Interviews
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
The radical case for the UK to stay in the EU – London DiEM25 event, 28th May 2016
, 06/06/2016
On 28th May, a landmark event took place in London – the largest event presenting the radical, progressive case for Britain to stay in the EU. Speakers included Yanis Varoufakis, Caroline Lucas MP, John McDonnell (MP and Shadow Chancellor) and many others. At the end of the event, all speakers signed THE LONDON DECLARATION. For full […]
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…
Royal Society of the Arts: Europe, Austerity & the Threat to Global Stability
, 25/05/2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5AUAIzciLELecture on the occasion of the award of an Honorary Professorship in Political Economy, University of Sydney
, 25/05/2016
‘Political Economy: The Social Sciences’ Red Pill’ This is the video recording of the event surrounding the appointment of Yanis Varoufakis as an Honorary Professor within the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Many thanks to all the participants for making it such a special event! Click here for the University of Sydney, Political Economy Department, […]
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 […]
Technical change turns Basic Income into a necessity
, 12/05/2016
Addressing the Future of Work conference, Zurich, 5th May 2016, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
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_1yRtzMDiEM25's Vienna Assembly on Europe's Duty to Refugees, on Europe's duty to itself
, 09/05/2016
On 5th May 2016, DiEm25 went to Vienna, the scene where the scandalous decisions regarding border closures motivated by a ‘moral panic’ over the refugees, were taken. The people of Vienna embraced our event with splendid warmth, generosity and enthusiasm. You can watch the event in two parts (click above) and you can catch glimpses of […]
On 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 the Future of Capitalism | New School, New York
, 07/05/2016
This talk on the future of capitalism and democracy was delivered on 26th April 2016
In conversation with Noam Chomsky, at the New York Public Library
, 03/05/2016
On 26th April 2015, I had the immense privilege of appearing at the New York Public Library with Noam Chomsky. Amongst other topics, we discussed Bernie Sanders, Greece, Europe, capitalism, the state of economic doctrine and, of course, DiEM25, the Democracy in Europe Movement that Noam recently joined. My deepest gratitude to the good people […]
Europe and the Austerity Fallacy – at the The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
, 03/05/2016
The European Union is a house of cards threatening regional stability and global prosperity, argues Yanis Varoufakis.
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…