The suffering of the Greek people is deep, very deep. Austerity is pushing larger and larger sections of the population into poverty – a direct consequence of the cuts imposed by the Troika. Fred Weston continues his series on the crisis in Greece, looking at the very real human impact of austerity

The historic crisis of European capitalism expresses itself most graphically in the existential crisis of the European Union. This throws up a number of questions for Marxists on the nature of the EU and the attitude of Marxists to the idea of European integration. We publish here a reading guide on the question of Marxism and the European Union.

One year ago 60% of the Greek population said OXI [No] to the Troika’s austerity. One year later we see austerity continuing and getting much worse! The decline in living standards in the recent period has been palpable. Fred Weston continues his series examining the ongoing crisis in Greece.