Greece Gets Government, Germany Relieved Greece Gets Government, Germany Relieved
The Greek election has brought the same old politicans back to power and neo-Nazi Golden Dawn into parliament.
Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Greece’s Knife-Edge Election Greece’s Knife-Edge Election
Greek politics is in a state of molecular meltdown, but the election story told by European politicians and journalists doesn’t begin to map it.
Jun 14, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Europe Rejects Austerity Europe Rejects Austerity
The financial crunch has broken the illusion of stability, exposing a deeper crisis of representation.
May 9, 2012 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
The Day After: Europe Rejects Austerity The Day After: Europe Rejects Austerity
In the battle between the markets and democracy, it’s one to democracy—with all its flaws and pitfalls.
May 7, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Voting in the Dark: Greece Goes to the Polls Voting in the Dark: Greece Goes to the Polls
Almost all the candidates in the Greek election—on the same day as the French—see support for austerity as political suicide.
May 4, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Greece in Meltdown Greece in Meltdown
In less than two years, Athens has changed from a reasonably prosperous capital to a broken city.
Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
Athens Burning Athens Burning
Greece feels like a labyrinth from which there is no exit.
Feb 13, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
European Summit: German Austerity Blues European Summit: German Austerity Blues
A German proposal to take over Greece’s finances has sent ripples through the Summit, but austerity may be starting to go out of style.
Jan 30, 2012 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Secret Paragraphs: On Alan Hollinghurst Secret Paragraphs: On Alan Hollinghurst
The Stranger's Child traces the vanishing of same-sex love through suppression and then, paradoxically, acceptance and openness.
Nov 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Greece Spins Out of Control Greece Spins Out of Control
Returning to Athens after three months away, I found the state close to dissolution and people in despair.
Nov 2, 2011 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis