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And the Weak Suffer what they Must? Review by Paul Tyson

This book is not just illuminating. It is a call to moral awakening and to intelligent, determined and humane political action.   (This review was published in opendemocracy.net) I would like to start this review by looking at Varoufakis’ writing … Continue reading →

Has consumerism milked democracy dry? On ABC Radio National

This conversation, on ABC RN’s ‘Minefield’, with Scott Stevens and Waleed Aly, was broadcast on 19th May 2016 – click here for the ABC’s website. Or… Despite dairy producers being battered by market forces, a ‘milk tax’ has reportedly been … Continue reading →

Talking Europe & Greece – VICE interview

The interview with Yohann Koshy (April 21, 2016) can be read on VICE’s site here. Otherwise… Like most of you, I have dreamt about Yanis Varoufakis. Greece’s Syriza government represented the first challenge to neoliberalism, within the established political field, in European history. … Continue reading →

Review of my talk “Basic Income is a Necessity” – examiner.com

Click here for the examiner.com site Yanis Varoufakis’ amazing reframe of Basic income Yanis Varoufakis produced half-hour video presentation and question-and-answer session. It was an address for the Future of Work Conference, in Zurich, Switzerland, 5th May 2016, at the … Continue reading →

Political Economy: The Social Sciences’ Red Pill – U of Sydney, 13th May

To mark his appointment as an Honorary Professor within the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, we are delighted to announce the hosting of Professor Yanis Varoufakis.  Filed under: DiEM, Politics and Economics

Technical change turns Basic Income into a necessity

Addressing the Future of Work conference, Zurich, 5th May 2016, Gottlieb Duttweiler InstituteFiled under: And the Weak Suffer What They Must? - the book, DiEM, Politics and Economics

On Spain’s general election & Podemos’ prospects – op-ed in Newsweek

Click here for the Newsweek site. Or… Last July, Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s conservative prime minister, exited a 17-hour-long European Council meeting dedicated to Greece, wielding in front of the cameras the surrender document that his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, had … Continue reading →

The Reform & Fiscal Policy Proposals of my ministry a year to this day – compare & contrast

A year to this day (11th May 2015), my team of international advisers (*) and I submitted this proposal for reforming the Greek economy, including a particular proposal for a debt reschedule. It is interesting to compare and to contrast … Continue reading →

On Reuters with Rob Cox, global editor of Breakingviews

Yanis Varoufakis joins Rob Cox, global editor of Breakingviews, to talk about his new book, ”And the Weak Suffer What They Must?”, the state of the EU, and the implications of a potential Brexit and Trump presidency. To watch the … Continue reading →

On Greece & Brexit – BBC2 tv Newsnight, 9th May 2016

Filed under: And the Weak Suffer What They Must? - the book, DiEM, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics