Greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors. Tsipras is scrambling to present a new bailout proposal as greek banks remain shut down. If greek banks run out of money a
Budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling greece . Is germany trying to crush greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange f
Budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling greece . Is germany trying to crush greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange f
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