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Matt Stoller
@matthewstoller
This is a romantic story, but Tsipras had zero leverage.
@yvessmith
described in gruesome detail what leaving the Euro would have meant for Greece, and how there was zero planning for such an eventuality. We're talking humanitarian crisis, starvation, etc.
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George Eaton
@georgeeaton
How Syriza's capitulations allowed the Greek right to escape the dustbin of history — a brilliant long polemic by @yanisvaroufakis. newstatesman.com/world/europe/2
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Matt Stoller
@matthewstoller
The only real possibility for Greece would have been the Obama administration putting pressure on Europe, but then, Obama abhorred wielding power. It's why the Germans absolutely love him. He let them act as monsters.
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George Eaton
@georgeeaton
How Syriza's capitulations allowed the Greek right to escape the dustbin of history — a brilliant long polemic by @yanisvaroufakis. newstatesman.com/world/europe/2
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