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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 - Filmed at EartH Hackney - 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: 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 Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6PM on YouTube and Twitch. Episodes of Downstream are released Sundays at 6PM on YouTube. __________________________ Support our journalism by buying Novara Media merch: Donate one hour’s wage per month, or whatever you can afford:
