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An accidental economist Let me begin with a confession: I am a Professor of Economics who has never really trained as an economist. But let’s take things one at a time.

Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

Can we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian Tett

Yanis Varoufakis and Gilian Tett came to the Intelligence Squared stage in a conversation chaired by Anne McElvoy, to debate whether capitalism is broken and if it needs to be fixed. Tett and Varoufakis both agree that the current model of capitalism needs to change but they differ radically in the solutions they proffer. Gillian Tett is the pioneering columnist who has spent the last decade documenting the rise of ‘conscious capitalism’, a movement led by businesses that have...

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Yanis Varoufakis: "US-based corporations are already taking over the NHS from within."

Watch Yanis Varoufakis pledge his support for Your NHS Needs You! Watch, share, and go to https://www.yournhsneedsyou.com/ to find out what you can do to help save our NHS! The campaign is currently supported by a long list of actors, comedians, writers, and politicians who have recorded videos for us. They include: Brian Eno, Russell Brand, Jo Brand, Frankie Boyle, Steve Coogan, Stephen Fry, David Tennant, Romesh Ranganathan, Shappi Khorsandi, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Emma...

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Yanis Varoufakis: "Esto es socialismo para los banqueros y austeridad para el resto del mundo"

Un fragmento de la participación de Yanis Varoufakis, exministro de Finanzas de Grecia y referente de la Internacional Progresista, durante el panel "Cómo salir de la trampa de la deuda externa" organizado por el @Centro Cultural Kirchner y revista crisis, en el marco de Proyecto Ballena T/tierra, el domingo 24 de octubre de 2021. Participaron además Martín Guzmán (Ministro de Economía de Argentina), Andrés Arauz (exministro de...

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Free Julian Assange: Snowden, Varoufakis, Corbyn & Tariq Ali Speak Out Ahead of Extradition Hearing

As jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces an extradition hearing Wednesday in London, supporters gathered Friday for the Belmarsh Tribunal, named for the Belmarsh maximum security prison where Assange is being held. The mock trial highlighted major WikiLeaks revelations of U.S. war crimes and demanded Assange’s freedom. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Though a British judge...

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Yanis Varoufakis & Slavoj Zizek | Indigo Festival 2021

Official video Yanis Varoufakis & Slavoj Zizek | Indigo Festival 2021 __________ FESTIVAL INDIGO 2021 www.indigo.ooo Cukrarna Gallery (Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana) Poljanski nasip 40 Slovenia https://cukrarna.art/en/ All rights reserved, 2021. __________ Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana & Marsh Creative Production Online event by Entrio.si d. o. o. Video by Paideia d.o.o. #festivalIndigo #cukrarnagallery

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Yanis Varoufakis & Slavoj Zizek | Indigo Festival 2021

Yanis Varoufakis is a top economist who was at the forefront of international media attention as Minister of Finance in the Syriza government in Greece. Today, he leads the left-wing pan-European political movement DIEM. The conversation with Varoufakis, led by Slavoj Žižek, will be far from a polite exchange of opinions by two like minded colleagues. It will address the issues faced by today’s Left. Did the Syriza government stand any chance of surviving without capitulating under...

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Yanis Varoufakis & Slavoj Zizek | Indigo Festival 2021

Yanis Varoufakis is a top economist who was at the forefront of international media attention as Minister of Finance in the Syriza government in Greece. Today, he leads the left-wing pan-European political movement DIEM. The conversation with Varoufakis, led by Slavoj Žižek, will be far from a polite exchange of opinions by two like minded colleagues. It will address the issues faced by today’s Left. Did the Syriza government stand any chance of surviving without capitulating under...

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