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The Politics of Negative Interest Rates – Project Syndicate op-ed

ATHENS – Objects of desire come at a cost. Only bad things, like toxic waste, have a negative price, the equivalent of a fee payable to anyone willing to make them disappear. Does this mean that negative interest rates embody a … Continue reading →

“Merkel has no plan” – interviewed by Die Welt’s editor, Stefan Aust

A few weeks ago, Stefan Aust, Die Welt’s editor and formerly the heart and soul of Der Spiegel, paid me a visit at our Aegina house. We spoke for a good two hours on Europe, Germany, Greece and, of course, … Continue reading →

The FT’s summer Q&A

The FT’s silly season Q&A edition had some questions for several of us. Here are my answers: How are you spending the summer? Like every summer: accumulating sensations that, when the depths of winter arrive, will allow me to, still, … Continue reading →

On the need to re-boot the world economy

Interviewed by David de Jong, Bloomberg News  Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Politics and Economics

Discussing the IMF’s confession – with Phillip Adams, LNL, ABC Radio National

How the IMF and the EU screwed Greece: It’s Official (Title as it appeared on the ABC’s website) Filed under: And the Weak Suffer What They Must? - the book, DiEM, European Crisis, Politics and Economics

Galbraith’s letter to Kathimerini: Let’s talk about academic-journalistic ethics, shall we?

Athens daily Kathimerini published a letter signed by 23 ‘US-educated Greeks’ sent to the University of Texas’ President denouncing James K. Galbraith (a long-standing professor there) for having helped me design a “monetary cum military coup d’etat”.  At least that was … Continue reading →

On Counterpunch Radio: Progressive politics, the US election and Europe

This week Eric Draitsler sits down with economist, and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis to discuss the shifts in the political landscape of both Europe and the US, and what they mean for political activism and progressive politics. Eric … Continue reading →

Building a Progressive International – op-ed Project Syndicate

ATHENS – Politics in the advanced economies of the West is in the throes of a political shakeup unseen since the 1930s. The Great Deflation now gripping both sides of the Atlantic is reviving political forces that had lain dormant … Continue reading →

The Struggle for Europe: Democracy vs Power – on RadioOpenSource

To listen, click hereFiled under: DiEM, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics

IMF: Confessing to the sin in order to repeat it

You have read about the most recent IMF confession over its immolation of Greece. The question is: Does it signal a change in policies? Do not hold your breath! Recent history is pointing to a repetition of the crime-against-logic first committed … Continue reading →