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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

Varoufakis: "Aconsejo a Podemos que se deshaga del comunismo: es como defender la Inquisición"

Yanis #Varoufakis (Atenas, 1961) tiene razón. No es un político. Si lo fuera, ¿sería capaz de recriminar los pecados más oscuros a los partidos de su credo? Otra pregunta para obtener la respuesta: ¿se imaginan a un representante de Podemos, en la tribuna del Congreso, reconociendo la "tendencia al autoritarismo de las izquierdas"? El súper villano más temido por la Troika sigue ahí. En la arena política. En el...

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Varoufakis talks ahead of Eurogroup meeting

(17 Jun 2015) Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis spoke to the media on Wednesday on the eve of a crucial eurozone finance ministers meeting, tasked with finding a way to keep Athens from defaulting on its debt. He said Greece will discuss "with any representative from the institutions, finance ministry colleague, chancellor, president, prime minister who has solutions to recommend" to the country's debt crisis. Find out more about AP Archive:...

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Yanis Varoufakis: A dangerous anti Capitalist or a Marxist fool?

Varoufakis is a failed economist. His has childish, simplistic beliefs that capitalism, big institutions and big business devour our democracy. Yanis Varoufakis is as an ardent marxist and anti capitalist. He was former Greek economics minister in the Syriza (ΣΥΡΙΖΑ) government. He is now leader of an obscure leftist party called MeRA 25. His friends include failed politicians such as America's Bernie Saunders and Britain's Jeremy Corbyn #Varoufakis...

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