Syriza’s Red Lines
On Friday, Greece delayed its debt payment to the International Monetary Fund. Is a default imminent?
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Why We Broke With Syriza
Outgoing members of Syriza Youth explain why they won't be supporting their parent party in tomorrow's election.
“Syriza Let Us Down — But We Can Still End Austerity”
In this summer’s Greek elections Yanis Varoufakis’s DiEM25 movement won parliamentary representation for the first time. MP Sofia Sakorafa told Jacobin how the party is challenging Syriza — and rekindling the fight against European austerity.
After Syriza
Syriza failed to stop austerity in Greece. What can Popular Unity do differently?
Becoming Syriza Again
Syriza's rush to power eroded its original radical strategy — but it can be reclaimed.
Syriza’s Electoral Quagmire Reflects Its Crushing of Greeks’ Hopes
Greece’s general election handed a huge victory to the conservative New Democracy, as Syriza shed one-third of its support. With Alexis Tsipras’s party crushing any hope of an alternative to austerity, voters reached for right-wingers promising stability.
Yanis Varoufakis: “Syriza Was a Bigger Blow to the Left Than Thatcher”
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis told Jacobin why he’s publishing his secret recordings of the critical Eurogroup meetings of 2015 — and why the Left around Europe is struggling to overcome Syriza’s disastrous legacy.
After Syriza’s Victory, Confrontation or Capitulation
Syriza's Stathis Kouvelakis on why his party fell short of an absolute majority and the choices that lie ahead.
Syriza’s Failure Has Hurt Us All
Setbacks for Syriza have prompted Alexis Tsipras to call an early general election. Yet as a onetime left-wing government reaches the end of the road, the bases for rebuilding the fight against austerity look weaker than ever.
Greece: Phase One
Syriza is the Left's best chance at success in a generation. But for socialists, the hard part starts after election day.
Greece’s Radical Left Is Fighting to Overcome Syriza’s Legacy
The campaign for Greece’s election this Sunday has been mostly uninspiring, with little hope of an end to austerity. With Syriza’s capitulation in 2015 still weighing heavily, the radical left faces an uphill struggle to overcome the mood of despair.
Syriza and the Radical Break
Syriza’s leadership is operating under difficult conditions. How should we interpret its actions, and what would an alternative look like?
Why Syriza’s Defeat Still Haunts the Left
Five years after Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras capitulated to the Troika, the Left’s challenge to European neoliberalism is weaker than ever. The Greek case showed how the Left could exploit ruling-class crisis — but also the tragic consequences of a failure to prepare for power.
Syriza’s Repressive Turn
Alexis Tsipras’s government promised to end austerity. Now it’s defending the banks against people evicted from their homes — and persecuting those who protest.
Syriza on a Tightrope
Syriza remains popular with the Greek public. But the strategies developed over the next four months will determine the party's future.
Syriza Holds Its Ground
Syriza has been able to stand up to eurozone finance ministers because of the popular movement behind the party.
Greece’s Left Needs to Unite Behind an Alternative to Syriza
Syriza’s surrender to the troika in 2015 continues to hang over Greece’s radical left. With general elections coming this spring, it needs to break out of its impasse — and create a real alternative to the country’s permanent austerity regime.
Is Syriza Retreating?
The latest from Europe is not good. Syriza appears to have backtracked in negotiations, and Germany is seeking total surrender.
The Battle in Syriza
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Syriza member Stathis Kouvelakis debate the future of Greece.
Greece’s Long Road Ahead
Alexis Tsipras’s government imposed years of suffering on Greeks, only to let the conservatives back into power. Rebuilding the fight against austerity could take years — and will be impossible without a direct confrontation with the European Union.