Greek Opposition Tries to Form Government as Election Looms

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 21, 2015 One day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and called for an early election to deal with a party rebellion over the country’s third bailout deal, Greece’s president has asked the country’s main opposition party to form a new government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The IMF Gets Behind Greece With Debt Relief Demand

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 In a move that looks at once like a boost for Greece's economic cause and grounds for further complication among eurozone member countries, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday warned that it might pull its support for the proposed bailout plan unless other nations agree to whittle down some of Greece's debt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tsipras Pushes Greeks to Take Bailout Deal

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday continued the diplomatic high-wire act that his country's economic crisis has obliged him to attempt by working hard to persuade members of the Greek Parliament and the general population to accept the bailout package he was just offered in Brussels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greek Voters Send Decisive Message to European Leaders: No Deal (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 6, 2015 If there was any lingering question about where the majority of Greeks stood on the deal drummed up by European creditors to try to contain Greece's ongoing financial crisis, Sunday's referendum on the bailout package soundly dispelled it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Economists Krugman and Stiglitz on Why Greeks Should Vote ‘No’ on the Referendum

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 1, 2015 Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman maintain that Greece must keep going it alone and vote "no" on the upcoming referendum on the bailout. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It’s Greek to Goldman Sachs

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 30, 2015 “What is this Goldman Sachs and why has it caused us so much grief?” is a question they must be asking in even the most remote of Greek villages, as they are throughout much of this economically troubled world. (Reposted) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Ukraine Is in Crisis. Here’s Why the West Can’t Save It.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 13, 2015 A video roundtable hosted by Truthdig Assistant Editor Alexander Reed Kelly explains why the IMF, Europe and Western corporations don’t have the country’s best interests at heart. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

VIDEO: The IMF Walks Out of Greece Bailout Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2015 The U.S.-led global debt brokerage pulled out of negotiations with Greece on Thursday after it accused Athens of refusing to compromise over labor market and pension reforms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iceland Jailed Bankers and Rejected Austerity — and It’s Been a Success

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 11, 2015 Iceland’s insistence on following a different drummer after the global economic collapse is evidence that a more ethical approach can work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greek Finance Minister Says Austerity Is Bad Medicine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 22, 2015 Greece's new left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza Party raises concerns over international creditors’ demands to restructure the country's labor market and curtail its pension system in exchange for a new package of bailout funds scheduled for release Friday. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks with “Democracy Now!” Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Why Ireland’s Political Elite Are Terrified of Syriza

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 2, 2015 Irish leaders -- eager to maintain that compliance with the demands of international creditors after the 2008 crisis was the best choice for Ireland -- are concerned that the defiant tactics of Greece's newly elected Syriza party may expose their program as flawed if Syriza wins concessions from the troika of lenders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2015 J.P. Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators who levied yet another multibillion-dollar fine against the Wall Street baron for massive illegalities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )