Als griechischer Finanzminister löste Yanis Varoufakis 2015 eine der spektakulärsten und kontroversesten Auseinandersetzungen der jüngsten politischen Geschichte aus, als er versuchte, die Beziehung seines Landes mit der EU neu zu verhandeln.
21st Century sellouts, erasing Spacey and the vinyl countdown + this day in history w/the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and our song of the day by B•R•A•U•N on your Morning Monarchy for November 10, 2017.
Chainsaw bayonet, lists of accusers and powerful predators + this day in history w/another nuclear false alarm and our song of the day by Prolly Knot on your Morning Monarchy for November 9, 2017.
Unpopular opinions, naming names and red carpet redemption + this day in history w/Laika in space and our song of the day by Run The Jewels on your Morning Monarchy for November 3, 2017.
We continue our conversation with economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. His new book is entitled Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment.
We speak with former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis about the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party in his country and how their policies “have infiltrated the mainstream” in European politics, including anti-immigrant measures similar to those proposed by Trump. Varoufakis says Trump’s vow to crack down on immigration after the attack in New York City will only inspire more attacks, noting that ”ISISloves Donald Trump.”
President Trump and House Republicans have unveiled their long-promised proposal to reform America’s tax code, with Trump calling it a “big, beautiful Christmas present” for the American people. Critics say the gift is a tax cut for the richest Americans. We discuss the proposal with economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who argues, “It’s an out-and-out class war waged against the poorest, the weakest, the disenfranchised—the very same people that Donald Trump appealed to in order to get elected.”
As the White House finally agrees to release FEMAdisaster aid with more flexibility to try to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s devastated power grid and other infrastructure, we speak with economist Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, about the history of the island’s debt crisis and what to do as it recovers from Hurricane Maria.
Mysterious deaths, cowardly cops and powerful pedophiles + this day in history w/Truman defeats Dewey and our song of the day by Aesop Rock on your Morning Monarchy for November 2, 2017.
BadRabbit ransomware, FCC buying sprees and wailing planets + this day in history w/the deaths of Phoenix & Fellini and our song of the day by Morrissey on your Morning Monarchy for October 31, 2017.
