'The streets of Athens erupted with some of the worst rioting and political violence seen in the country in years’. ‘Rioting Greeks torched buildings and looted dozens of shops as they battled police in central Athens to protest harsh austerity measures’. These were some of the headlines of the global corporate media about last Sunday’s demonstrations in Greece, often accompanied by photos of... Read more

These papers have been prepared as background for the TNI-Red Pepper-LSE conference to be held on 17 February in London School of Economics London "Taking on the technocrats: paths towards another Europe." ‘Italy needs reforms not elections,’ declared Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council as he presented his conception of democracy in a speech at the European University Institu... Read more