Greece continues to be in flux. On July 5, the Greek people went to the polls and voted over 60% against austerity. One week later, the Greek government agreed to a new memorandum in principle after an all-night negotiation that was described at times as “mental water-boarding.” Finally, last Wednesday, the first pieces of enabling legislation were passed by the Greek Parliament with a large rebellion of Syriza members of parliament voting against the laws.

Since then debate has raged inside and outside Greece about the future of the eurozone, the political strategy chosen by the Syriza leadership, and the future of this first government of the Left in post-crisis Europe. This interview with John Milios, conducted by Michal Rozworski, is an important intervention into this debate.

John Milios is a longtime activist and a prominent figure within Syriza. Until early this year, he was the party’s chief economic advisor. He is also on Syriza’s central committee and was one of the 109 members of the committee (out of 201) who signed a letter last week opposing the new memorandum.