How We Got Here: Greece On The Brink

The Greek government is fracturing as riots sweep Athens and the government inches closer to defaulting on its debt, a development that could send Europe and the international financial community into turmoil.

Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in relief from the IMF and European Union, Athens is running out of money to pay back borrowers of its sovereign debt. This could be the last chapter in a two year saga that has turned Greece into the developed world's financial sob story. If you want to catch up, here are a few ways to do it. Read:

Why it matters for you: Even the United States wouldn't be spared from the worldwide financial panic if Greece defaults.