This Week: Interview with Dr. Jack Rasmus on Greek & European Economic Crisis

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rasmusThis week on Dialogos Radio, the Dialogos Interview Series will feature an interview with Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of economics and politics at St. Mary’s College in California and author of several books, including his most recent book, “Looting Greece,” published by Clarity Press.

In this interview, Dr. Rasmus will share with us his analysis and insights regarding current economic developments in Greece and in the Eurozone, his response to the Greek government’s claims that the country’s economy is now recovering, and his prescriptions regarding policy proposals which could reverse the ongoing crisis. He will also discuss his recently-published book on Greece, as well as share his thoughts on the economic difficulties seen throughout Europe and the Eurozone.

Stay tuned for this interview, plus some great Greek music, this week exclusively on Dialogos Radio! Broadcasts begin Thursday, September 29 across our worldwide network.

Our Latest Analysis on SYRIZA, Corruption, Continued Austerity, and the TV Licensing Scandal

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mintpressnewsIn our latest analysis for Mint Press News, we take a close look at the SYRIZA-led government in Greece and its continued implementation of harsh austerity measures and cuts. Rather than casting off the shackles of the EU, Eurozone and IMF, the SYRIZA-led Greek government favors the ‘oligarchs’ it once vowed to tear down and doubles down on austerity measures, leaving Greece to suffer through a modern colonial nightmare. Includes a thorough analysis of the scandalous, illegal television licensing bid recently completed by SYRIZA.

Read this article here: http://www.mintpressnews.com/mess-corruption-neoliberal-austerity-syriza-sells-greece-highest-bidders/220257/.

Sep 27

Commentary of the Week: SYRIZA’s Lies and the Illegal Television Licensing Bid

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commentaryoftheweekBy Michael Nevradakis

Not so long ago, but certainly in a galaxy far, far away, the purported prime minister of Greece gave his state of the union address and told the masses just how great everything in Greece is, under the tenure of the SYRIZA-led coalition government in Greece. At least, one has to assume that Alexis Tsipras does indeed reside in a galaxy far, far away, if he believes all of the nonsense he spouted recently during his annual speech at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair. Why, according to Tsipras, salaries are going up, unemployment is going down, he is going to give raises, he will provide more jobs, schools and public services are all functioning better than ever before, tourism is arriving in Greece in record numbers, and Greece has turned the corner and is headed towards perpetual growth, stability, and sustainability.

That’s fantasy island. Now here’s reality. There’s the story of the elderly woman in Greece who relies upon an oxygen concentrator to live, but who had her electricity cut off, while her son was arrested for protesting the action. There was the street vendor, selling pastries on the street and whose spouse is unemployed, fined €5,000 for unlicensed operation, as part of the government’s supposed crusade against purported “tax evaders.” Not too far from home in Athens, 17 out of 22 storefronts lie vacant in a three block stretch which also includes a park that is chained shut and filled with overgrown weeds. On the island of Samos, German police patrol the main port, in uniform, while in the mountain villages, residents and shop owners listen to Turkish radio, because no reception of Greek stations is possible.

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Sep 27

Transcript: Interview with Déborah Berman-Santana on Crises in Puerto Rico and Greece

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deborah1The transcript of Dialogos Radio’s interview with Déborah Berman-Santana, retired professor of geography and ethnic studies at Mills College in Oakland, California. This interview aired on our broadcasts for the week of September 15-21, 2016. Find the podcast of this interview here.

MN: Joining us today on Dialogos Radio and the Dialogos Interview Series is Déborah Berman-Santana, recently retired professor of Geography and Ethnic Studies at Mills College in Oakland, California. Deborah will speak to us about the latest economic and political developments in Puerto Rico, which is facing an economic crisis similar to that in Greece, and she will discuss the similarities that she has seen between Puerto Rico and Greece, after spending some time in Greece recently. Deborah, welcome to our program today.

DBS: Thank you!

MN: Getting us started, describe for us the history of the economic exploitation of Puerto Rico. What has the impact of colonialism been on Puerto Rico’s economic viability?

