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Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

Writing for PS since 2015
120 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. The Spirit of Brexit Has Infected the EU
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    The Spirit of Brexit Has Infected the EU

    Oct 31, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis asks why European leaders today sound like the British leaders they wanted to punish just a few years ago.

  2. Draghi’s Report Confirms Europe’s Irreversible Decline
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    Draghi’s Report Confirms Europe’s Irreversible Decline

    Sep 23, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis explains why a much-anticipated report on the future of the European Union will be praised and then ignored.

  3. The Road from Fascism
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    The Road from Fascism

    Aug 19, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis highlights four lessons from the recent anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom.

  4. Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options
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    Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options

    Jul 26, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics.

  5. Three Myths Haunting the West
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    Three Myths Haunting the West

    Jun 26, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis blames elites on both sides of the Atlantic for their willful refusal to lift their heads out of the sand.

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    Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future

    Fatih Birol & Ajay Mathur see the rapid growth of solar power as a promising sign of what is possible in the fight against climate change.
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    Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more

    Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more.
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    Why Do Countries Prosper?

    Antara Haldar considers what this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economic research gets right, and what it overlooks.
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    Made in America 2.0

    Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin foresee the US weathering the coming trade storm, thanks to its energy resources and innovation centers.
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    When the Left Goes Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller considers what drives some politicians to reverse their political allegiances.
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    The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies

    Hippolyte Fofack urges the Global North to focus on vulnerable countries’ need to invest in adaptation-related infrastructure.
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    Self-Managed Abortion Saves Lives

    Andrés Constantin & Katherine Mayall urge policymakers to remove the barriers preventing women from terminating unwanted pregnancies on their own.
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    Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity

    Simon Johnson says that Donald Trump’s discredited protectionism would benefit the few at the expense of the many.
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    Israel and Iran Are Likely to Escalate

    Nouriel Roubini rejects the widespread view that the conflict will be contained after the latest exchange of attacks.

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