Europe

What Just Happened in Greece? And What’s Next?

Explainer

Pay now or pay more later? That seems to be the choice not only for Greece, but for Europe as well.

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The Greeks invented democracy and, let’s not forget, tragedy.

That should be kept in mind as the returns for the Greek referendum trickle in. The

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