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Coming to grips with children trying to earn money on the streets

Posted  July 11, 2013  by  Politis

By Alyssa Olivo Even though I’m used to seeing homeless people begging on the streets of New York City, I’ve been surprised at the amount of children trying to earn money on the streets in Greece. I can count on both hands the amount of times I’ve had a child come up to me, play […]

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The non-amendable phenomenon of regulatory amendments

Posted  April 9, 2012  by  pdcadmin

By Panagiotis Karkatsoulis Politis wanted to post the names of those ministers who recently tried to amend legislation agreed to by the Greek government in exchange for the next tranche of aid from the Troika. When we could not find what we wanted online, we approached internationally renowned expert Panagiotis Karkatsoulis, who responded as follows. […]

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Nerdy citizenry

Posted  April 29, 2013  by  Politis

By Politis Are geeks the model citizens of the 21st century? Bill Moyers and Co. think so, with compelling evidence. “… we see hackers getting involved in so many different domains of politics… there are some bread and butter issues: free speech and privacy, civil liberties. This is something that a lot of hackers who […]

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No justification for violence and discrimination

Posted  April 7, 2014  by  pdcadmin

By Ioanna Konstantinou Having lived the Indian reality from within, I have come to know that discrimination is based on numerous and often interrelated aspects such as religion, caste, ethnicity, disability, social status and gender. Discrimination against women is systemic and gender-based violence is pervasive and perpetrated with impunity. The fact that Indian women face […]

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Join in to unf_ck the world

Posted  May 31, 2013  by  Politis

June 8 is “Unfuck the World Day.” Seriously. According to the team at UFTW, “Unfuck The World Day is dedicated to all the people who are awakening, who get up, go out and make this world a better place, every day.” You can organize your own party to mark the date. Here is how. “On […]

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Una fatsa (una faccia)? Is Italy headed toward a “Greek-style” crisis?

Posted  March 15, 2013  by  KK

By Krista Kalachani I just found a small gap to write a couple of things about what is happening in Italy. If you checked the newspapers in Italy this week, apart from the Pope’s election which is probably the most important news story of the week, one of the things that has been circulating is […]

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Posted  December 5, 2012  by  PR
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Revolt of the clowns (the real ones)

Posted  March 2, 2013  by  Politis

Der Spiegel has a story according to which professional clowns in Germany are up in arms regarding a comment made by the leader of the German opposition, Social Democrat Peer Steinbrück, comparing Italian political figures Silvio Berlusconi and Beppe Grillo to clowns. “A circus clown is no fool who can be placed on the same […]

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In praise of subjecthood (of the right sort)

Posted  June 10, 2013  by  Politis

Living in Europe today is akin to being a subject in some latter day Holy Roman Empire, that “political commonwealth under which the Germans lived for many hundreds of years.” So says Brendan Simms of Cambridge University in today’s New York Times. While the Empire lasted nearly a thousand years, however, the comparison is not […]

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Saying of the day: 5/20/13

Posted  May 20, 2013  by  Politis

  “Men with guns I’m used to. But kids without books, teachers or classes for a long time — that’s trouble. Big trouble. “ — Thomas Friedman

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Can Facebook remake government?

Posted  September 5, 2013  by  Politis

Excerpts below from an article in TechCrunch last about about the prospect of Facebook and other social media to remake government around the world. Is there hope? Mark Zuckerberg has a grand vision that Facebook will help citizens in developing countries decide their own governments. It’s a lofty and partially attainable goal. While Egypt probably […]

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I, Citizen

Posted  February 14, 2014  by  DW

By David Wisner I was invited not too long ago to discuss my views on citizenship on a local television program. What is different about citizens in Greece and in the US, was more or less the line of inquiry. I answered in somewhat broken Greek, and for fear that my thinking is not easily […]

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Saying of the day: 1/27/13

Posted  January 26, 2013  by  Politis

  “Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise.” — Aeschylus

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A coin has two sides: the new Greek society emerging from the crisis

Posted  May 15, 2012  by  pdcadmin

By Evangelos Kontos Experiencing these difficult days in Greek society first hand makes any person regardless of their political views, economic status, education, feel uncertain for the future, for the days to come. This uncertainty can transform to fear instantly and fear brings always his best friend with him, panic. A society in panic is […]

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Would you vote for me?

Posted  June 2, 2014  by  Politis

Advance notice, for immediate release The Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service is commemorating 15 years of public service initiatives this spring with a Festival of Civic and Urban Culture, consisting of a series of events conceived to celebrate different aspects of citizenship in the city of Thessaloniki. The next in […]

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Administrative reform and the Greek parties

Posted  June 4, 2012  by  pdcadmin

By Konstantinos Bouas The ongoing administrative reform effort is one of the most critical issues of concern for administrative science in Greece.  Considering the longstanding structural weaknesses of the public administration, as well as the explicit commitments of the Greek State deriving from the Memorandum, it is easy to realize the urgency of immediate and effective […]

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The mandate, and other democratic myths

Posted  February 17, 2015  by  DW

This past weekend the digital site of the French newspaper Le Monde ran an interesting story entitled, in translation,  “The Greece that did not vote for Syriza.” I cannot say the piece was faultless, but Eliza Perrigueur, the author, did good research and presented an interesting view of the Greek elections for a francophone audience. […]

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Saying of the day: 3/18/13

Posted  March 18, 2013  by  Politis

  “If you make people’s lives better they will pay you for it — bottom line.” — Rob Markey

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Here’s to your health

Posted  April 14, 2015  by  DW

I recently found myself obliged to spend some time in a public hospital. Aside from the obvious benefits to my health, it was a most revealing experience. Ihave no complaints about my treatment. The rather negative opinion I had formed previously about this particular hospital, based largely on the impression of utter chaos and lack […]

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Political extremism and violence

Posted  April 25, 2013  by  DW

By David Wisner Takis Michas has written about political extremism and violence in today’s Protagon. “Is there really a difference,” he asks, “between the violent tactics used or condoned by SYRIZA (riots, occupations of public buildings, harassment of university teachers, intimidation of political opponents, hate speech etc ) and those used or condoned by Golden […]

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