Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism

Syriza's Greece

12 February 2015
Pro-government protesters gather in front of Greece's parliament to back its demands of a bailout debt renegotiation in central Athens, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Just as elsewhere in Europe in the 1930s, Greece's current economic depression has shaken its politics. In January, the far-leftist party Syriza won a stunning election victory by promising to renegotiate the country's huge debts and end crippling budget cuts. Can it lead Greece out of crisis?

Joining the program are:

Natassa Romanou, founder of Syriza's New York chapter

Maria Margaronis, Europe correspondent and contributing editor for The Nation

Jacob Kirkegaard, senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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