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Sep 12

Dialogos Radio Returns This Week for a New Season of Broadcasts!

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deborah2Dialogos Radio returns this week with a fresh new broadcast for the start of the 2016-2017 broadcast season! On our first broadcast of the new season, the Dialogos Interview Series will feature an interview with Déborah Berman-Santana, retired professor of geography and ethnic studies at Mills College in Oakland, California, who will share with us the latest on the economic crisis in Puerto Rico and the “bailout” the nation recently received, while also drawing comparisons with the Greek economic crisis, based on her recent visit to Greece.

In addition, hear our commentary of the week segment, plus some great Greek music. All this week, as we launch a new season of Dialogos Radio!

Sep 02

Dialogos Radio to Begin Broadcasts on KXMS 88.7 FM (Joplin, Missouri)

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kxmsDialogos Radio is excited to announce the launch of its programming on a weekly basis on a new broadcast partner: KXMS 88.7 FM – Fine Arts Radio International, based in Joplin, Missouri, at Missouri Southern State University, with coverage in parts of Missouri as well as Kansas and Oklahoma. Our English- and Greek-language broadcasts will be aired on an alternating weekly basis beginning Friday, September 5 and continuing each Friday at 5 pm local time. More details about KXMS are available online at http://www.mssu.edu/kxms/.

Our first two broadcasts will be repeat episodes from our previous, successful broadcast season, while our new broadcast season is set to begin starting on September 15. Stay tuned!

Aug 18

Our Interview with Déborah Berman-Santana on the Crisis in Puerto Rico and Similarities with Greece

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deborah1In our latest feature for Mint Press News, we had the opportunity to interview Déborah Berman-Santana, retired professor of geography and ethnic studies at Mills College in Oakland, California, on the ongoing economic crisis in Puerto Rico, the island’s recent so-called “bailout” by the federal government of the United States, the actions of “vulture funds” in Puerto Rico, the legitimacy of the nation’s debt, the impacts of the island’s colonial status on its economy and political system, and on the many similarities between the crisis in Puerto Rico and the crisis in Greece, based on Santana’s two recent, extensive visits to Greece.

Read the full interview (in English) here: http://www.mintpressnews.com/wall-street-vultures-descend-debt-ridden-puerto-rico/219562/.

Jul 06

Our Pieces on “Brexit” and the Greek Referendum, for MintPress News!

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mintpressnewsDialogos Radio & Media is now proud to be working with MintPress News, where our two latest pieces, on “Brexit” and on the one year-anniversary of the Greek referendum which said “no” to austerity, have been featured.

Our articles, interviews, and analyses will appear regularly in MintPress News in the future…keep checking back for more!

Jun 28

Life in a Modern Day Debt Colony: The Truth About Greece

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platoBy Michael Nevradakis

In May, likely for the first time in the post-war history of the Western world, a national parliament willingly ceded what remained of its country’s sovereignty, essentially voting itself obsolete. This development, however, did not make headlines in the global news cycle and was also ignored by most of the purportedly “leftist” media.

The country in question is Greece, where a 7,500-page omnibus bill was just passed, without any parliamentary debate, transferring control over all of the country’s public assets to a fund controlled by the European Stability Mechanism, for the next 99 years. This includes all public infrastructure, harbors, airports, public beaches, and natural resources, all passed to the control of the ESM, a non-democratic, supranational body which answers to no parliamentary or elected body. Within this same bill, the “Greek” parliament also rendered itself voteless: the legislation annuls the role of the parliament to create a national budget or to pass tax legislation. These decisions will now be made automatically, at the behest of the European Union: if fiscal targets set by the EU, the IMF, and the ESM are not met, automatic “cuts” will be activated, without any parliamentary debate, which could slash anything from social spending, to salaries and pensions. In earlier legislation, the Greek parliament agreed to submit all pending bills to the “troika” for approval. For historical precedent, one needs to look no further than the “Enabling Act” passed by the Reichstag in 1933, where the German parliament voted away its right to exercise legislative power, transferring absolute power to govern and to pass laws, including unconstitutional laws, to then-Chancellor Adolf Hitler.

