Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

A short video message from DiEM25 in support of the coalition "Zagreb is Ours!”, that’s running in local elections in Croatia on May 21. "Zagreb is Ours!” embodies the same grassroots, democratic principles of the other members of the “rebel cities” network that DiEM25 embraces: cities like Naples and Barcelona. The creation of Rebel Cities is a major struggle which concerns all progressives in Europe.

Second event in a series organised by Teodora Pasquinelli and hosted at Goldsmiths by the Dept of Politics and the Political Economy Research Centre. Introduced and chaired by William Davies, Danae Stratou presented her 'Globalising Wall' and 'Black Boxes' work, and Yanis Varoufakis spoke about the 'Diem Voice' initiative, followed by questions from the audience.

Maybe Barack Obama isn’t such a saint after all. Before welcoming Greece’s embattled finance minister to the Oval Office, the then president told his Greek-American audience: “I might as well walk up to him and ask to borrow some money.” The presidential joke fell flat. Greece had become the object of mirth and bullying by the major powers. Yanis Varoufakis’s six-month tenure was a story of almost daily...

  ΚΑΛΕΣΜΑ ΕΛΠΙΔΑΣ, ΛΟΓΙΚΗΣ & ΑΞΙΟΠΡΕΠΕΙΑΣ – DIEM25 Όσο εκείνοι ψηφίζουν τα μέτρα της “αξιολόγησης”, εξαναγκάζοντας το Κοινοβούλιο σε έναν ακόμη αυτο-εξευτελισμό τύπου ΝΑΙ σε ΟΛΑ, το DiEM25 καλεί όλους όσους, χωρίς θυμό, αλλά αποφασιστικότητα, θέλουν να γυρίσουμε σελίδα στην πρώτη μας συγκέντρωση στην Αθήνα, στο Γήπεδο Σπόρτιγκ, Παρασκευή 19 Μαΐου στις 7.30μμ Αν πιστεύεις ότι το κλείσιμο της “αξιολόγησης”...

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The former Greek finance minister on Brexit and his own experience negotiating with Europe.

An interview with Evan Davis and former Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis. Recorded on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 for BBC Newsnight

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