Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Since the 2008 Great Recession, the Greek capitalist class has mortgaged the country to the EU banks, and are forcing the workers and youth to foot the bill through massive unemployment and drastic austerity cuts. A deep economic and social crisis has led to polarization to the right and left, and the sudden emergence of SYRIZA as a powerful new force in the mass movement. What are the prospects for Greece today?—A public talk by Steve Iverson of the International Marxist Tendency at the Center of Marxist Education on January 31, 2015. Discussion follows.
To learn more about the Center of Marxist Education, see facebook.com/CenterForMarxistEducation
Since the 2008 Great Recession, the Greek capitalist class has mortgaged the country to the EU banks, and are forcing the workers and youth to foot the bill through massive unemployment and drastic austerity cuts. A deep economic and social crisis has led to polarization to the right and left, and the sudden emergence of SYRIZA as a powerful new force in the mass movement. What are the prospects for Greece today?—A public talk by Steve Iverson of the International Marxist Tendency at the Center of Marxist Education on January 31, 2015. Discussion follows.
To learn more about the Center of Marxist Education, see facebook.com/CenterForMarxistEducation










