Tag Archives: Syntagma Square

Immediate Democracy

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Michaela

By Stathis Gourgouris The historical fact that Athens was the birthplace of democracy has been haunting the crowds assembled for nearly two months in the city’s Syntagma (Constitution) Square, right across from the House of Parliament, protesting undaunted against the government’s … Continue reading →

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A Clash of Generations

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L. Friedman ATHENS I realize that I should be in Washington watching the debt drama there, but I’ve opted instead to be in Greece to observe the off-Broadway version. There are a lot of things about this global … Continue reading →

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This is Sparta

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Michaela

Greece is broke. Thats hardly newsworthy, because Greece has been broke since I can remember. Just the fact that Greece is broke and unable to repay it’s debt, by itself is not that much of a problem. It’s a small … Continue reading →

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