Gerardo Pisarello, Barcelona’s First Deputy Mayor, posing crucial questions on the state of capitalism, whether democracy has room to breathe nowadays, the need for a pan-European movement, the place of City Halls and municipalism in such a movement… Filed under: Democratise … Continue reading →
The UK’s Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, is convening a series of public lectures to broaden the debate around economics in Britain. “Economic Policy: from market fixing to market creating and shaping” with Mariana Mazzucato, RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of … Continue reading →
The news is out: DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe – Movement) will be launched in Berlin on 9th February, at the Volksbuehne Theatre in Berlin (pictured above). Before the official announcement and the manifesto saw the light of day, DiEM25 has … Continue reading →
Moderation: Christian Ude Vortrag und Diskussion in englischer Sprache Unter dem Titel underconstruction: europe möchte das Muffatwerk in 2016 Persönlichkeiten einladen, die sich kritisch und wach mit dem Jetzt-Zustand Europas auseinandersetzen und einen ganz eigenen Blick auf die Gegenwart und … Continue reading →
ATHENS – Imagine a depositor in the US state of Arizona being permitted to withdraw only small amounts of cash weekly and facing restrictions on how much money he or she could wire to a bank account in California. Such … Continue reading →
Jacobin Magazine honoured me with the publication of an interview that I gave to Francisco de Zarate, journalist and comic writer with the Argentine newspaper Clarin, and illustrated by Fernando Calvi. Thank you Francisco, Fernando and Jacobin. Click here for … Continue reading →
For the El Diario site click here. For the original English language version of the interview… As much as I would like this piece to be forward-looking, it is hard not to start by asking you how different Greece and Europe … Continue reading →
The year 2015 did not begin – or end – as Yanis Varoufakis might have predicted. This time last year, having finished a busy academic term at the University of Texas in Austin where he was a visiting professor in … Continue reading →
Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Post-MinFin missives
The English text(*) of the discussion with Peer Peeperkorn, on which this article in de Volksrant was based, follows: -Let’s go back to your brief period in office first. What were the happiest moments during that time? “When I would … Continue reading →
