Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano just published an interview with me regarding PN Renzi’s recent comments on my “removal” and my reply to him. Here are is the original Q&A in English. 1. The Italian premier Matteo Renzi has said … Continue reading →
VAROUFAKIS TOLD YOU SO By DAVID PATRIKARAKOS ATHENS — Yanis Varoufakis lives in understated elegance. His apartment is spacious and pleasing to the eye. Shelves bulge with books on politics and economics, unsurprising for a university professor who was, until … Continue reading →
Italian PM M. Renzi (click here for his speech) rejoiced at having “got rid of me” – citing my ‘removal’ from the ‘scene’ as a sign that ‘apostates’ (i.e. those who divide their parties) are jettisoned. His is a motivated illusion. … Continue reading →
Alexis Tsipras has snatched resounding victory from the jaws of July’s humiliating surrender to the troika of Greece’s lenders. Defying opposition parties, opinion pollsters and critics within his ranks (including this writer), he held on to government with a reduced, … Continue reading →
Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives
Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives
L’ex ministro greco delle Finanze: «Presto ci sarà il lancio ufficiale e una sinistra pan europea capace di offrire una politica alternativa all’austerità» For the Italian version as published in CDS, click here. But beware: The Italian text there is … Continue reading →
Jump to 1:04:50 for my address Filed under: Banking Crisis, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Post-MinFin missives
Click on the picture above to watch the interviewFiled under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Post-MinFin missives
On September 10, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on nine principles concerning the restructuring of sovereign debts. Abiding by such principles would have avoided the pitfalls of the Greek crisis, in which political representatives gave in to creditor … Continue reading →
