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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

Does the US Want Julian Assange Dead? | Interview with Yanis Varoufakis

On Monday a British judge ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States on charges of espionage and computer hacking. Yet despite that verdict the judgment arguably represented a blow to freedom of the press - with the judge accepting the substance of the case made by the US state department. Tonight on Downstream Aaron Bastani is joined by Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister and prominent supporter of Julian Assange during his time in prison, as they...

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A festive message for 2021 from Yanis Varoufakis | DiEM25

2020 leaves behind much debris – pain, fear, broken lives, smashed dreams. But, we also owe a debt of gratitude to 2020: It has helped expose seven fundamental secrets. We used to think of governments as powerless. But since COVID-19 struck we know better: Governments have stupendous powers that they hitherto chose not to use, deferring to the exorbitant power of Big Business. Yes, the money-tree does exist after all. Except, of course, that is only harvested by the powerful on...

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Considerações sobre o Municipalismo – Yanis Varoufakis

Assim como a menor unidade social é a Família, a menor unidade política é o Município, onde a maioria das pessoas realizam todas as suas interações comunitárias. Municipalismo, portanto, é a elevação do Municípios ao estatuto de atores socialmente relevantes na política nacional e que, como defende a seguir o economista grego Yanis Varoufakis, não pode sobreviver nos confins do...

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