The Greek parliament has passed the package of savage austerity measures and privatizations required to get the last tranche of a 110 billion euro loan from the EU and IMF; without it, the country would have been broke by mid-July. But the long-term prognosis is far from positive.
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Your guide to expressing informed dissent to war, racism, sexism, environmental degradation and market-based solutions to social problems.
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