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Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

Writing for PS since 2015
112 commentaries
5 videos & podcasts

Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister of Greece, is leader of the MeRA25 party and Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. 

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  1. A Tax on Robots?
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    A Tax on Robots?

    Mar 11, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis has an alternative to Bill Gates's suggestion for offsetting the social costs of automation.

  2. Economics Is Irredeemably Sexist
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    Economics Is Irredeemably Sexist

    Mar 6, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis blames the field’s dearth of women on the male chauvinist pig in the middle of it, masquerading as the avatar of rationality.

  3. The Two Faces of the Euro
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    The Two Faces of the Euro

    Jan 19, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis traces the monetary union's travails to the conflicting visions of Jacques Delors and Wolfgang Schäuble.

  4. Europe’s Bad China Bluff
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    Europe’s Bad China Bluff

    Dec 19, 2023 Yanis Varoufakis exposes the weakness and futility of the European Union’s case for punitive trade sanctions.

  5. Europe’s 15-Year Slump
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    Europe’s 15-Year Slump

    Nov 22, 2023 Yanis Varoufakis explains why the European Union has fallen behind the United States and China since the 2008 financial crisis.

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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.
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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.

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