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Are the best things in life free? From the New York Times

Answers from Richard Hell, Yanis Varoufakis, Karl Lagerfeld, Mikhail Prokhorov, Youssou N’Dour, Andreja Pejic and Yao Chen Click here for the NYT siteFiled under: Art and Culture, Politics and Economics, Vital Space

LE TEMPS interview

Yanis Varoufakis: «La plus grande menace pour le capitalisme est le capitalisme lui-même» L’ancien ministre grec des finances et star politique de la crise grecque critique les lenteurs suisses en matière fiscale et le capitalisme en général Il s’affiche comme … Continue reading →

THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR AUTHENTIC DEMOCRACY: TED GLOBAL-GENEVA 8th December 2015

Yesterday I delivered a TED Global talk in Geneva on the future of democracy and capitalism. While awaiting the video, here is the text of my talk. INTRODUCTION: DEMOCRACY IS NOT INEVITABLE Democracy: In the West we make the colossal … Continue reading →

Refugees, Europe & the Australian Economy – Q&A debate, ABC tv, 23 NOV 2015

Q&A ABC tv Episode 43 – 23/11/2015 23 November 2015 Panellists: Yanis Varoufakis, Former finance minister of Greece Greg Hunt, Australia’s Minister for the Environment Geraldine Brooks, Author and journalist Anthony Albanese, Australia’s Shadow Infrastructure Minister Judith Sloan, Businesswoman, Academic … Continue reading →

Oxford Union Address (full video) – 24 OCT 2015

On the relation between academic freedom and policy making in the corridors of (European) power. For the address at the… Cambridge Union, delivered three days later, click here.Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives

Creditors Uninterested in Getting Their Money Back – at the University of Sydney, 26/11/2015

For an audio, click here.Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives, The Global Minotaur: A theory of the Global Crisis

In the Financial Review: Australia heading for recession

. Australia is headed towards recession, according to former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who argues that weak domestic investment and the slowdown in China will ultimately put the brakes on growth. Click here for the AFR site. Or.. Speaking … Continue reading →

A conversation with Brian Eno – The Guardian

Click here for The Guardian’s site. Or… The British musician and producer Brian Eno meets Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister for Greece’s Syriza government, at Eno’s recording studio in west London. Both are stylish, shaven-headed men famous for their radical … Continue reading →

Democracy in our time – a Carnegie conversation at the Sydney Opera House

CARNEGIE CONVERSATIONS: YANIS VAROUFAKIS 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre ,bPresented by: Sydney Opera House  Filed under: Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives

Sydney Morning Herald – Former minister’s quest to democratise Europe

Click here to read the article on the SMH site. Or… For 161 turbulent days, former Sydneysider Yanis Varoufakis was a central player in a crisis that cast a menacing shadow over the world economy. In January the economist-turned-politician was … Continue reading →