Greece’s anti austerity party Syriza has taken the lead in polls for the next scheduled election due to take place in June 2016. The Syriza party has opposed the harsh economic austerity measures which were put into place following the onset of its economic crises.
Articles by DC Authors
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Afghanistan Election Crises Deepening?
Afghanistan election crises may be deepening as the two presidential candidates have broken off negotiations over disagreements. Both have now refused to concede accusing eachother of vote rigging and election fraud
On Helping Loved Ones Request Absentee Ballots
Help the people you love push for the issues they care about by reminding them to request absentee ballots. Follow up by reminding them to vote and return the ballot.
From GNP to Gross International Happiness
Any healthy country that achieves a high level of gross national happiness can be a model for other countries to emulate. Here are seven problems that prevent Gross National Happiness: the overall happiness of a nation.
Helping with the Refugee Crisis at the Border: A Photo Essay
Think, how bad can things be that a woman leaves her country, not even speaking Spanish —never mind English— because she fears for her life? How can anyone say that she wants to leave her homeland, to come to a country where she does not understand and is not understood?
Democracy Threatened in Hong Kong?
In contradiction with that desire for a free and fair election the standing committee has announced that “it will decide” who is approved to run for political leadership during the 2017 Hong Kong election angering many in the pro-democracy movement.
Election Protests in Pakistan Threaten Democratic Process
Protests in Pakistan have continued into their third straight week as marchers follow the cricket star turned political challenger, Imran Khan, who has refused to concede the elections which took place in July 2013.
Anti-Immigration Murrieta Nasties Battle Besos, Not Borders
When anti-immigration Murrieta militants realized we were at the front of the capitol building, they strutted over to cause trouble. The baldie started to yell, shoving a bullhorn right into our faces; at the same time, he would roar, “don’t touch me; don’t touch me.” He was going berserk.
McAllen’s Sacred Heart Leads Efforts Helping Refugee Families
As adjunct activists, we need to remember our collective truth — our nakedness with all its biting candor yet its accurate honesty — and realize that on this earth, we are all in this together: adjunct, dreamer, undocumented — children & parents alike — workers, labor & all unions.
Julian Assange Says Will Soon Leave Ecuadorian Embassy
Julian Assange is wanted in Sweden on accusations of sex assaults is facing extradition to Stockholm and then possibly to the United States following a document dump of military cables in 2010 which caused controversy all around the world.