Archive of Costas Lapavitsas

After 4 years in power, SYRIZA were defeated in both recent elections, finishing behind the conservative New Democracy party in each. In this article written in the wake of the European election but before the results were announced of the legislative election, two leading members of the Greek left Costas Lapavitsas and Stathis Kouvelakis reflect on the reasons for SYRIZA's defeat and what it would take for the radical left to once more win power.

In this edited excerpt from his introduction to Economics for the Many, McDonnell lays out his manifesto for Labour's vision for a new economics, one that works for the many, not the few. Featuring contributions from thinkers and writers including Ann Pettifor, Nick Srnicek, Costas Lapavitsas, Barry Gardiner and Prem Sikka, Economics for the Many covers topics from housing, public ownership and fairer international trading systems to industrial policy for the twenty-first century and how to tackle tax avoidance and regional imbalances.