Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

Er versetzte Europa in Aufregung: Yanis Varoufakis, der Finanzminister in Motorradkluft. Seine EU-Kollegen sahen in ihm den gefährlichen Outlaw, mit dem man nicht reden kann. Doch der Unangepasste verficht im Gespräch mit Stephan Klapproth mit beredter Leidenschaft und Präzision ein anderes Europa. Homepage Sternstunde Philosophie: http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/sternstun...

ATHENS – Since the summer of 2015, Greece has (mostly) dropped out of the news, but not because its economic condition has stabilized. A prison is not newsworthy as long as the inmates suffer quietly. It is only when they stage a rebellion, and the authorities crack down, that the satellite trucks appear. [To read on click here]

A few days ago I received an email from the Guardian: “We’re putting a panel together of writers and thinkers following the announcement that Jeremy Corbyn is planning to relaunch his image and policies as a leftwing populist. We are asking for 300 words in response to the question, “What should Corbyn’s leftwing populism look like?”. Here is the response that I, and others, provided: Yanis Varoufakis: It’s not whether Corbyn can be populist – it’s whether he can become popular The Sun...

The Case Jan Böhmermann Part 6 Former Greece Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, another "victim" of Jan Böhmermann`s satire, takes a stand distinctly in favor of constitutional rights like freedom of speech. Next: The Case Jan Böhmermann Part 7 Dieter Hallervorden - Erdogan, zeig mich an! The story in short: After vigorous reactions of the Turkish administration on satirical German broadcast "Extra 3" and the "Erdogan Song", Jan Böhmermann reacted in a show and explained the difference...

[embedded content] This event took place on 3rd December 2016 in Zagreb’s magnificent National Theatre in front of an audience of at least 1200 people. Thanks Zagreb!

With Srećko Horvat, Elif Shafak, Yanis Varoufakis & Owen Jones A troubled Britain is on its way out of a troubled European Union. Disintegration and xenophobia are in the air. The government in London is in disarray. But so is every other government in Europe, not to mention the European Commission whose authority is tending increasingly towards zero. The only forces to be gathering strength everywhere are those of what might be called a Nationalist International, spreading their...

In recent years we have seen far more of the workings behind the curtain of neoliberalism than we ever have before. This is in part, I believe, due to the work of Yanis Varoufakis. A Greek economist educated in Britain, Varoufakis first made headlines for his integral role as Finance Minister for the Syriza government of Greece between January and September 2015. In February 2016, with the support of progressive leaders, academics, artists and activists across Europe, he initiated the...

The book will be launched at 19.00 on 12th December 2016 at Parnassos Hall, Plateia Karitsi 8. Speakers include Nicholas Theocarakis (University of Athens), Thanos Mikroutsikos (Composer) and Kostas Vaxevanis (Journalist and publisher). Video messages by Noam Chomsky, James K. Galbraith, Jeff Sachs and Slavoj Zizek. (Please note that this event will be conducted in Greek)

At RiskMinds International, Liz MacKean interviews Yanis Varoufakis, DiEM25 Co-founder, Former Minister of Finance, Greece, Professor of Economics at University of Athens. He discusses the greatest geopolitical risks today. Find out more at https://goo.gl/KVtbtC.

On 4th December 2016 I delivered the keynote at the RiskMinds International risk management conference in Amsterdam. A summary of my talk, compiled by the organisers, follows. What’s worse? Being a finance minister of a bankrupt state, or a risk manager in this environment? Tuesday morning’s guest speaker at RiskMinds in Amsterdam, former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis, wasn’t sure. “We seem to be having a perfect storm,” he began. “A political class which is very rapidly...