December 13, 2024

Yanis Varoufakis on Socialism in the 21st Century

1 hour 1 minute

I interviewed Yanis Varoufakis about his vision for what Socialism in the 21st century could look like. In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Yanis Varoufakis joins me to talk about his science fiction novel "Another Now," where he depicts his vision of what an ideal transitory socialist society could look like. To break out of capitalist realism and envision an alternative to the dystopia of Techno-Feudalism, Yanis Varoufakis proposes a new model of democratic socialism and outlines the specific ways it would work.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Human Potential in a Capitalist Society

02:50 Democratizing Government and Corporate Structures

09:55 Markets and Planning

17:43 Radical Democracy and Jury Systems

23:20 Revolutionizing the Banking System

32:03 UBI and Universal Basic Services

39:22 Digital Bill of Rights & Data Wealth Fund

42:38 Worker-Owned Enterprises vs State Monopolies

51:35 Work Incentives and Taxation

54:41: DiEM 25: What is Socialism for?

56:57 Decommodifying Housing

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Yanis Varoufakis Website: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/&ved=2ahUKEwisxKjwzJSKAxVWBDQIHQ7hBdoQFnoECFEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0_KHSvpX2Uip8ae_5RP4-T

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