Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

Wie will Yanis Varoufakis Europa umkrempeln und warum will Yanis Varoufakis, ehemaliger griechischer Finanzminister, das überhaupt tun? Was geht schief in Europa? Yanis Varoufakis scheint zu wissen, wo das Problem liegt. Kann Varoufakis Europa retten? Eine Dokumentation über einen Mann, eine Bewegung und ein Europa, das Veränderung braucht. Yanis Varoufakis, ehemaliger griechische Finanzminister, hat eine europaweite Basisbewegung gestartet, um mehr zuzuhören, was die Menschen wollen....

[embedded content] There is a fork in the road. A mighty choice is coming. We can have a plan. An imperfect plan maybe. But one for the planet, not the corporations. For the many, not the few. A plan for the ‘we’, not the ‘I’.

On the next phase of Europe’s transnational progressive movement PRAGUE ADDRESS, 22nd November 2019 [embedded content] We come from all over Europe. From across borders, party lines and with different views of the good society. We are united by these differences. Europe will be democratised. Or it will disintegrate. This is not a scare tactic. It is a fact! The EU’s disintegration is happening. New...

[embedded content] Everything’s on the UP with the Tories the gap between the richies and the poories the porky pies and fabricated storiesYes – everything’s on the up with the Tories Everything’s up the creek with the Blue Boys They’re selling off the NHS to cowboys They’re cutting back on nurses  (but investing it in hearses) the nitwits and the we-don’t-have-a-clue boys      Everything’s on the...

What are we to make of a political class that proclaims its ethical commitments but that cannot bring itself to endorse the only concrete actions that would honour them? This general election is unique in ways that transcend Brexit. Over the decades that I have been observing British politics, never before have I witnessed a consensus so widespread and powerful regarding the country’s urgent needs and...

The capitalist system is broken. It’s time to try something different. [embedded content] For my 3 minute conclusion of this debate, jump to 1 hour 59 minutes There is a growing belief in western societies that the current capitalist system no longer works for average people. Economic inequality is rampant. Life expectancy is falling. The environment is being destroyed for profits. Political power is...

Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek politician, economist and academic. He sits as a member of parliament for the MeRA 25, a left-wing party he launched in 2018 and that is affiliated with the Democracy in Europe 2025 movement. He served as Minister of Finance of Greece in 2015, as a member of the Syriza party, resigning after failing to reach an agreement with the country’s creditors during the Greek government debt crisis. He was also economic advisor to George Papandreou, then Leader of the...

This debate was held on December 4, 2019 in at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The polled results can be found here- https://munkdebates.com/debates/capitalism From the official debate description: "There is a growing belief in western societies that the current capitalist system no longer works for average people. Economic inequality is rampant. Life expectancy is falling. The environment is being destroyed for profits. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not...