Yanis Varoufakis considers himself a politician by necessity, not by choice. I went into politics because of the financial crisis of 2008. Remarkably, on the same day, the London Stock Exchange, the FTSE100 […]Deeply proud of DiEM25’s intervention to avert tensions in the E. Mediterranean. What inspired your career trajectory from academic economist to prominent supranational activist? The contracts to be ratified give the companies (including Exxon-Mobil and Total) full licence to drill, extract and exploit gas & oil reserves across Greece’s beautiful seas (Ionian, […]Thank you for visiting my blog.
I went into politics because of the financial crisis of 2008. Had financial capitalism not imploded, I would have happily continued my quite […]This morning, in Greece’s Parliament, MeRA25’s parliamentarians are staging an all-out struggle against the ratification of disastrous contracts between the previous (SYRIZA) government and multinational oil companies. Something that has never happened before in the history of capitalism. But then, at some point, gloom would unfailingly return. As you have just clicked on ABOUT, I take the liberty of assuming that a tale on how this blog came into being, as well as a few intimate details on its author, may be in order Licensed to YouTube by WMG (on behalf of Rhino Warner); ASCAP, SOLAR Music Rights Management, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., CMRRA, LatinAutor, UMPG Publishing, ARESA, Sony ATV Publishing, Abramus Digital, and 4 Music Rights Societies ... Yanis Varoufakis with Professor Noam Chomsky at NYPL, April 16, 2016 | DiEM25 - Duration: 1:43:17. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Proving there is no clash between nations, DiEM25’s organisations in Germany, Greece & Turkey issued a manifesto for splendid Peace & Shared Green Prosperity in our region: The perpetrators of war, the profiteers of the fossil fuel industry and political leaders wedded to […]On 15th July, Ben Arc published in Bitcoin Magazine an open letter addressed to me in a bid to convince me that I should re-assess my rejection of Bitcoin as a force for good; as a bulwark for democratising capitalism and paving the ground for socialism. What inspired your career trajectory from academic economist to prominent supranational activist? Yanis Varoufakis on capitalism’s crisis and our duty to plan for postcapitalsim Support DDN: http://www.patreon.com/DoubleDownNewsDuring the early years of the eurozone crisis, I remember gauging its depths by the rapidly diminishing half-life of the celebrations that followed every European Union summit. Premature proclamations that the crisis was over inspired hope, which caused the money markets to rebound. As the years of […]As harsh austerity and xenophobic nationalism fester in Europe, Yanis Varoufakis discusses his antidote with Tellus Senior Fellow Allen White. Here is my reply: Dear Ben Arc, Thank you […]What comes next? As protests erupt on the streets of America and the world, current power structures no longer feel tenable. In Britain, the news came out that the economy had suffered its greatest slump ever – more than 22% down during the first 7 months of 2020. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Two days ago, something extraordinary happened.
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