Posts By: Yanis Varoufakis

May 1st: As long as capitalism exists, every generation of workers is condemned to wage the same struggles again and again – for dignity, wages, conditions, hours

1.05.2018

Today, May 1, we struggle not to forget the sacrifices of generations of workers to etch onto the world’s collective conscience the crucial ...

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Yanis Varoufakis gives Kingston University's 6th annual Shakespeare lecture at the Rose Theatre

The madness and conflict of Shakespeare's characters can humanise economics

23.03.2018

Why former Greek finance minister and co-founder of DiEM25 – a pan-European movement for democratising the EU – accepted the invitation to give ...

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Bretton Woods Conference Participating Nations Flag Display

A Tale of Two Faltering Unions (UK and EU); and what DiEM25 proposes in response

4.12.2017

An address at the Oxford Guild, Oxford University, on passionate believers who are troublemakers, Brexit negotiations, simulating a federation ...

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DiEM25 prepares to compete in elections

May 2019, here we come!

16.11.2017

A letter from Yanis Varoufakis about DiEM25's 'electoral wing' and the path to 2019.

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The Royal Society

"BREXIT: What must be avoided and what must be done, now!" – speech at The Royal Society

9.11.2017

Listen to the talk delivered at The Royal Society in London on November 7, 2017.

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Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Wolfgang Schäuble

Schäuble leaves but Schäuble-ism lives on

29.09.2017

The FDP’s ascension will see to it that Wolfgang Schäuble’s departure will not alter the policy of doing whatever it takes to prevent the ...

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#BTW17

To lead Europe Germany needs to come to terms with its crucial role in it

22.09.2017

It is greatly disappointing that the federal election campaign has been so parochial, so empty of any serious debate on Europe.

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DiEM25 supports Jeremy Corbyn & John McDonnell – except in our own special way!

8.06.2017

DiEM25 was not created just to support existing political parties. Our task is tougher and more important than this: it is to forge the ...

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