Interviews
EUROPARAMA interview on ANOTHER NOW
, 26/01/2022
In this episode of EUROPARAMA, I answer questions regarding my sci-fi novel ANOTHER NOW posed by Giuseppe Porcaro and Alberto Cottica, from the Science Fiction Economics Lab, with the participation of Teresa O’Connell, acting chief editor at Are We Europe – and Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, director of the European Neighborhood Council. The show is edited […]
What’s the matter with capitalism? And what alternative does ANOTHER NOW offer? Interview with CAPITALISN’T
, 26/01/2022
In this podcast, I sit down with Luigi Zingales and Bethany McLean to discuss the ills of capitalism, not as an unjust system but one that is inefficient and freedom impeding. And, in the process, to discuss my novel ANOTHER NOW. Clich here to listen to the podcast.
Slo Mo: The Moment Capitalism Died. And Imagining an Enlightened Economy | Interviewed by Mo Gawdat
, 26/01/2022
To LISTEN TO THE PODCAST, ClICK HERE Today’s guest is Yanis Varoufakis, the world renowned economist, member of the Hellenic parliament, and former Greek finance minister who’s been called the “rockstar politician who took on the EU.” This was an absolutely mind blowing conversation, and I recommend approaching it like the most enlightening and […]
Σκληρό Μαρκάρισμα Νο.8. Με την Κάτια Μακρή
, 26/01/2022
Χωρίς απαγορευμένες ή υπαγορευμένες ερωτήσεις. Χωρίς ταμπού θέματα ή προσυμφωνημένες ατζέντες. Χωρίς την παραμικρή προσυνεννόηση. Συνεντεύξεις όπως πρέπει να γίνονται. Στο όγδοο «Σκληρό Μαρκάρισμα» με ανακρίνει η Κάτια Μακρή. Μιλήσαμε χωρίς περιστροφές για την πανδημία, τους εμβολιασμούς και την υποχρεωτικότητά τους ή μη, τα πρόστιμα, το Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας και το Παίδων Πεντέλης. Και, βέβαια, […]
How the euro divided Europe, and why countries like Bulgaria should not join – Project Syndicate, Oxford Union video & Keynote audio
, 26/01/2022
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 architects. This is an updated analysis of a keynote I delivered a few years ago at the Oxford Union – see […]
The causes of inflation and what to do about it – Keynote at Banking Conference, Sofia 2 DEC 2021
, 26/01/2022
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 inflation – as well as a proposed policy response that would help (but which vested interests are impeding).
The State of the Global Economy under the heavy burden of twelve lost years – Keynote (audio + text)
, 21/01/2022
A keynote summing up my view that, since 2009, the world has wasted enormous resources in a bid to re-float finance and at the expense of our capacity to look after each other, and the planet, at a time humanity is facing existential threats – from climate catastrophe to war and toxic politics. My discussants […]
Greek government’s market fundamentalism undermines Greece’s vaccination drive – BBC World Service
, 17/01/2022
As of today, unvaccinated older Greeks (60+) will forfeit 100 euros each month. Market fundamentalism is pushing the Mitsotakis government to adopt a measure that undermines its own vaccination drive. Yet another example of how the neoliberal mindset fails to understand that the principles of demand and supply do not work when it comes to […]
On Brexit and the task of confronting technofeudalism – Interview in The Morning Star
, 03/01/2022
ONE YEAR since the final deal for Brexit was announced, it remains one of the most divisive political subjects for a generation. Perhaps unknown to most, the incendiary B-word had its genesis in the term “Grexit” — coined during tumultuous years after the 2008 credit crunch when a Greek exit from the EU was speculated, […]
MERA25: DiEM25’s new German (!) Party is now a reality
, 27/12/2021
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 matters further: We recently established MERA25 as a… German political party that is now legally and organisationally ready and willing to contest […]
Rosemary Bechler (1951-2021) – A wonderful life, a tower of intellect, a beautiful heart and the ideal comrade for all of us at DiEM25 and beyond
, 27/12/2021
“Such a relief to be working on this with you guys … all the best and sleep much better for all this classy political activity! As I will now!” That was the last email I received from her. The campaign that she referred to was DiEM25’s recent, and very successful, crusade to save the NHS […]
Interviewed by Azeem Azhar (Harvard Business Review) on tech, economics, and the future of democracy – audio
, 27/12/2021
In this podcast, I join Azeem Azhar EXPONENTIAL VIEW to discuss my novel Another Now (click here for the English and here for the US versions). [Click here to listen on their site and here for Spotify) We discuss the book’s vision of a world where mass organization, technological progress, and an overhaul of companies and markets have made […]
The Economic Model of ANOTHER NOW, by AFTER THE OLIGARCHY: Video plus interview
, 27/12/2021
