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Podcast: Belabored
Episode: Belabored Podcast #83: Austerity and Solidarity in Greece, with Sarah Leonard
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When the trio of European institutions known as the Troika forced another austerity deal on Greece earlier this month, despite the massive “no” vote from the Greek people in a referendum just days earlier, the hashtag #ThisIsACoup trended on Twitter as Greeks and supporters voiced their outrage. The deal requires privatization of indu...