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Yanis Varoufakis on Donald Trump, global conflicts and the AI revolution – Australian Politics podcast

The economist, author and former politician Yanis Varoufakis speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his blunt assessment about the ability of the global economic system to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century

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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps

Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

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I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/deepfakes-youtube-menace-yanis-varoufakis

#AI(artificialintelligence) #YanisVaroufakis #Technology #Deepfake #Internet

I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront

These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis

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How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism | Yanis Varoufakis

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/amazon-capitalist-era-free-markets-age-technofeudalism

#Workers'rights #Surveillance #Technology #Worldnews #Internet #Amazon #UKnews

How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism

Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate online, turning even governments into its serfs, says the leader of MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis

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A historic opportunity for the British left is being thrown away. This very public Your Party row must stop now | Yanis Varoufakis and Ken Loach

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/21/historic-opportunity-british-left-thrown-away-your-party-row

#JeremyCorbyn #ZarahSultana #Politics #UKnews

A historic opportunity for the British left is being thrown away. This very public Your Party row must stop now

People desperately want and need a party with socialist values. Future generations will be damning if this fails, say economist Yanis Varoufakis and film director Ken Loach

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In an age of failing economies and a populist backlash, I’ll tell you what we need – Marxism | Yanis Varoufakis

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/03/marxism-economy-populism-tech-karl-marx

#Immigrationandasylum #YanisVaroufakis #Worldnews #KarlMarx #Politics #UKnews

In an age of failing economies and a populist backlash, I’ll tell you what we need – Marxism

The corporations would asset-strip our brains, but we can take back control, says economist and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis

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Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? | Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/18/trump-vance-smashed-old-order-realignment-europe-response

#USforeignpolicy #Worldnews #Ukraine #JDVance #Europe #Russia

Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond?

The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? ask Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

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In Greece, our general strike was a flop. Here’s why not enough people joined it | Yanis Varoufakis

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/22/greece-general-strike-economy-austerity

#KyriakosMitsotakis #Costoflivingcrisis #Worldnews #Greece #Europe

In Greece, our general strike was a flop. Here’s why not enough people joined it

The Greek economy has been bled dry by vulture funds and austerity, making citizens too poor to lose a day’s wages, says former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis

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Why is Labour still using the self-defeating, discredited ‘maxed out credit card’ analogy? | Yanis Varoufakis

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/15/labour-credit-card-analogy-mendacious-tory

#RachelReeves #Environment #Economics #Austerity #Politics #Labour #UKnews

Why is Labour still using the self-defeating, discredited ‘maxed out credit card’ analogy?

It is one thing to U-turn on a modest green transition programme. It is another to do so using mendacious Tory economic paradigms, says the economist Yanis Varoufakis

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