The Nation-- The Greek verb agorevo means “I speak in public.” But agora also is the market. The market was an area of politics. When you try to separate the two, as neoliberalism does, trying to ...

Europe's government debt crisis worsened ominously Tuesday when Greece's credit rating was downgraded to junk status and Portugal's debt was lowered on fears the trouble could spread. Stocks slid on ...

The Latest on the Greek bailout discussions (all times local): 11 p.m. Greece's finance minister says financial markets now have "much greater clarity" about the future of Greece's debts, which will ...

Greece and its financial rescue creditors are struggling to agree on the terms to get more loans to the country. Without a deal, Greece could default on its debts as soon as Tuesday, which could ...

Explore how deflation impacts national debt, from rising real debt values to reduced spending and increased interest rates ...

As if Greece did not already have enough problems. The market was already jolted by the Goldman SEC case. Then, it was the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland postponed a key meeting with European ...