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January 22, 2017

Congratulations Benoit Hamon!

On 9th January 2017 I had the pleasure of linking up with Benoit Hamon in Paris, to discuss with him DiEM25’s Progressive Agenda for Europe and, in particular, our policy of constructive disobedience.  See below for a report of that … Continue reading →
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Published on January 22, 2017 13:40

We need an alternative to Trump’s nationalism. It isn’t the status quo – The Guardian, op-ed

The answer to neoliberalism’s Waterloo cannot be the retreat to a barricaded nation-state and the pitting of ‘our’ people against ‘others’ fenced off by tall walls Click here for The Guardian – or… A clash of two insurgencies is now … Continue reading →
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Published on January 22, 2017 13:23

Lunch with The Globe and Mail, in discussion with Eric Reguly

by Eric Reguly for The Globe and Mail Having lost the old fight over Greece’s financial future, Mr. Varoufakis is focused on a different cause: preserving the European Union Click here for The Globe and Mail site and here for a pdf … Continue reading →
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Published on January 22, 2017 13:16

Brexit: An unorthodox view – a Guardian Live event, 27th January 2017

With Srećko Horvat, Elif Shafak, Yanis Varoufakis & Owen Jones A troubled Britain is on its way out of a troubled European Union. Disintegration and xenophobia are in the air. The government in London is in disarray. But so is … Continue reading →
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Published on January 22, 2017 02:37

January 13, 2017

Greek drama in review – on the Rubin Report

Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Greek Crisis
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Published on January 13, 2017 23:41

December 21, 2016

Greece’s perpetual crisis will not end via one-off handouts. It will end only when Athens ends the perpetual lie.

ATHENS – Since the summer of 2015, Greece has (mostly) dropped out of the news, but not because its economic condition has stabilized. A prison is not newsworthy as long as the inmates suffer quietly. It is only when they … Continue reading →
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Published on December 21, 2016 19:41

December 19, 2016

Becoming popular by opposing populism: A progressive’s task – The Guardian

A few days ago I received an email from the Guardian: “We’re putting a panel together of writers and thinkers following the announcement that Jeremy Corbyn is planning to relaunch his image and policies as a leftwing populist. We are … Continue reading →
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Published on December 19, 2016 20:58

December 13, 2016

The Hitchhiker’s Guide through a Collapsing Europe – by DiEM25ers Yanis Varoufakis & Srećko Horvat

This event took place on 3rd December 2016 in Zagreb’s magnificent National Theatre in front of an audience of at least 1200 people. Thanks Zagreb!Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis
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Published on December 13, 2016 06:27

Brexit: An unorthodox view – a Guardian Live event, 27th January 2017

With Srećko Horvat, Elif Shafak, Yanis Varoufakis & Owen Jones A troubled Britain is on its way out of a troubled European Union. Disintegration and xenophobia are in the air. The government in London is in disarray. But so is … Continue reading →
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Published on December 13, 2016 02:37

Brexit: An unorthodox view – a Guardian Live event, 27th January 2016

With Srećko Horvat, Elif Shafak, Yanis Varoufakis & Owen Jones A troubled Britain is on its way out of a troubled European Union. Disintegration and xenophobia are in the air. The government in London is in disarray. But so is … Continue reading →
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Published on December 13, 2016 02:37

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