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Interviews on the crisis and the left
The global financial crisis has opened up the discussion for a more democratic governance of the economy. This series of interviews proposes an initial exploration on which institutions and mechanisms of the economic system should be re-structured, which should be abolished, and what types of arrangements might emerge in their place.
Luis Ayala – Towards a global social democracy
Luis Ayala – Towards a global social democracy from Re-public on Vimeo.
Gary Dymski – The crisis and its opening for the Left
Economist Gary Dymski talks about the causes of the global financial crisis and the possibilities it creates for the re-structuring of credit, labour, and public investment. Dymski argues that the left should call for a comprehensive discussion on economic planning, a debate that would include all voices around the globe.
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Yannis Stournaras – The economic crisis and beyond
Interview with Y. Stournaras – Συνέντευξη με τον Γ. Στουρνάρα from Re-public on Vimeo.
Pedro Zerolo – Human rights and the European elections
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Spain is currently a state where same-gender marriages and adoption by same-gender couples have been legalized, where transgendered persons are allowed to register under their preferred sex in public documents, where the most comprehensive law on domestic violence has been implemented. Pedro Zerolo, activist and secretary for social movements of the Spanish POSE, explain how these radical transformations came about.