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Varoufakis says 'there's no such thing as democracy'
Original: 'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast https://www
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues that democracy, as currently practised, does not really exist, in a conversation with journalist Aditya Chakrabortty on the Guardian's Radical Thinking podcast. Drawing on his experience negotiating with European institutions during Greece's debt crisis, he contends that economic power overrides popular will, prompting debate about whether democratic institutions still serve ordinary citizens.
Why now: The former Greek finance minister's provocative claim that democracy is an illusion challenges current debates about political and economic power.
Yanis VaroufakisAditya ChakraborttyThe GuardianGreece
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