Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and author who served as Greek Finance Minister in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crash. Since then, he has become one of the most sought after public speakers on the left.
He joined Aaron for a IRL edition of Downstream at EartH in Hackney, North-East London to talk about China, Gaza and the new cold war being waged in ‘the cloud’
Set decoration was provided by After Noah – https://www.instagram.com/afternoahhome/
Filmed at EartH Hackney – https://www.instagram.com/earthackney/?hl=en
Yanis was in London to promote the new documentary series, ‘In The Eye Of The Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis’ which can be watched here: http://www.eyeofthestorm.info
00:00 Intro
03:03 2023 for Yanis
05:36 Israel & Palestine
13:45 The Problem With Liberals
24:45 Is The US a Dying Empire?
35:49 China, Russia & Iran
43:51 The New Cold War
55:45 Nordsteam & Germany
1:04:04 Novara Germany Wouldn’t Be Possible
1:06:23 Banning Fascists Doesn’t Work
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