Discussing Raise Your Soul with Helen Vatsikopoulos on ABC Ideas
, 28/04/2026
Resistance — Yanis Varoufakis with Helen Vatsikopoulos on the people who fought back against fascism Source: ABC Radio National Program: Big Ideas Published: Tue 28 Apr 2026 at 7:00am Play duration: 54 minutes 35 seconds Presented by: Natasha Mitchell Through the stories of five women across three generations of his family, the influential Greek economist, […]
Telling the Truth About China’s Success
, 02/04/2026
Telling the Truth About China’s Success With the Persian Gulf in flames, de-escalation of the cold war between the United States and China must become the world’s top priority. To that end, it is essential to explode a powerful myth: the idea that China has cheated its way to prosperity. ATHENS – As missiles, bombs, […]
On Iran and the Left
, 14/03/2026
On Iran and the Left A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini. (Anadolu/Getty) Yanis Varoufakis · Mar 14, 2026 · 7 mins Once again, I find myself caught in the conundrum of opposing an illegal war unleashed by the United States and its allies on a country whose regime I vehemently oppose. It […]
On ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live discussing war, Trump, Europe and drugs with David Marr – 5 March 2026
, 05/03/2026
Late Night Live and I go back almost three decades. Having been interviewed by Richard Ackland, multiple times by my great friend Phillip Adams, I now found myself in the studio with, current host, David Marr. Long live LNL! Program: Late Night Live Broadcast: Thu 5 Mar 2026 at 11:00am Play duration: 54 minutes 4 […]
Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Mirage
, 13/02/2026
Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Mirage Yanis Varoufakis — Feb 13, 2026 More often than not, share prices are rigged, which is why they are a dreadful predictor of profitability even on average, and why they have become the primary instrument for transferring wealth upwards. The SpaceX-xAI merger tells much of this sorry tale. ATHENS – […]
Can we escape AI slavery? Only the Left can tame big tech
, 12/02/2026
Can we escape AI slavery? Only the Left can tame big tech This is light years beyond mere surveillance capitalism. (Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty) Yanis Varoufakis 12 Feb 2026 · 6 mins Artificial intelligence · Big tech · Prometheus Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, did not have two separate heads, but rather was two […]










