Leonidas Oikonomakis

12M: Barcelona once again becomes a revolutionary hub

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on May 13, 2012

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With the re-occupation of Plaça Catalunya, the movement in Barcelona once again finds itself on the front-line of a Global Spring of resistance.

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A message from the streets of Athens: “save us no more!”

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on February 23, 2012

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We don’t want your money. We don’t want your lies. We don’t want your conditions. We just want to live. No sheep was ever saved through bleating.

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Parallelisms: Sankara, the hero who defied his creditors

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on February 16, 2012

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Resounding from the anti-austerity protests in Greece, we can hear the echo of Sankara — Africa’s own Che Guevara; the hero who defied his creditors.

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The European jigsaw puzzle: tragedy, farce or…?

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on January 12, 2012

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As Europe wakes up to a terrible nightmare, old ghosts from the continent’s dark past are being revived. Greece is the canary in the coalmine.

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