It's getting very hard to ignore the differences between how the international community treats Greece and Ukraine.
For example, consider these headlines:
IMF says can continue to support Ukraine even if debt deal not reached
vs.
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The scourge of structural inequality.
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I am on vacation this week and will not be able to participate in this Open Thread so I decided to keep this Open thread very benign.
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When grassroots activists and union leaders threatened to withhold campaign donations from Democratic Congressmen who voted for Fast Track, it should have been a wake up call for all Democrats. If party members have been reduced to threatening representatives just to ensure voter interests are protected, then you know the party has lost its way.