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Jun 28

Transcript: Interview with Investigative Journalist and Bestselling Author Greg Palast

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greg-palastThe transcript of Dialogos Radio’s interview with investigative journalist, bestselling author, economist, and filmmaker Greg Palast. This interview aired on our broadcasts for the week of June 2-8, 2016. Find the podcast of this interview here.

MN: Joining us today here on Dialogos Radio for this week’s edition of the Dialogos Interview Series is one of our regular and most prominent guests, investigative reporter, filmmaker, and bestselling author Greg Palast, author of books such as Vulture’s Picnic, Armed Madhouse, and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Greg, thanks for taking time out of your hectic schedule to join us once again.

GP: You’re very welcome, anytime.

MN: You’ve been spending the past few months on the road, from what I understand, as part of your new film project, taking an investigative look at the state of democracy and election fraud in the United States today. What have you been seeing, over the course of the primary season these past few months?

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Jun 27

Our interview with Investigative Journalist and Bestselling Author Greg Palast, in Truthout

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truthoutOur recent interview with internationally renowned investigative journalist, bestselling author, economist, and filmmaker Greg Palast has been featured in Truthout. In this interview, Palast discusses the economic crisis and austerity in Greece, his belief that Greece should immediately ditch the euro, the origins of the euro, neoliberalism and recent political and economic developments in Latin America, and election fraud in the United States. Additionally, he talks about his latest crowdsourced documentary film project, as well as the release of his latest book, “Vulture’s Picnic,” in Greek.

Find the interview here: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36580-greg-palast-on-us-election-fraud-and-neoliberalism-gone-amok-in-latin-america-and-greece.

Jun 20

Our Interview with Antti Pesonen of Finland’s Independence Party Featured in Truthout

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truthoutDialogos Radio’s recent interview with the former leader of Finland’s Independence Party, Antti Pesonen, has been published in Truthout! In this interview, Pesonen talks about the Independence Party and the growing movement in Finland which is in favor of exiting the European Union and the Eurozone, while he also describes the many political and economic similarities between Finland and Greece.

The interview is available here: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36470-the-growing-finnish-movement-for-exiting-the-eu-an-interview-with-antti-pesonen-of-finland-s-independence-party.

Jun 08

Commentary of the Week: The Truth About Greece (June 2-8, 2016)

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commentaryoftheweekBy Michael Nevradakis

For this final commentary of the broadcast season, I thought it was time to tell you the truth. The truth about Greece. In May, likely for the first time in the post-war history of the Western world, a national parliament willingly ceded what remained of its country’s sovereignty, essentially voting itself obsolete. This development, however, did not make headlines in the global news cycle and was ignored by most of the purportedly “leftist” media.

The country in question is Greece, where a 7,500-page omnibus bill was just passed, without parliamentary debate, which transfers control over all of the country’s public assets to a fund controlled by the European Stability Mechanism, for the next 99 years. To be clear, this includes all public infrastructure, harbors, airports, public beaches, and natural resources, all passed to the control of the ESM, a non-democratic, supranational body which answers to no parliamentary or elected body. Within this same bill, the “Greek” parliament also rendered itself voteless: the legislation annuls the role of the parliament to create a national budget or to pass tax legislation. These decisions will now be made automatically, at the behest of the European Union: if fiscal targets set by the EU, the IMF, and the ESM are not met, automatic “cuts” will be implemented, without any parliamentary debate, which could slash anything social spending, salaries, and pensions. In earlier legislation, the Greek parliament agreed to submit all legislation to the “troika” for approval. For historical precedent, one needs to look no further than the “Enabling Act” passed by the German Reichstag in 1933, where the German parliament voted away its right to exercise legislative power, transferring absolute power to govern and to pass laws, including unconstitutional laws, to the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler.

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