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Podcast - Life on Mount Pelion after Storm Daniel
Storm Daniel hit Greece in early September, leading to almost 20 deaths and widespread destruction, as well as recriminations about whether there had been sufficient warnings and anti-flood works.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Society (140), Greece (496)
Our cruel summer
For decades, jumping onto a ferry at the last minute as it prepared to leave for one of the islands was almost a rite of passage in Greece. The lax safety procedures never bothered anyone. It was quaint to leap onto the loading ramp without being impeded by crush barriers, security checks or coast guard officers, but it was also convenient. But this view, commonly accepted for so many years, changed overnight.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Society (140), Greece (496)
Podcast - Lost at sea: The Pylos shipwreck and its aftermath
On the night of June 14, a fishing boat called the Adriana, packed with hundreds of migrants who had paid traffickers to get them from Libya to Italy, sank in the deep waters of the Mediterranean, about 90 kilometers southwest of the town of Pylos in the Peloponnese.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)
Alexis Tsipras, Nanni Moretti and the future of the Greek Left
In the opening scene of his comedy film Caro Diario, Nanni Moretti goes for a ride with his Vespa on the outskirts of Rome. At some point, he stops at a traffic light and he informs the unsuspecting driver of a red cabriolet that he does not believe in majorities. Even in a fairer and more decent society, he will always find himself agreeing with a minority.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)
Our tragedy: How could this happen?
There is one question more than any other swirling around in our minds as we contemplate the devastation of this week’s train crash, which killed more than 50 people, mostly young Greeks: How could this happen?
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (496)