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The U.S. is reaching the level of public debt recorded in Greece during the black days of the financial crisis that led to bailout programs.

Thousands of Greeks and philhellenes from all around the world will tune in this Thursday, November 12, to watch and participate in a celebrity-filled gala event and auction hosted by The Hellenic Initiative in support of Greek causes. The auction...

In response to continued food insecurity in Greece, the charity group Jaharis Family Foundation, Inc., announced a new $1 million challenge gift to International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to expand its programs. Implemented in partnership with Apostoli (Mission), the humanitarian...

The Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce will present a cultural event to highlight aspects of the Greek Crisis at the Greek Archdiocese Cathedral Hall on Monday December 7th at 6pm. Nancy Papaioannou, President of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce,...

Greek-Americans were invited to the White House on August 6 by State Department and National Security Agency officials to discuss the ongoing crisis in Greece. 40 or so Greek-Americans were invited to take part in a meeting announced by Denis McDonough and other...

As crisis deepens in Greece with banks being closed for a second consecutive week, the US seems to get more involved in EU politics. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said yesterday that it is in "the collective interests" of Europe...

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Head, Archbishop Demetrios, expressed his anguish for the latest developments in Greece during his recent contacts with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and U.S. President Barack Obama. His Eminence Archbishop Dimitrios of America sent a letter to President Obama on Tuesday,...

The new, perplexing short film "Austerity," inspired by the public, mindful and motivated suicide of retiree Dimitris Christoulas at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, Greece, on the morning of April 4, 2012, will be screened on May 14 inside the Bright Family Screening Room of The...

CNBC published an article on the latest famous victim of the Greek crisis, Mickey Mouse. After 48 years of publishing Mickey Mouse magazines in Greek, Christos Terzopoulos announced on Facebook the end of the publication. The Greek edition of Mickey...

Titan Foods is a giant Greek grocery store on 31st Street, Astoria, a NY neighborhood with a strong Greek Diaspora presence. The grocery store has been importing products and items from Greece for many years, but the financial crisis...

According to the New York Times, “five years into the Great Depression, one out of five workers in the United States was unemployed. The economy was nearly 20 percent smaller in 1934 than it had been at the peak,...

During his visit to New York, Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos discussed with Archbishop Demetrios of America efforts by the Diaspora to help vulnerable sectors of Greeks who have almost no government programs to help them during a crushing...

Greek antiquities that have survived after so many years through earthquakes, physical destruction and tourists, are now in danger because the country’s crushing economic crisis has left little money for maintenance, the newspaper USA Today reported. The article said that...

By John Kalafatis* - Throughout the ongoing developments regarding Greece's predicament, I have yet to come across a thorough and logical analysis as to what brought Greece to its knees financially and a plausible solution to the problem. Thoughtless borrowing...

Exclusive interview: Chairman and CEO of Admirals Bank, Nicholas W. Lazares, talks about his success story, his Greek heritage and the Greek economy. He points out there is still room for investments in crisis-hit Greece. Admirals Bank was created about...