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The Street of Dreams -part 2 (Mikis Theodorakis)

Posted May 31st, 2012 at 04:11 PM by Solidaire
Updated February 2nd, 2013 at 03:32 AM by Solidaire

Opposite to the Ionian pillar of Hadzidakis' lyricism and grace, stands the Doric pillar of Theodorakis' epic and vibrant music. Those two are the most significant Greek composers and songwriters, and they have both marked, in their own way, the culture of modern Greece.

is a man overflowing with passion and creativity, having written innumerable songs, concerts, operas, but most significantly, having linked his music with the struggles for freedom and democracy....
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Capitalism, Neoliberalism, and the relevance of Marx

Posted May 6th, 2012 at 09:49 AM by Solidaire

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The defining battle for the 21st century won't be between capitalism and socialism but between two capitalist models: liberal capitalism of Western democratic societies and the state capitalism of increasingly powerful autocratic states. The latter are brutal players who have as little respect for "fair trading", as for human life and civil rights. The West is just waking up to the situation. I don't want to sound pessimistic but comforting ourselves that "it'll
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Developing into extinction

Posted May 5th, 2012 at 11:39 AM by Solidaire

During the last century, our technological and scientific progress has been immense. We advanced chemistry and used its breakthroughs in almost every aspect of life. We found ways (pesticides, fertilizers) to improve the agricultural production and feed more people. We created products on a mass scale that improve our daily life, or simply serve our vanity. We introduced medicines widely used that are essential to our survival, like antibiotics, and others, like the contraceptive pill that are crucial...
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Chernobyl

Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 AM by Solidaire
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Chernobyl nuclear accident, 26 April, 1986. The worse accident in the history of mankind, a combination of human mistakes and a faulty design, resulting in countless deaths due to radiation and radiation-caused diseases. Most of Europe received considerable amounts of radioactive fallout, with Ukraine and Belarus being hit the hardest. There is an exclusion zone of 30 Km around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in which abandoned villages and towns are included, Pripyat (once home to 50,000 people) being...
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The Street of Dreams -part 1 (Manos Hatzidakis)

Posted January 21st, 2012 at 05:05 PM by Solidaire
Updated February 2nd, 2013 at 03:19 AM by Solidaire

"Hello.
I've come to show you the Street of Dreams myself.
It doesn't stand out; it's just a street like all the other of Athens'.
It is -so to speak- the street where we live.
Small, insignificant, sad, tyrannical, and yet infinitely kind.
There is a lot of dirt, a lot of children, a lot of mothers, a lot of hopes; and a lot of silence.
And everything is blanketed by a tender, but also unbearable sky.
Here, in this street, the dreams of so many...
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