Economics
Yanis Varoufakis: Is Europe deindustrialising?
Varoufakis writes in ‘Project Syndicate’ on European capitalism, which is rich in terrestrial capital but has fallen behind the US and China in “cloud capital”. Read the article HERE.
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Economics
Yanis Varoufakis: The Techno-Feudal Method to Musk’s Twitter Madness
Immediately after taking over Twitter and pronouncing himself Chief Twat, Elon Musk affirmed his commitment to safeguarding the platform as the “public square” where anything and everything is debated. It was a smart tactic, because […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – Rishi Sunak’s ‘grown-up’ austerity is designed to keep zombie capitalism alive
The demise of Trussonomics was a welcome victory for decency and common sense in a minor battle within a broader class war. Sadly, the class that Liz Truss tried to bolster with copious tax and […]
Corruption
Yanis Varoufakis – Should electricity markets be reformed or disbanded?
Why electricity should once again be nationalised. Yanis Varoufakis is a former Finance Minister of Greece, Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, and author of several bestselling books including most recently “Another Now: […]
Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis – Our Task? To Inspire the Rebellion against the Legalised Robbery of People & Earth
Radical humanists ought to think it necessary to do our best to resist civilisational collapse – even if it is too late. A reply to Chomsky, Fuentes & McPherson Yanis Varoufakis is a former Finance Minister of Greece, […]
National Politics
Yanis Varoufakis – The US is no ally of the Left – in Ukraine or anywhere
Anthony Barnett is wrong – Russia’s invasion does not make America into a defender of democracy Yanis Varoufakis, former Finance Minister of Greece, Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, and author of several […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – How the West poisoned its money
Capitalism conquered the world by commodifying almost everything that had a value but not a price, thus driving a sharp wedge between values and prices. It did the same to money. The exchange value of […]
Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis – Why energy markets should be dismantled, especially during and after the war in Ukraine
We look at how the Ukraine war is contributing to an energy crisis across Europe with Greek politician and economist Yanis Varoufakis. Last week Russia announced it would not resume sending natural gas to Europe […]
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis: Are we Greeks insufferable nationalists?
We Greeks have a reputation for being insufferable nationalists, most of whom genuinely believe that Greek culture is superior to that of other nations and peoples. We were even anointed the most culturally chauvinistic Europeans in […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Picking apart the corrupt European energy system
Amid a growing energy crisis, political leaders across Europe want to divert attention away from their own role in its exacerbation and instead make citizens focus on one thing only: Russia. However, it is far […]