
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
The GuardianI’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | 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
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
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
The GuardianA 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
The GuardianIn 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
The GuardianTrump 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
The GuardianIn 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
The GuardianWhy 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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