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Hands on the roof of the car

What say we reverse roles. A regular reader of Politis sent this arresting image our way this morning, with the following caption by Banksy. “The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules...
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Only in Thessaloniki…

  By Diego Salas Things about Greece, Thessaloniki 1. Things I that I never thought I would encounter People in general have at least a basic level of English. Taxis are incredibly cheap. People treat you like a brother th...
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Saying of the day: 4/17/13

  “When the civilian bystanders to the attack ran toward the first blast to give aid to the victims, without a second thought for their own safety, the primary desire of the terrorists — to paralyze a populace with...
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The Warehouse of Souls

By Nicholas Piston* It was somewhat poetic taking the ferry across the Aegean in the cover of night.  I made my way to the outdoor deck, my preferred place to sit whenever taking a ferry in Greece, and stared out to Piraeus,...
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The crisis hits the media

From today’s NPR. “Three years of spiraling economic crisis in Greece have devastated every sector of the economy. The Greek media are among the hardest hit. Many newspapers and TV outlets have closed or are on the ...
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The European family

This post comes courtesy of Politis reader Maria Tsouri. “Europeans have common ancestors, as shown in research on the DNA of Europeans from England to the Balkans published by researchers at the University of California,...
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Citizenville

  The story of one man’s quest — and a politician’s no less — to modernize the “most modern” of America’s cities… “Citizenville is the story of how ordinary citizens c...
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The New Cold War: Russia, NATO, and the Re-Division of Europe

By Ambassador John Koenig Note from the Editors. John Koenig is a retired career Foreign Service Officer and former US Ambassador to Cyprus. He is a member of the Honorary Board of Advisors to the Dukakis Center. The following ...
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Radiobubble: when citizen journalism rocks!

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 lan...
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Honest Abe

“Honesty is a virtue.” Not only in the realm of the proverbial, but also according to classical ethical theory. How often do we ascribe this virtue to contemporary politicians? Do we celebrate our national heroes, o...
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