On 23rd October, I testified in front of the Jury of Conscience in the context of the Gaza Tribunal. My speech focused on the economic forces underpinning the genocide of the Palestinian people. Here it is: My name is Yanis Varoufakis. I am an economist, a politician and activist representing Greece’s MeRA25 as well as […] The post Capitalism & Genocide: My testimony at the Gaza Tribunal, Istanbul 23-10-2025 appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
Announced in Washington at the end of September, it is becoming clear to everyone what this ‘peace’ deal in the Middle East really amounts to. The continued bombardment of Palestinians, corporations encircling Gaza for cheap real-estate, all potentially led by Tony Blair! The post This isn’t a peace plan – it’s a business deal appeared first on The Communist.| The Communist
If he can do in Ukraine what he did in Gaza, he has a good chance.| Modern Age
As Western imperialism celebrates another imperialist peace, we are further away from Palestinian statehood than ever before. The so-called ‘two-state solution’ lies buried beneath Gaza’s rubble, as the settlements spread across the West Bank.| The Communist
Hi folks, apologies for the lack of content posted here, which is due to tiredness and overwork more than a lack of interest and things to say. I’ve continued posting more concise political c…| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
Ultra-Zionist billionaire Robert Shillman was one of Charlie Kirk's most committed donors. But as Kirk fell under attack for his increasingly critical Israel views during his final weeks, sources say Shillman ended funding for TPUSA. As his campus tour approached, Kirk was subjected to an "almost daily" lobbying campaign from Netanyahu's allies. The Turning Point| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
Casey R. Goonan, 35, admitted to lighting fires at Cal’s campus, torching the cruiser and trying to firebomb an Oakland federal building.| Berkeleyside
A month before Charlie Kirk's killing, billionaire pro-Israel moneyman Bill Ackman arranged an intervention in the Hamptons during which sources say he and others "hammered" Kirk for the conservative leader's growing criticism of Israeli influence in Washington. Kirk came away fretting about Israeli "blackmail," sources say, as he began attending Catholic mass. Update: After The| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
A Trump insider and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk tells The Grayzone how the assassinated conservative leader's turning point on Israeli influence provoked a private backlash from Netanyahu's allies that left him angry and afraid. The source said anxiety spread within the Trump administration after an apparent Israeli spying operation was uncovered. Charlie Kirk rejected| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
The Anglican Church of Canada has through successive Primates since October 7, 2023, written or endorsed many letters to you and the previous Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, urging the Government of Canada to lead boldly toward ending the egregious devastation of Palestinian and Israeli lives and lands through disproportionate armed violence, the imprisonment and killing of civilians, and the blockade of humanitarian aid to Gazans.| The Anglican Church of Canada
The EU has given Israeli technology start-ups run by ex-IDF soldiers nearly half a billion euros in research grants since the start of the Gaza genocide. Some of the founders of these tech start-ups have served as reservists in Gaza, and in at least one instance the technology has been deployed to aid the genocide.| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.| The American Prospect
The Pegasus hacking tool was just the beginning. A new survey of spyware firms reveals Israeli companies are being used by agencies in Western nations to build perfect dictatorships under democratic guise. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! Last week another batch of peaceful pro-Palestine protestors were arrested by British police on suspicion| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
On 26th July 2025, delegates from over 25 countries convened in London for the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP). This new transnational initiative seeks to transform rising global solidarity for Palestine into coordinated political action. As a member of the steering committee, I was asked to explain why we need this […]| Yanis Varoufakis
