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Yannos Papantoniou

Yannos Papantoniou

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Yannos Papantoniou was Greece’s Economy and Finance Minister from 1994 to 2001. He is currently President of the Center for Progressive Policy Research, an independent think-tank.

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  1. A New Chance for Greece
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    A New Chance for Greece

    Sep 9, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou sees grounds for hope in the snap general election set for September 20.

  2. The Government the Eurozone Deserves
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    The Government the Eurozone Deserves

    Aug 3, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou warns that the common currency has no future without fiscal and political integration.

  3. Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone
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    Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone

    Mar 25, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou makes the case for fiscal transfers in Europe's currency union.

  4. The Greek Time Bomb
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    The Greek Time Bomb

    Jan 19, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou urges Greece's next government to focus on debt relief.

  5. Ethics and Infrastructure
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    Ethics and Infrastructure

    Nov 11, 2014 Yannos Papantoniou explains Germany's obsession with fiscal discipline – and why Europe needs to overcome it.

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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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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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