Leonidas Oikonomakis

Halkidiki: where neither numbers nor people thrive

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on March 13, 2013

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“Come and invest in Greece! Don’t worry about those rebellious local communities; we will safeguard your investments, all in the name of development!”

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Photoshopping away police torture in Greece

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on February 7, 2013

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Greek police may vainly try to photoshop away the torture of four alleged bank robbers, but they cannot gloss over the radicalization of Greek youth.

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In Greece, the criminals live in other Villas

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on January 20, 2013

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Claiming to fight lawlessness and chaos, the Greek state is cracking down on one of the last bulwarks against fascism: the anarchist squats of Athens.

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Chiapas cries out: the sound of Zapatista silence

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on December 26, 2012

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With the Zapatista communities under attack by capital and state, the indigenous support bases are rising once more to defend their autonomous utopia.

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Zapatistas: “to be heard, we march in silence”

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on December 21, 2012

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As the Maya calendar ends, a new cycle of struggle begins with thousands of Zapatistas peacefully and silently occupying town squares across Chiapas.

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Poverty and social exclusion rising in Greece

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on December 13, 2012

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Poverty and exclusion have exploded in Greece, while the government continues to assault workers. The question that arises is very simple: who benefits?

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Mexico Rising: “Peña Nieto is not my President!”

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on December 2, 2012

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The mass protests against Mexico’s new President are part of a global movement against the power of business and the farce of representative democracy.

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Freedom of speech suspended “until further notice”

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on October 30, 2012

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In Greece, the attack on press freedoms and the collusion with Golden Dawn are indicative of a government in panic and a crumbling hegemonic order.

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The steelworkers guarding modern-day Thermopylae

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on July 21, 2012

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If Spain has the miners of Asturias, Greece has the steelworkers of Aspropyrgos. Their 9-month strike symbolizes the workers’ struggle in neoliberal Europe.

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#YoSoy132: Mexico’s student movement for real democracy

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on June 25, 2012

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In a month, #YoSoy132 has developed into the most vibrant and hopeful student movement to have emerged in Mexico since the ’68 youth uprising.

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