
Sabby Mionis | Posted 05.26.2012
When a country is pushed to desperation and people lose hope, hate mongers gain ground. However, we need to raise our voices to prevent the Greek Parliament from being infested by extremists.
Aphrodite Bouikidis | Posted 05.21.2012
Greek diaspora groups can play a role in helping Greeks address their political, economic and social crisis, but only if they do so with those in Greece that are building the foundations of a more prosperous, equitable and healthy future.
Niovi Christopoulou | Posted 05.15.2012
So, Greece is in big trouble and in need of leaders with good crisis management instincts and experience. (If you know any, send them to Athens ASAP -- economy class only please.)
Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.09.2012
Do Greek authorities understand that, unless they play by the rules and restore their fiscal discipline, there will soon be another default... and no bailout? Nothing is less sure. This is not a few bad years; it is a different way to manage a country.
The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.08.2012
So this is happening: Greece has technically, officially defaulted on its debt. Now what? The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, t...
Claude Ohanesian | Posted 05.08.2012
Much has been written about Greece's financial doom and the domino effect it will have on Europe's and possibly America's economy. I've never liked playing dominos. I prefer to find solutions to problems before there are consequences.
Anthony Strano | Posted 04.25.2012
So what other alternative do the young people have except to migrate to warmer and kinder climates? The future is built on the young adults of today. If they go, Greece will go.
Elena Panaritis | Posted 04.22.2012
The Greek bailout deal is a 130-billion-euro step towards resolving the Eurozone crisis. But it's just one more step on a very long path of economic recovery.
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.15.2012
Greek austerity measures, the necessary price of a European Union bailout, have already taken a toll on the lives of the debt-ridden country's populat...
Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 04.14.2012
In an affair like this one, which is political as much as economic, and where the highly inflammable matter being toyed with is a people, their pride, their memory, their revolt, their survival, one would like to have seen things handled more deftly.
Alexia Amvrazi | Posted 04.13.2012
The word 'crisis' has practically become a synonym to 'Greece' over the last year. But Greece is only a mirror of the world, which is perhaps why it draws such intense emotion and fascination.
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou | Posted 04.10.2012
During the coming years of austerity, thousands of Greek workers will remain idle because policymakers believe that this makes economic sense. It simply does not.
Peter Holmes a Court | Posted 04.02.2012
Rising income inequality is a surprisingly strong concern for this gathering, and the search for new economic models is sincere, but avoiding Europe's combustion is, understandably, the most pressing issue.
The Washington Post | Posted 01.11.2012
Deeply indebted and nearly bankrupt, this Mediterranean nation was forced to adopt tough austerity measures to slash its deficit and secure an interna...
Michael Farr | Posted 01.04.2012
Outrageous as the Greek situation may be, it could foreshadow our own fate. It is imperative that the United States be able to afford the lifestyle and government we choose.
AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and DAVID K. RANDALL | Posted 01.01.2012
NEW YORK — A wave of selling swept across Wall Street and stock markets around the world Tuesday after Greece's prime minister said he would cal...
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.21.2011
Ever since Greece began teetering toward default last year, European officials have extracted promises of budget cuts in exchange for financial relief...
Anthony Strano | Posted 05.30.2012