{"id":14459,"date":"2026-06-07T16:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14459"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:51:27","slug":"dollar-varoufakis-wolff-us-ende","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/dollar-varoufakis-wolff-us-ende\/","title":{"rendered":"Varoufakis &amp; Wolff: The End of the U.S. Dollar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this video, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Richard D. 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