Posts By: Yanis Varoufakis

COP26 is doomed, and the hollow promise of ‘net zero’ is to blame

Opinion

10.11.2021

Net zero is popular among polluters for good reason – it’s toothless compared to emissions restrictions and a carbon tax.

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Star Trek versus Imperialist Doctrine – Project Syndicate

6.09.2021

America has produced a liberal imperialist doctrine, but also a liberal anti-imperialist doctrine which remains ensconced in Star Trek.

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Lessons from this summer’s calamitous Greek forests inferno – The Guardian

6.09.2021

This summer’s firestorm was utterly foreseeable – as was the inability of our state to respond effectively.

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Barcelona City Council’s fight to shield flamingoes from rent-seeking flights of fancy

Opinion

5.08.2021

If the City Council wins, municipalism will have demonstrated that it is probably humanity’s, and the environment’s last resort.

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What political lessons can we learn from football? A lively chat with Yanis Varoufakis, Brian Eno, Roger Waters and Ken Loach

28.07.2021

A lively chat about football and politics between Yanis Varoufakis, Brian Eno, Ken Loach and Roger Waters, hosted by Frank Barat.

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Techno-Feudalism is taking over

9.07.2021

The claim that capitalism is being toppled by a new economic model comes on the heels of premature forecasts. But this time it may be true,

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[Video] The legislative comeback of patriarchal misogyny: Greek government passes compulsory joint custody legislation

2.06.2021

Yanis Varoufakis' personal speech on joint custody and 'parental alienation': a contribution to the debate of a new Greek family law.

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Techno-Feudalism and the End of Capitalism – interview with Yanis Varoufakis

17.05.2021

Alice Flanagan interviewed Yanis Varoufakis ahead of his online talk for Sheffield’s Festival of Debate on 7 May.

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Football Takes Capitalism Out of Bounds

6.05.2021

Last week, Europeans showed the red card to the moguls – and their financiers – who tried to steal the beautiful game: football.

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