In my novel ANOTHER NOW (click here for the English and here for the US versions) I put forward a blueprint for a socialist, decentralised, market society in which the profit-wage nexus, share markets and commercial banks have become extinct. AFTER THE OLIGARCHY were kind enough to produce a 40′ video explaining the economic model of ANOTHER NOW […]
Russell Brand interrogates me on my novel ANOTHER NOW. Sparks fly and fun is had as we discuss what we can replace technofeudal capitalism with
, 27/12/2021
Can the system ever change or are we stuck? Are we condemned to live as modern peasants in a technofeudal order? Or can we create a postcapitalist system that utilises technology to revive socialism as a realistic, attractive, freedom-enhancing prospect? Is my novel ANOTHER NOW (click here for the English and here for the US […]
Τι πρέπει να ξέρεις για το ΜέΡΑ25 και τις ανησυχίες μας, την αυτοκριτική μας, το όραμά μας: Προσυνεδριακή Ομιλία, Δεκέμβρης 2021, Αθήνα
, 27/12/2021
Το 1ο Διαβουλευτικό Συνέδριο του ΜέΡΑ25 ολοκληρώνεται στα τέλη Ιανουαρίου με αποφάσεις για το (υπό εξέλιξη) ιδεολογικό μας στίγμα και την μακρόπνοη στρατηγική μας. Νιώθουμε την ανάγκη ριζοσπαστικοποίησης μας σε μια σειρά κρίσιμων ζητημάτων, όπως π.χ. για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, το Περιβάλλον, την Τεχνολογία, τον Νέο Συνδικαλισμό και το Νέο Συνεταιρισμό, την Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση, το […]
Why Croatia should NOT adopt the euro PLUS European politics, technofeudalism, US & China – Interviewed by Vecernji List
, 27/12/2021
In an exclusive interview by Nataša Vlašić Smrekar for Croatian media Vecernji List, I explained why it would be a grave error for non-eurozone EU member-states, like Croatia, to adopt the euro. We also talked extensively about European politics, Technofeudalism, my novel Another Now, and the US-China stand-off. Here is the original English language version […]
How should self-managed enterprises work in a postcapitalist setting? Follow the ongoing M. Albert-Y. Varoufakis debate
, 24/12/2021
Tragically, most people take bosses for granted. Capitalist firms have them by construction, by design. But, what of cooperative enterprises that are owned by everyone working within them? Do they also need bosses? A managerial class that tells the rest what to do? Or can we envisage boss-less firms? If so, how do things that […]
Πώς δεν θα πληρώσουν οι μη προνομιούχοι το θεόρατο, όσο και αναγκαίο, κόστος της πράσινης μετάβασης – η πρόταση του ΜέΡΑ25
, 24/12/2021
«Ο πρωθυπουργός, πριν δυο μήνες, πήγε ταξιδάκι στη Γλασκόβη. Εκεί τη Δευτέρα 1η Νοεμβρίου ο κύριος Μητσοτάκης δέσμευσε τη χώρα σε ένα πραγματικά αξιοθαύμαστο στόχο: Μείωση των ρύπων των αερίων του θερμοκηπίου κατά 65% μέχρι το 2030. Δεν μου λέτε, εσάς σας το είπε αυτό πριν το κάνει; Πήρε την έγκρισή σας; Έγινε κάποιος προϋπολογισμός; […]
Σκληρό Μαρκάρισμα Νο.7. Με τον Μιθριδάτη
, 24/12/2021
Χωρίς απαγορευμένες ή υπαγορευμένες ερωτήσεις. Χωρίς ταμπού θέματα ή προσυμφωνημένες ατζέντες. Χωρίς την παραμικρή προσυνεννόηση. Συνεντεύξεις όπως πρέπει να γίνονται. Στο έβδομο «Σκληρό Μαρκάρισμα» με ανακρίνει ο Μιθριδάτης. Στο τέλος της κουβέντας μας μιλάμε ΚΑΙ για την πολιτική κατάσταση (λίγο όμως, έτσι για αλλαγή, για μια ανάσα στο τέλος της χρονιάς). Όμως, το όμορφο μέρος […]
Julian’s extradition marks a Dark Day for British Justice
, 10/12/2021
With its decision to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, Britain’s High Court wasted a precious opportunity to save what is left of the honour of Britain’s courts after so many years of their complicity in the slow murder of a man whose only crime was to reveal our governments’ crimes against humanity. From […]
Μελανή μέρα για την Βρετανική Δικαιοσύνη
, 10/12/2021
Με την απόφασή του υπέρ της έκδοσης του Τζούλιαν Ασανζ στις ΗΠΑ, το Ανώτατο Δικαστηρίο της Βρετανίας έχασε μοναδική ευκαιρία να διασώσει την τιμή και την υπόληψη της Βρετανικής δικαιοσύνης μετά από τόσα χρόνια συνενοχής της στην προσπάθεια εξόντωσης, δολοφονίας ουσιαστικά, ενός ανθρώπου του οποίου το μόνο «έγκλημα» ήταν να μας διαφωτίσει για τα εγκλήματα […]
With Phillip Adams on Late Night Live (ABC RN) talking about the hollow promise of 2021, Merkel, Zuckerberg, DiEM25 and… my dad
, 06/12/2021
End of the year, yes, a perfect time to look back to 2021 and its betrayed, hollow promises. Here, on ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live, I am chatting with Phillip Adams (DiEM25’s honorary member) the motivated fiasco that was Cop26, Angela Merkel’s peculiar failure, China, Zuckerberg and, yes, my… dad. Thanks Phillip
Πρόσωπο με Πρόσωπο Νο.6: Απαντώντας σε 10 νέες βιντεο-ερωτήσεις σας
, 06/12/2021
Στο 6ο «Πρόσωπο με Πρόσωπο» απαντώ σε 10 νέες ερωτήσεις σας για: Το πιστεύει το ΜέΡΑ25 για τα δικαιώματα των ΛΟΑΤΚ+ στον γάμο και την τεχνοθεσία; Πως πρέπει να τιμωρούνται πολιτικοί που δεν κρατούν το λόγο τους προς το εκλογικό σώμα; Υπάρχει ανοχή της τρόικας προς την “Μητσοτάκης ΑΕ”; Ποια η διαφορά θεωρίας και πράξης, ιδίως […]