Greece's conservative government faces a censure motion in parliament on Thursday over claims it had sought to manipulate an ongoing investigation into the nation's worst train tragedy. After a three-day debate, the no-confidence motion will be put to an evening vote that the government majority is expected to win. The motion lodged
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Of Aristotle, Orwell, and the Young Heirs
A couple of decades ago in Athens, a conversation over a ‘souvlaki’ and wine dinner with a young Greek economist led to talking about democracy. Asked for his opinion, he said “By then, when philosophers like Aristotle formulated their theories about democracy, the society was dominated by the rich.” When asked