In Guardian Australia’s new series Who screwed millennials, co-host Matilda Boseley spoke to Yanis Varoufakis about how the Australian housing market entrenches inequality. In this bonus episode, we hear more from Varoufakis on the state of the economy, how young people are coping with financial hardship, and how capitalism has mutated into something he call ... Show More
Sep 3
Xi, Putin, Kim and a big parade: are we seeing a new world order?
Tens of thousands of spectators packed the stands to witness Xi Jinping’s military parade marking 80 years since the defeat of Japan in the second world war. And watching from above, along the Chinese leader, were some of the world’s most powerful men, including Russia’s Vladimir ... Show More
19m 17s
Apr 2024
Gaza, Genocide, Capitalism - And Hope - w/. Yanis Varoufakis and Raoul Martinez
Left-wing icon Yanis Varoufakis and award-winning filmmaker Raoul Martinez have teamed together on a new docuseries In The Eye Of The Storm - and here we talk about Yanis Varoufakis being banned from Germany over Gaza, about the attempt to crush dissent, capitalism - and why ther ... Show More
45m 5s
Feb 2024
Capitalism Has Mutated Into Something Worse with Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism has changed. A century ago, capitalists amassed untold wealth by building and manufacturing goods, but today, our economy appears to be dominated by massive tech corporations that don't actually produce anything at all. Instead, these tech giants offer platforms—such a ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2021
The death agony of capitalism: World Perspectives | MSF Conference 2021
In this podcast, we share with you a talk given by Fred Weston - editor of marxist.com - given at the recent Marxist Student Federation Conference, on the perspectives for world revolution in 2021. As the pandemic drags on and the crisis of capitalism deepens, any illusions in th ... Show More
42m 11s
Oct 2023
Downstream: Europe Is Over w/ Yanis Varoufakis
In his new book, ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis explores how giant tech firms, both in the US and China are expanding their control over the planet. His analysis is that, whilst material resources certainly matter, the real battle ground is over digit ... Show More
57m 10s
Jun 2024
SLO MO REWIND: Yanis Varoufakis On Imagining A Fairer and More Equal Society
Please enjoy this rewind episode with Yanis Varoufakis, globally recognized economist, and former Greek finance minister, famously known as the “rockstar politician who challenged the EU.”As voters across various countries prepare to make crucial decisions, Varoufakis's perspecti ... Show More
1h 16m