In this discussion recorded in Athens, Grace Blakeley and Yanis Varoufakis expose how our so-called democracies have been captured by elites. From Gaza to the climate crisis to the collapse of liberal politics, they explore why even āprogressiveā leaders are absorbed by the system they enter, how neoliberalism has hollowed out collective power, and why only a bottom-up, transnational movement can reclaim democracy for the many.
Yanis Varoufakis born 24 March 1961 is a Greek economist, politician, and co-founder of DiEM25. A former academic, he served as the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015. Since 2019, he is again a Member of Greek Parliament and MeRA25 leader. He is the author of several books including, Another Now (2020). Varoufakis is also a professor of Economics ā University of Athens, Honorary Professor of Political Economy ā University of Sydney, Honoris Causa Professor of Law, Economics and Finance ā University of Torino, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Kings College, University of London.
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Grace is shouting, Yanis is whispering… my finger had to hover over the volume button.
But thanks for the talk, really interesting.
I’m glad Ralph died before seeing what his sons have become.