Essays
Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 1)
, 08/03/2016
In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click here for Part 1 or here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the complete video and/or read the transcript.
In conversation with Mark Blyth: Greece, Austerity, Brexit and Europe's other darlings
, 07/03/2016
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FORUM, 2-3 March 2016
On CNBC: The Refugee Crisis, Europe & Mr Osborne’s own goals
, 03/03/2016
Following are excerpts from a CNBC interview with Geoff Cutmore and Hadley Gamble, and Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister.
MY ‘ADVICE’ TO JEREMY CORBYN… AND GEORGE OSBORNE
, 03/03/2016
BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS ON 3/2/16 AT 7:00 PM Britain’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell sits with Yanis Varoufakis in London, November 21, 2015. Varoufakis is engaging with Corbyn’s Labour and other U.K. parties.REUTERS/NEIL HALL Much was made recently of the U.K.opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn’s statementthat I was helping his team “in some capacity.” George Osborne, for […]
The Irish have rejected 'dead-end', troika-inspired policies – comment in The IRISH TIMES
, 27/02/2016
Old Regime is Dead. But the New Regime is Struggling to Be Born Click here for the Irish Times site. By Damian Mac Con Uladh Ireland has rejected the policies of Fine Gael Minister for Finance. Ireland has rejected Fine Gael and Labour’s “dead-end policies” and Michael Noonan’s “cynical” pledge to renegotiate cuts to Ireland’s banking […]
Democracy or Bust in Europe -Project Syndicate Op-Ed
, 24/02/2016
BERLIN – “Europe will be democratized or it will disintegrate!” That maxim is more than a catchphrase from the manifesto of the Democracy in Europe Movement – DiEM25, the group I just helped to launch in Berlin. It is a simple, if under-acknowledged fact. Read more at my Project Syndicate page
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Economics: With Ann Pettifor – Tuesday 23/2, London
, 18/02/2016
How did we get here? And how can we get out of this mess? Hitch a ride with us through the topsy-turvy world of contemporary economics – no prior knowledge required! Yanis Varoufakis (Former Greek Finance Minister), Ann Pettifor (Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics), Mufti Abdur Rahman Mangera (Former Imam, Casenove Road Mosque, Hackney and Director of Zamzam […]
On Trump and Europe -Business Insider
, 16/02/2016
Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Jean-Paul Pelissier/Business InsiderDonald Trump, left, and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.
Bernie Sanders’ backers aren’t voting for socialism
, 16/02/2016
WRITTEN BY Tim Fernholz The last socialist to freak out the establishment with a radical plan, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, said Vermont senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is earning votes for his common sense, not his political theory, in a recent Quora post:
Q&A Quora Session: DiEM, Europe, Sanders, Trump and more…
, 16/02/2016
Click here for my Quora session
Varoufakis tells Irish people to ‘send Michael Noonan packing’ – The Irish Times
, 14/02/2016
Former Greek finance minister accuses government of pandering to oligarchs about 4 hours ago Ronan McGreevy (For the Irish Times site, please click here) At a Right2Change meeting in Dublin’s Mansion House, the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis accused the Irish government of pandering to oligarchs. Video: Ronan McGreevy Ireland faces a “stark choice” at […]
Sanders' victory from DiEM's perspective – on Channel 4 News
, 11/02/2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqySLaxK4UThe crucial Third Option: DiEM’s raison d’ etre – Op-ed in The Guardian
, 05/02/2016
Click here for the Guardian site. Or…
The Origins of the European & Global Economic Crisis – on acTVism Munich
, 03/02/2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9APkNeqe4&feature=iv&src_vid=ZcXZVPhjV8E&annotation_id=annotation_4056056273Do they really want your money back? op-ed in Bild Zeitung
, 02/02/2016
Click here for the Bild website. Or…
A tu per tu con Varoufakis, senza peli sulla lingua (sull’Europa e non solo) -Marcello Foa, Il Giornale
, 01/02/2016
Origina source: http://blog.ilgiornale.it/foa/2016/02/01/a-tu-per-tu-con-varoufakis/ Visto da vicino, Yanis Varoufakis convince. Ho avuto il privilegio di intervistarlo pubblicamente a Lugano e poi di trascorrere alcune ore assieme a lui. E mi ha fatto un’eccellente impressione. Mi verrebbe dire che è un greco tutto d’un pezzo, uno spirito libero, capace di rompere gli schemi e di andare oltre le […]
Are we heading for a crash? The Guardian
, 29/01/2016
Click here for The Guardian site or if you want to read the longer version of my entry…
How the ‘Troika Effect’ was dubbed the ‘Varoufakis Effect’ – Project Syndicate Op-Ed and beyond
, 28/01/2016
As part of an impressive campaign to discredit the Athens Spring, and those of us who continue to honour and propagate its spirit, a cabal of journalists and ‘analysts’ have joined forces to depict me as the “destroyer of the Greek economy.” The purpose? To demonise the Greek people’s audacity to elect us with a […]
Cambridge Union address, 26th October 2015 – Audio
, 27/10/2015
Until the Cambridge Union releases the youtube video of my address, here is an audio of my presentation on the theme: THE EURO CRISIS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CAMBRIDGE TRADITION.
"One very simple, but radical, idea: to democratise Europe." OpenDemocracy interview
, 25/10/2015
For the OpenDemocracy site click picture above. Or read on…
In conversation with Aaron Bastani on Greece and Europe
, 25/10/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rdRWqZgb0In conversation with Aaron Bastani on Europe, UKIP and Post-Capitalism
, 25/10/2015
In conversation with Aaron Bastani discussing everything from Nigel Farage and the rise of xenophobia in the Eurozone to the intricacies of Marxism and the future after capitalism.
Schäuble’s Gathering Storm – my Project Syndicate op-ed
, 24/10/2015
ATHENS – Europe’s crisis is poised to enter its most dangerous phase. After forcing Greece to accept another “extend-and-pretend” bailout agreement, fresh battle lines are being drawn. And, with the refugee influx exposing the damage caused by divergent economic prospects and sky-high youth unemployment in Europe’s periphery, the ramifications are ominous, as recent statements by […]
Our nations and the EU – in conversation with Lord Howard of Lympne 25 OCT 2015
, 24/10/2015
On our nations and the EU With Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Howard, Lord Howard of Lympne. Sunday Morning Live (12.15pm), The Tabernacle, 35 Powis Square, off Portobello Road London W11 2AY