My hopes these days spring not from Europe nor from the United States. Let me be frank on this. I take my hat off to the young people particularly, but not only young people, to Jewish comrades who went out on the street to demonstrate for Palestine, who were beaten up by police, who were […] The post On the sad disconnection between our (Western) campaign to free Palestine from our campaigns to liberate the… West – video appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Piketty, Nassim Taleb, Jayati Gosh, Michael Hudson, Giuseppe Mastruzzo, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Robert H. Wade, Christopher Cramer and Nidhi Srinivas co-sign the open letter below supporting Francesca Albanese amid US calls to remove her as the UN special rapporteur on Palestine History teaches us that economic interests have been key drivers and […] The post Amid Trump’s calls to remove her as UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Varoufakis, Piketty, Gosh & another...| Yanis Varoufakis
On Tuesday, June 10 2025, I addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, an event organised by The Left and M5S Europa, on the theme of “The Economic Conditions for Peace”, alongside Jeffrey Sachs and Giuseppe Conte. My talk can be watched and read here. [INTRODUCTION] A year ago, I would have started this speech with a lament […] The post The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering – and our duty now! appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Muhammad Al-Bukhaiti, senior political officer and spokesman for Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement), on Yemen's direct confrontation with a US military machine which is hellbent on destroying its ability to resist Israel. https://youtu.be/TIRwEVHSjWs?si=_KQ4-tnwF14hhkMc In this third conversation between The Grayzone and Bukhaiti, the Ansar Allah spokesman explains why he believes| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
Students reported multiple hate crimes to the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) over the past weeks, amid rising tensions over the Israel-Gaza war. While the University reported that there was no significant increase in hate crimes, students said they witnessed many instances of hate crimes and hateful speech.| The Stanford Daily
Friends, Germans, citizens from all over, sisters and brothers. We once had a dream. It was the dream of what Europe could have been: Not a single market, a single currency or a common budget. No, we dreamt of Europe as a Peace with Justice Project. That dream has gone, it evaporated in the cold […]| Yanis Varoufakis
Michael and I chatted about Trump’s tariffs, emphasising the need to see them as political tools that standard neoliberal economics can never fathom. On the ongoing genocide in Gaza, we discussed Trump’s ‘final real estate solution’ envisaging a Palestine without Palestinians – the Zionist’s wet dream. Finally, I explained why DeepSeek was a major blow […]| Yanis Varoufakis
Εννέα κυβερνήσεις υπέγραψαν πριν λίγο, στη διπλανή αίθουσα, την Διακήρυξη της Ομάδας της Χάγης με την οποία δεσμεύονται για κυρώσεις κατά του Ισραήλ έως ότου πάψει τη γενοκτονία, καταργήσει το Απαρτχάιντ και τηρήσει το Διεθνές Δίκαιο. Εκπροσωπώντας χώρες της Αφρικής, της...| Yanis Varoufakis
Blessed are the peace makers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 Dear Friends in Christ, This past weekend, the world received the long-awaited news of a ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas, to begin January 19. We welcome this ceasefire with gratitude and a renewed commitment to the work […]| In Full Communion
“In war, truth is the first casualty”, wrote Aeschylus over 2,500 years ago. The Gaza war, a military event that will go down as one of the most despicable in history, has not belied this merciless dictum. Three gross lies, three enormous “casualties of truth” mark its course. The first, the Hamas attack, was presented as a “surprise”. The second lie concerns nothing less than the objective proclaimed by the most powerful combatant: the extermination of Hamas. The third, but by no...| An internationalist Articles Selection & Review
Damn, I thought I was being SO original… I recently read this in the concluding chapter of James Hunter’s 1995 book, ‘On the Other Side of Sorrow; Nature and People in the Scottish Highlands’: Conservation organisations nowadays take for granted that the Highlands are degraded ecologically. They are consequently committed, as this chapter has stressed, […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
Au moins cinq personnes ont été tuées dans la frappe sur l’école Al-Razi au centre de la bande de Gaza, qui abritait « des milliers de personnes déplacées » par la guerre, selon le Croissant-Rouge palestinien. L’armée a assuré avoir pris de « nombreuses mesures » pour réduire le risque de toucher des civils dans la frappe contre l’école.| Le Nouvel Obs
Rania Khalek was joined by Yanis Varoufakis, economist, political leader, former Finance Minister of Greece and the author of many books including his latest “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism,” to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza.| Yanis Varoufakis
Watch/read the speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress (1930s style) before I could address the meeting. Today, because I dared publish this speech here, the Ministry of Interior issued a “Betätigungsverbot” against me, a ban on any political activity. Not just a […]| Yanis Varoufakis