As I said on an earlier thread that you posted, I love this man! You should check out his blog. He is not updating it as regularly since he became Finance Minister, but he still does post things on it. Just google his name and you will find it.

I not only think he will change the EU, I think he will ignite change globally. Through everything I hear and have heard from this man, he intends and speaks of a social consciousness that drives his economic understandings and views and it shines through. I think everyone would be well served to get to know who he is.

Any DU'er who sees themselves as a progressive can be enriched by understanding this man and what is going on in Greece, but when I hear that Ron Paul and others have contacted him, I see that as left & right realizing something very important. This is why I believe Greece is at a pivotal time, not just for Greece, but for us all.

Another thing I take away from Mr. Varoufakis, and this is my own, I think he will change our 2016 race.

Do any of us believe anyone is inevitable? Certainly not a TPP enabler, certainly not GW excusers, and if we haven't found a voice we can all agree on, it's because they aren't saying the right things, and that is because they simply don't get it.

If this wave goes forth, like I'm feeling it will, I think it is a game changer for our presidential election. How's that for game theory?
If HRC wants to learn what a progressive is looking for in a candidate, perhaps she should look beyond Elizabeth Warren whom I also love, and school herself on Varoufakis' economic views, and Jack Rabbit's posted video is a superb way to start that education.

I think it's time for all of us to expect more than the status quo. Don't you?

(Welcome to DU. )

Yanis was a regular guest on Doug Henwood's Behind the News show on KPFA. Making economics clear and interesting is no easy task, but he always seems to manage.

As for Yanis in the U.S., along those lines, here's a recent article from the Nation by Jane McAlevey

Jack Rabbit via Dragonfli who came up with it & graciously extended to me. A gift for which I am most grateful.

It's incumbent upon all of us to share the wealth of knowledge we gather together at DU to discuss.

I'm going to join you and your article's title, in saying we need Syriza in Illinois, but also adding we need Syriza in the USA.

(Edited to add: We need an OP for that article if you haven't yet posted it on its own. )

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