Articles by HellasPindakaas
New Year begins with ‘Master of Weird’ David Lynch at Kriterion, Amsterdam
Over the course of his more than 40 year career, David Lynch has secured his place as one of the most creative and fascinating film…
Will anti-austerity Portugal become the new Greece?
Is Portugal about to take the same path as Greece? That’s the question being asked as the country’s new Socialist government was sworn in promising…
Paul Mason’s docu on the crushing of the Athens Spring (video)
As economics editor for Channel 4 News in the U.K. and the author, most recently, of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Mason is well-suited…
Susan Sarandon welcomes refugees to Lesbos – She will spend her Christmas holiday on the Greek island listening to the migrants’ stories
Susan Sarandon is on the Greek island of Lesbos to greet refugees and migrants as they arrive from the nearby coast of Turkey. The American…
Solidarity made in Denmark – Danish government wants to seize jewelry, valuables and cash from refugees
It’s not a hoax: the Danish government really is legislating to search refugees and confiscate jewellery and other valuables. Officials say the law is intended…
Matteo Renzi picks fight with Angela Merkel at the EU summit
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has built a reputation as a mischief-maker on the European scene, but at a Brussels summit Friday he took it…
How many billion euros did Germany, Holland and Belgium make out of the debt crisis in europe?
Every time a new loan for Greece and other countries of the European South is discussed, countries like Germany and Holland always “worry” about not…
Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin Helps Refugees Land On Lesbos
Emotional video from the Greek island of Lesbos shows ‘Homeland’ star Mandy Patinkin struggling to help refugees come ashore. Hundreds of discarded lifejackets line the…
How Europe’s poorest country is doing more than anyone else to help Syrian refugees
Greeks Bearing Gifts “Of all the countries in Europe, Greece is the one that can least afford to be anyone’s savior. It is the continent’s…
Not all refugees come to fortress Europe – according to Amnesty International
Contrary to the popular belief, not all refugees come to fortress Europe…