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November 17, 2016
BRUSSEL’s APPEAL FOR LESS AUSTERITY: An irrelevant proposal by an irrelevant Commission
So, the European Commission, at last, concluded that the eurozone’s fiscal stance is too austerian. “Better late than never”, some will say. Alas, this is too optimistic a take. The reason? The Commission is irrelevant and it knows it. Decisions of … Continue reading →
November 16, 2016
TRUMP: THE NEXT KEYNESIAN PRESIDENT? DON’T BANK ON IT – Newsweek, 16 NOV 2016
The chances of Trump pursuing an economic stimulus that will benefit the lives of those he promised to help are slim. Republican presidents have a penchant for ditching their ideological commitment toward small government, turning into big deficit spenders soon … Continue reading →
Angela Merkel’s last chance to deliver a Speech of Hope for Europe – Hamburg Keynote (audio), 15 NOV 2016
On the same day that I addressed an audience of more than 1000 DiEM25 members in Hamburg, I was also kindly invited by Joachim and Renate Pawlik to address the Pawlik Group‘s Annual Conference. In my Keynote Address to the … Continue reading →
DiEM25 Hamburg event: Varoufakis on ‘Why DiEm25?’ 15 NOV 2016
Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis
November 15, 2016
Why President Obama’s Athens visit is utterly irrelevant – on BBC Radio & tv
& TV Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, US Politics
Why President Obama’s Athens visit is utterly irrelevant – on BBC Radio
Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, US Politics
New Statesman interview: The Left’s duty after Trump’s awful victory
I had no doubt Donald Trump would win, just like I had no doubt Brexit would happen, so maybe I’m not as shell-shocked as you,” says Yanis Varoufakis. The former Greek finance minister is speaking to me several days after the … Continue reading →
November 11, 2016
Trump, our post-modern 1930s and DiEM25’s moment
[Originally published here] The election of Donald Trump symbolises the demise of a remarkable era. It was a time when we saw the curious spectacle of a superpower, the US, growing stronger because of – rather than despite – its … Continue reading →
November 10, 2016
Trump and Free Trade – on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, 10 NOV 2016
Filed under: DiEM, US Politics
Why America still matters
Why is America still important? Below I copy the answer I gave in 2011 in the last chapter of The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the World Economy. (For those not familiar with the economic meaning of my … Continue reading →
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