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The Olympic Games
G. S. Robertson The Fortnightly Review Jun 1896

An Englishman’s account of the first modern Olympic games.

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The real Greek economy: owners, rentiers and opportunists
Aristos Doxiadis Open Democracy Sep 2010

Why Greece has really failed.

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The Ticking Euro Bomb (Parts 1-4)
Der Spiegel Oct 2011

Built on a foundation of debt and trickery, where economic principles were sacrificed to romantic political visions, the Euro has become the world’s most dangerous currency. How the utopian dream of a common currency turned tragic.

Part 1: How a Good Idea Became a Tragedy
Part 2: How the Euro Zone Ignored Its Own Rules
Parts 3 and 4: What Options Are Left for the Common Currency?
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Can Europe Be Saved?
Paul Krugman New York Times Magazine Jan 2011

How the dream of the Euro became a nightmare.

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Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds
Michael Lewis Vanity Fair Oct 2010

Riots in Athens, the shadowy Vatopaidi monastery, and a quarter million dollars in debt for every citizen. Welcome to Greece.