“At the Cambridge Union on 7th November 2019 Yanis Varoufakis smashed the academic boundary walls of economics in style. His critical principles come from his characteristic cool iconoclasm – he has ‘zero respect for economists’ – but this is a radical spirit that guides his beliefs to a mature and deeply felt complexity.”
EU politics
Aufhebunga Bunga: High-Visibility Revolt with Aurélie Dianara
The ‘gilets jaunes’ protests have shocked France, expressing a profound exasperation and anger that goes much deeper than frustration at a fuel tax. This is clearly a movement from below, of the people. But it […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Corona Crisis: A debt jubilee – the only real answer?
Companies and governments are racking up massive debts to cope with the impact of COVID-19. Apart from grants for a month or two of partial salaries, the approach has largely been to extend easy short-term […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – How Failing Institutions Boost Inequality
A short lecture concerning the absurdities encountered by Yanis Varoufakis during his stint as Finance Minister of Greece and the grave consequences they had.
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