Interviews
Capitalism has become Technofeudalism | UpFront interview on Al Jazeera
, 21/02/2021
A recent Oxfam study found that since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s richest 10 billionaires have seen a wealth increase of half a trillion dollars – enough to pay for every person on the planet to get a vaccine. In this UpFront special, Marc Lamont Hill discusses with economist and former Greek […]
‘Trumpism after Trump’ – Premier of LET’S TALK IT OVER, co-hosted by Roger Waters & Yanis Varoufakis
, 21/02/2021
In the premiere of LET’S TALK IT OVER, Noura Erakat and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor are the guests of Yanis Varoufakis and Roger Waters to discuss TRUMPISM AFTER TRUMP.
The Consequences of Capitalism – Guest Lecture at the U of Arizona, 16th February 2021
, 19/02/2021
Invited by Noam Chomsky and Marvin Waterstone, here is an audio of the lecture I delivered to University of Arizona students on ‘The Consequences of Capitalism”
Speaking of antisemitism… – A personal view as related to my DiEM25 comrades (video + text)
, 14/02/2021
On 4th February 2021, DiEM25’s coordinating collective held a discussion on how progressives can, at once, fight antisemitism and remain highly critical of Israel’s policies. You can watch a video of my speech and read an extended version of these thoughts below. Last week, while discussing competing identities, I argued that it is unacceptable to […]
Trumpism after Trump – NEWSWEEK magazine, interviewed by Basit Mahmood
, 12/02/2021
He’s been described as the George Clooney of the government, a rockstar politician who took on the EU and an “erratic Marxist.” Few politicians can hope – or fear – to achieve the levels of notoriety Yanis Varoufakis did in just six months while serving as finance minister of Greece. A world-renowned economist, Varoufakis now […]
From an Economics without Capitalism to Markets without Capitalism – Tübingen University talk
, 28/01/2021
A lecture organised by University of Tübingen economics students, delivered on Monday February 3, 2020, on the theme “From an Economics without Capitalism to Markets without Capitalism”. Mainstream economic models lack some important features of really-existing capitalism, including money, time and space. Its models offer ideological cover for a capitalist system that has usurped competitive, […]
Greece’s slide to parliamentary dictatorship – video
, 28/01/2021
My statement in the Greek parliament after MeRA25 MP Aggeliki Adamopolou was shockingly stripped of her Parliamentary immunity for daring to criticise the police in a speech she gave in Parliament. Greece is now a dictatorship under parliamentary cloak.
Is it sensible to fret about public debt’s rise during the pandemic? A debate with Todd G. Buchholz on Pairagraph
, 23/01/2021
Is public debt a bomb about to explode taking us down? Or is fretting about public debt a tactic for preparing public opinion for a new austerity drive that will cause debt to grow even faster? Read my debate with Todd G. Buchholz organised by pairagraph.com (see here for the original publication) Todd G. Buchholz’s […]
Από το Εμβολιαστικό Φιάσκο και το Ξέφρενο Χρέος στην Πανεπιστημιακή Αστυνομία – Ομιλία στη Βουλή (video)
, 21/01/2021
Η Κυβέρνηση εν μέσω πανδημίας είχε τέσσερις υποχρεώσεις. Πρώτον, αξιόπιστη διαχείριση της πληροφόρησης για την πανδημία και αξιόπιστα μέτρα από τη μια μεριά, δεύτερον, ενίσχυση του Εθνικού Συστήματος Υγείας, τρίτον, οικοδόμηση ενός αποτελεσματικού δικτύου κέντρων μαζικών τεστ αρχικά που μετά θα μετατρέπονταν σε κέντρα μαζικών εμβολιασμών και θα έμεναν ως «προίκα» στην πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη του Εθνικού Συστήματος Υγείας και […]
What is at stake is the independence of Ecuador, not of its central bank. This is why the oligarchy is attacking Andrés Arauz- video
, 20/01/2021
It is with considerable amusement that I follow the international oligarchy’s anxiety to prevent Andrés Arauz from winning the presidential election. I say amusement because they have chosen to damage his standing by painting him as a threat to the independence of Ecuador’s central bank – of which Andres was the youngest governor. Let’s get […]
