A Citizen’s Guide to Greece 2015
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Niarchos Foundation Conference on Philanthropy
Posted June 26, 2013 by Politis
The Second Annual Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Conference on Philanthropy will take place in Athens on June 27th and 28th. The conference will be broadcast live on the Stavros Niarchos Foundation website (www.SNF.org). Featured speakers include Andreas Dracopoulos, Anders Aslund, Olga Kefalogianni, George Soros, Garry Kasparov, and many more.
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Democracy under seige in the north
Posted June 25, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Tom McLaughlin Our first prime minster, Sir John A. Macdonald, said “A public man should have no resentments.” His seething successors demonstrate that this adage is in desperate short supply in Canadian politics today. Faithful to the partisan glue binding them to their parties, our political class is doing everything possible to diminish, demean, […]
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Afghanistan on the Aegean?
Posted June 25, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Alexis Papahelas It won’t be long before the relationship between Greece and the troika starts resembling that of the United States with Afghanistan. The efficient Americans entered that historical and complex country and tried to set up a modern state, an open economy etc. Not long after they started to realize that they were […]
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Football activism
Posted June 23, 2013 by DW
A striking scene from the Copacabana.
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Dumb ways to die
Posted June 23, 2013 by DW
An award-winning public service message from Metro Trains, Melbourne, Australia.
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Saying of the day: 6/22/13
Posted June 21, 2013 by Politis
“To me, achieving a global classroom means using education to erase barriers between people of different cultures and backgrounds; it means giving people the opportunity to learn without the limits imposed by physical or socio-economic circumstances; and it means giving schools and instructors around the world the ability to transcend boundaries to bring high-quality education […]
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Saying of the day: 6/20/13
Posted June 20, 2013 by Politis
“J’ai mal à la Grèce.” Angélique Kourounis
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The least bad option
Posted June 19, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Kevin Featherstone Last week’s dramatic decision to close down Greece’s state broadcaster, ERT answers a question Greece’s political leaders – in and out of government – have lacked the will to confront for a generation. At one level, the move is gesture politics: a sudden, unilateral act intended to impress the Troika (the EU, […]
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Social entrepreneurialism twisted
Posted June 19, 2013 by M P
By Maria Patsarika Did you know about Bitcoin, the virtual currency? I didn’t. I found out this weekend reading the FT magazine. Bitcoin is one of the many entrepreneurial initiatives that feature all too often in the media. It is a monetary storage and distribution digital system, which enables transactions through exchange of codes, rather […]
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Saying of the day: 6/19/13
Posted June 19, 2013 by Politis
“We didn’t decide that Greece was in trouble; Greece was in trouble…” — Jean-Claude Juncker
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Happy birthday, coalition
Posted June 18, 2013 by Politis
By Nick Malkoutzis It is one year to the day since Greece held its second general election in two months and third in three years. What better way to celebrate the occasion than trying to relive the uncertainty and tension we experienced during the summer of 2012? The leaders of Greece’s three coalition parties go […]
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Up a creek…
Posted June 17, 2013 by DW
What is the expression again, “up a creek without a paddle?”
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Radiobubble: when citizen journalism rocks!
Posted June 17, 2013 by KK
By Krysta Kalachani Radiobubble is asking for help from abroad (spreading the word and with donations) in order to keep up their good work and be able to continue to communicate news and information from Greece in 8 foreign languages. The have mounted a campaign on Facebook here. They have also come up with a […]
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Saying of the day: 6/17/13
Posted June 17, 2013 by Politis
“People should appreciate who gets to run for office when you have a [public financing election] system [like the one in New York City]. Librarians run for office, ex-teachers run for office — not just people who have a rolodex of prospective donors. It’s good for the candidates and the voters alike.” Dan Cantor (Executive […]
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ERT: Burning down the house
Posted June 14, 2013 by KK
By Krysta Kalachani Maria Houkli has a point in her editorial on the closure of ERT in glimatikotika.gr Friday morning. But there can also be strong criticism to what she says. In my view the way that the government decided to close down ERT sends messages drawn from other political systems: the public or state […]
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Citizens who want to guard their privacy
Posted June 14, 2013 by Politis
Tips from an article in today’s New Scientist on how to resist the efforts of governments to encroach on their privacy. “… for citizens who want to guard their privacy, there are a number of options. Apps like Silent Circle and RedPhone can already encrypt your calls and send them over a data connection or […]
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How geeks are taking over government
Posted June 14, 2013 by Politis
A very matter-of-fact clip in today’s Guardian on how open source technology is helping the British civil servants keep up with their work load — through the creation of “compelling digital services for government.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahpVvPkCf4
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The Politics of Nation-Building: Harris Mylonas in Thessaloniki
Posted June 13, 2013 by Politis
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Greece’s state broadcaster and the politics of eternal discontent
Posted June 12, 2013 by pdcadmin
By Kostas A. Lavdas The news is plain and simple. The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a “haven of waste.” While all 2,500 employees would be sacked, the government says they would be paid compensation and would be able to apply for work when the corporation relaunches as a […]
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Saying of the day: 6/12/13
Posted June 12, 2013 by Politis
“Culture is like marmalade. The closer you get to the bottom of the jar the more you try to spread what’s left.” — Anonymous (Paris, 1968)