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Is the EU Recovery Fund a step toward integration or further fragmentation?...

The post Is the EU Recovery Fund a step toward integration or further fragmentation? Moderated by Kevin Featherstone, organised by the German & the Hellenic Societies at the LSE appeared first on...

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From the peculiar failure of economic theory to capitalism’s transition to...

We met to discuss economic theory’s curious failures, how they relate to neoliberalist ideology, the manner in which the Crash of 2008 gave rise to the transition of capitalism to technofeudalism, and...

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Techno-Feudalism & the End of Capitalism – interviewed by Alice Flanagan for...

“If you know of Yanis Varoufakis, you know him as the economist and Greek finance minister whose nuanced analyses of the crisis of 2008 became perhaps the defining voice among left-wing critics of...

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8 Answers to 8 Questions on Economic Theory, Economic Policy, Humanity &...

 In this extensive interview, for the good people at The Age of Economics, I try to answer eight large questions ranging from “Why does economics matter?” and “What are the differences between...

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What can economics say about capitalism and its latest stage, technofeudalism...

The post What can economics say about capitalism and its latest stage, technofeudalism – Keynote at The Research Platform on Economic Thought appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Discussing books by Atwood, Balchain & Reid with Harriet Gilbert & Patrick...

In this episode of Radio 4’s THE GOOD READ, I found myself choosing Margaret Atwood’s treatise on debt (Payback: Debt & The Shadow Side of Wealth) for discussion with presenter Harriet Gilbert and...

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From the creation of DiEM25 to Technofeudalism’s takeover during the pandemic...

To read the interview pdf form, click here Click here for the Journal’s site. The post From the creation of DiEM25 to Technofeudalism’s takeover during the pandemic – in conversation with The...

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Gillian Tett & Yanis Varoufakis, through their books Anthrovision & Another...

SPEAKERS Yanis Varoufakis: Greek MP & former finance minister of Greece and author of Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present Gillian Tett: Chairman of the US editorial board and U.S...

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Can capitalism be fixed? An Intelligence Squared debate between Gillian Tett...

Gillian Tett, the Financial Times Chair of the Editorial Board & Editor-at-large, believes that capitalism can be fixed, through copious regulation and institutional interventions. I, on the other...

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MERA25: DiEM25’s new German (!) Party is now a reality

You may have heard of MeRA25, the first political party that DiEM25 created in Greece – and which entered Greek Parliament in July 2019. Well, true to our ambitious transnational agenda, DiEM25 took...

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The causes of inflation and what to do about it – Keynote at Banking...

Invited by the Bulgarian Central Bank’s Deputy Governor, here is a keynote I delivered in Sofia, on 2nd December 2021, in which I offer a historical  explanation of the nature and causes of our current...

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How the euro divided Europe, and why countries like Bulgaria should not join...

This January marked the 20th anniversary of euro notes and coins circulating. In an op-ed published by Project Syndicate I argue that the euro was an unmitigated failure even by the criteria of its...

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Summing up my take on crypto, followed by a live debate

The post Summing up my take on crypto, followed by a live debate appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Europe, the War in Ukraine, Technofeudalism & the challenges ahead – at the...

The post Europe, the War in Ukraine, Technofeudalism & the challenges ahead – at the 2022 Global Investment Forum appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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The New Non-Aligned Movement and New Economic System we have a duty to work...

The War in Ukraine has sped up the division of the world into two technofeudal fiefdoms – one US dollar denominated and one Chinese yuan denominated. As the world bifurcates, class struggles within...

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AGE OF ECONOMICS interview on economics and capitalism – video

A diverse group of global thinkers answers 8 fundamental questions about economics and capitalism. In this video interview, Yanis Varoufakis has a go: 0:00 – Prologue 01:19 – Intro 01:38 – 1. Why does...

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Britain, Europe, the New Cold War Finance & Technofeudalism – at the...

On 7th February 2023, I returned to the Chamber to discuss a wide variety of issues, beginning with a Europe-at-war, post-Brexit Britain, the New Cold War that marks capitalism’s global transition to...

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