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Mantener la unidad de la izquierda de manera progresista y eficaz -Público.es
, 26/06/2016
Lecciones desde Grecia y España Yanis Varoufakis Economista y exministro de Finanzas de Grecia La experiencia de Syriza pesa en la conciencia colectiva de la izquierda europea. Es importante que aprendamos de esta experiencia y resurjamos más unidos, progresistas y eficaces en la tan apremiante como necesaria consecución de una agenda paneuropea humanista.
Brexit and Spain: Interviewed by El Diario
, 25/06/2016
24/06/2016 – 20:27h Yanis Varufakis en la redacción de eldiario.es en una foto de archivo Yanis Varufakis, exministro de Finanzas de Grecia, nos atiende desde Roma en un día en el que su teléfono no para de sonar con periodistas de todo el mundo recabando su opinión. Su movimiento DiEM25 está enfocado a lograr […]
Brexit won’t shield Britain from the horror of a disintegrating EU
, 25/06/2016
Bringing democrats together across borders is needed now to prevent a slide into a xenophobic, 1930s-like abyss Click here for The Guardian site or… Yanis Varoufakis
Mr Stournaras’ New Deal: Too late, too cynical
, 14/06/2016
In April 2015 I was vilified for refusing to bow to the troika’s demands for a ridiculously high 3.5% primary surplus and for countering the creditors’ failed ‘program’ with a growth plan dubbed A New Deal for Greece. Not only was I vilified by the troika but I had to deal with a Governor of the […]
Interview in El Confidencial on Europe & the Spanish election
, 07/06/2016
FOR THE PUBLISHED VERSION IN SPANISH, CLICK HERE. For the original Q&A (in English)…
Οn contemporary capitalism’s preposterous reversal of the truth
, 07/06/2016
Thanks to Mark Carrigan for posting this (based on this article in The Guardian). “This isn’t a new idea” writes Mark,”but I’ve rarely encountered it expressed so concisely: The idea that individuals create wealth and that all governments do is come along and tax them is what Varoufakis calls “a preposterous reversal of the truth”. “There […]
Zizek’s & Varoufakis’ ‘Dear Britain’ letters, in DiEM25’s spirit
, 07/06/2016
A few weeks ago, The Guardian asked a number of authors to write an intimate letter to… Britain (Dear Britain,…) explaining why we want ‘her’ to stay in the EU. Here are two of those letters, written by two DiEM25 initiators: Slavoj Žižek and yours truly
On Australia’s economy – extensive interview in THE GUARDIAN
, 25/05/2016
Click here for the interview with Gabrielle Jackson as published on THE GUARDIAN’s site. Or…
Has consumerism milked democracy dry? On ABC Radio National
, 21/05/2016
This conversation, on ABC RN’s ‘Minefield’, with Scott Stevens and Waleed Aly, was broadcast on 19th May 2016 – click here for the ABC’s website. Or…
Talking Europe & Greece – VICE interview
, 15/05/2016
The interview with Yohann Koshy (April 21, 2016) can be read on VICE’s site here. Otherwise…
Review of my talk "Basic Income is a Necessity" – examiner.com
, 13/05/2016
Click here for the examiner.com site Yanis Varoufakis’ amazing reframe of Basic income Yanis Varoufakis produced half-hour video presentation and question-and-answer session. It was an address for the Future of Work Conference, in Zurich, Switzerland, 5th May 2016, at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. In this presentation Yanis Varoufakis, totally reframes the concept of how wealth […]
On Spain’s general election & Podemos’ prospects – op-ed in Newsweek
, 12/05/2016
Click here for the Newsweek site. Or…
On Reuters with Rob Cox, global editor of Breakingviews
, 10/05/2016
Yanis Varoufakis joins Rob Cox, global editor of Breakingviews, to talk about his new book, ”And the Weak Suffer What They Must?”, the state of the EU, and the implications of a potential Brexit and Trump presidency. To watch the video click the image above – or just here. For audio only click below
On Greece & Brexit – BBC2 tv Newsnight, 9th May 2016
, 10/05/2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydY_1yRtzMOn CNN, discussing Greece and its creditors with Fareed Zakaria
, 08/05/2016
How Greece was turned into a permanent debt-deflationary trap through unsustainable extend-and-pretend bailout loans. And how difficult it was to negotiate with creditors who do not really care about getting their money back. CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE OR CLICK HERE.
On CBC Radio: Former Greek finance minister says Greece was fiscally waterboarded by creditors
, 03/05/2016
Click here or on the image above to listen to the interview.
Trichet’s ultimatum to Ireland was like an idle suicide threat – Interview in the Irish Independent
, 24/04/2016
Click here for the Independent’s site or…
Der Spiegel op-ed: Endgame for the IMF-EU Feud over Greece’s Debt
, 11/04/2016
For the Der Spiegel site click here. Otherwise… The feud between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European side of Greece’s troika of creditors is old news. However, Wikileaks’ publication of a dialogue between key IMF players suggests that we are approaching something of a hazardous endgame.
THE IRISH TIMES reviews ‘And The Weak…’
, 10/04/2016
For the site of The Irish Times click here. Otherwise…
Brexit would be the worst of all worlds – at THE GUARDIAN LIVE event
, 10/04/2016
To listen to the debate, click For THE GUARDIAN site, click here. Otherwise…
Michael Gove’s Review (The Times) of ‘And the Weak…’
, 10/04/2016
Click here for a pdf of Michael Gove’s review of And The Weak Suffer What They Must?
Guardian Long Read – Why we must save the EU
, 10/04/2016
5th April 2016. For The Guardian site, click here. Otherwise…
Telegraph profile – by Mick Brown
, 10/04/2016
For The Telegraph site, click here. Otherwise… ‘Europe is too important to be left to its clueless rulers’