Greece’s political trajectory since 2010 has been highly distinctive — and in many ways paradoxical. The country’s various governments have included parties…
Costas Lapavitsas
The neoliberal model has been highly successful in achieving its most basic aim, which is to shower ever-greater advantages on the already over-privileged
Interview on how it is ludicrous on the part of a former left party to speak of a neoliberal success story for a country mired in poverty and debt
Alexis Tsipras claimed there was no realistic alternative to austerity for Greece. He was wrong
In a speech in Athens, Costas Lapavitsas says the Syriza plan was to achieve radical change within the Eurozone – and that’s impossible
Interview on what the Greek people are willing to say yes to
Instead of acceding to the troika’s devastating demands, Syriza should free the country from the trap of the common currency – if the Greek people agree
The European “institutions” are seeking a public defeat of Syriza and the closing off of any alternative
Greece’s creditors do not have the country’s best interests at heart. Syriza, which still has enormous popular support, will not be afraid to examine the alternatives
The Left, in Greece and elsewhere, must urgently begin to develop alternative narratives of internationalism, of European-ness, of solidarity