“The EU after Brexit” Keynote followed by a conversation with Norman Lamont – 27th January 2021
, 20/01/2021
In this keynote, organised by the Economics Research Council, I shall discuss, and re-assess, the deeper forces leading to Brexit. Moving beyond the myth of it as the manifestation of some British idiosyncrasy, I shall trace its causes in a fundamental incompatibility between British and Continental capitalism which the financial crisis of 2008 brought to […]
Why I oppose vaccination passports – On BBC World Service’s NEWSDAY
, 18/01/2021
Greece says there's a case for a Covid vaccine passport which would allow people to travel freely within the EU. But @yanisvaroufakis is concerned it could encourage governments – and businesses – to demand more of our personal informationhttps://t.co/WCHBTof5Ev — BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) January 18, 2021 LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE
Για την οικονομική πολιτική, την ανάγκη “κουρεμάτων” & το στοίχημα του εμβολιασμού – Αντ1 “Πρωϊνοί Τύποι”
, 18/01/2021
Καλεσμένος στην εκπομπή “Πρωινοί Τύποι”, μιλάμε για την οικονομία, την επιτακτική ανάγκη για κουρέματα και όχι αναστολές των οφειλών των μικρομεσαίων, ως επένδυση στα μελλοντικά φορολογικά έσοδα του δημοσίου και τέλος, για το κόστος σε ανθρώπινες ζωές του εμβολιαστικού φιάσκου της κυβέρνησης Μητσοτάκη.
Debt is never the problem, just the symptom of a deeper drama – Interviewed by L’Humanité (French)
, 17/01/2021
L’économiste et ancien ministre grec des Finances analyse les ressorts profonds de la crise actuelle, et invite à réfléchir aux moyens de transformer l’Union européenne. ENTRETIEN. À 59 ans, il a déjà vécu plusieurs vies. Universitaire né en Grèce et formé en Grande-Bretagne, enseignant dans plusieurs pays, Yanis Varoufakis fut conseiller économique du gouvernement grec, puis accepta le poste […]
Launching the Project for Peace and Justice: Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Ronnie Kasrils, Yanis Varoufakis, Scarlett Westbrook | Sunday 17/1 at 15.00 GMT
, 16/01/2021
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Watch Brian Eno, Ken Loach, Roger Waters, Frank Barat, Stefania Maurizi & Yanis Varoufakis discuss the Julian Assange case
, 07/01/2021
Two days after a UK judge blocked the US request to extradite Julian Assange, we discussed this decision and what it means for the future of journalism and freedom of speech. The discussion took place at 5pm GMT on 6th January 2020
To rid ourselves of GDP we need to move beyond capitalism, to ANOTHER NOW – Response to Timothée Parrique’s response
, 05/01/2021
In a reaction to a throwaway line of mine in this interview relating to my new book ANOTHER NOW, Timothée Parrique wrote this piece. I find it hard to disagree with anything of substance he wrote. I was not even upset that Timothée (who clearly has not read my book) misrepresented my position, making me sound […]
Ευχές από το ΜέΡΑ25. Με μια υπενθύμιση: Το 2021 τα πάντα μπορούν να είναι διαφορετικά!
, 31/12/2020
Το 2020 αφήνει πίσω του ανοικτές πληγές, διαλυμένα όνειρα, φόβο. Αφήνει όμως και μια ανέλπιστη ελπίδα. Ξεσκεπάζοντας μυστικά που μας καθήλωναν, η πανδημία που στιγμάτισε το 2020 μας άνοιξε τα μάτια σε δυνάμεις και δυνατότητες που είχαμε ξεχάσει ότι είχαμε. Το 2020 είδαμε ότι οι κυβερνήσεις δεν είναι αδύναμες. Ότι προσποιούνται τις αδύναμες επειδή θέλουν […]
A Festive Message on behalf of DiEM25 for 2021: “Because things are the way they are, things will not remain the way they are.” B. Brecht
, 30/12/2020
I am Yanis Varoufakis with a message for the New Year from 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 […]
“What New Institutions Do We Need For An International Green New Deal To Be Feasible?” Geneva Lecture Series, video & a review by Marie-Christine Ghreichi
, 30/12/2020
Organised by Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic as part of the University of Geneva Lecture Series on ‘Contemporary World of Geo-economics’, I was honoured with an invitation to deliver a long lecture on the pressing need for new international financial institutions to address crushing global imbalances and inequalities. Watch the video and also read a review […]