Dialogue Works: The G20 Summit Dominated by the Presence of an Absence
Joining Dialogue Works, Prof Wolff delves into the G20 Summit's outcomes and missed opportunities, as well as the absence of the leaders of Russia and China.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: STRIKE! Autoworkers Are Ready!
Prof Wolff and Brian Becker engage in a discussion about the impending possibility of a massive strike. The contract for approximately 150,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members is scheduled to expire this Thursday, and the union members are steadfastly demanding fair compensation and protection against mass layoffs. However, the Big Three auto giants – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis – have yet to reach an agreement with the UAW, intensifying concerns about a potential labor action.
Read moreEconomic Update: Profit & Inequality: Two Driving Forces of Capitalism
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Updates on economists favoring rent control, leading global capitalists resent/resist US's China-bashing, urgent drug shortages in US and a public pharma industry. Major discussion of causes of rising US economic inequality since 1960s and its socially explosive political effects. Read More
Dialogue Works: The US Economic War on China and BRICS
Prof Wolff and Dialogue Works discuss the ongoing economic conflict between the United States and China, offering valuable insights into the global implications, China's unique economic system, and the need for fresh approaches in today's evolving world.
Read moreThe KPFA Evening News – August 27, 2023
Prof Wolff joins the KPFA Evening News to weigh in on federal reserve chairman Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: How Can the Labor Movement Keep up the Momentum?
On this episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Wolff mark Labor Day with a discussion on how workers are fighting back with intensity not seen in many years. From UPS to academic workers to writers and actors, major labor struggles have been erupting nationwide in a revolt against mounting inequality and corporate greed. And the next major fight on the horizon is a potential strike at the Big Three automakers.
Read moreTwenty-First Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why
Article by Harriet Fraad and Richard D. Wolff
The real left is not the caricature crafted by the U.S. right. Alongside parallel right-wing political formations abroad, that caricature tries hard to revive and recycle Cold War demonizations no matter how far-fetched. Nor is the real left what Democratic Party leaders and their foreign counterparts try hard to dismiss as tiny and politically irrelevant (except when electoral campaigns flirt with “progressive” proposals to get votes). The real left in the United States and beyond are the millions who at least vaguely understand that the whole system is the core problem. As those millions steadily raise their awareness to an explicit consciousness, they recognize that basic system change is the needed solution.
Read moreDialogue Works: This is a Historical Shift
Prof Wolff joins Dialogue Works to discuss global economic shifts.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: BRICS Expansion Shakes Western-dominated World Order
Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker to discuss the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, which resulted in the historic expansion of the bloc. With six new members, will the BRICS be able to mount a more formidable challenge to the dominance of Washington and Wall Street over international finance and diplomacy? What does this mean for the working people of the world?
Read moreWBAI: Live on the Fly with Randy Credico
Prof Wolff joins Live on the Fly with Randy Credico for a discussion on the WBAI radio program.
Read moreOpen Magazine: Expansion of BRICS - a huge setback to the world order dominated by the US
Thanks to six new members, BRICS represents more than half of the world’s population and 43% of global oil production
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Debt Is Crushing U.S. Workers
Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker to discuss the alarming pace of rising defaults on auto loans as hundreds of thousands of consumers face mounting bills amid surging new car prices.
Read moreZero Hour: What Can the Trump Drama Teach Us?
Prof Wolff joins Zero Hour with RJ Eskow to discuss the Trump phenomenon in a larger, historical perspective: what does it mean?
Read moreDialogue Works: How did the Sanctions on Russia work?
Prof Wolff joins Dialogue Works to discuss the effects of the sanctions on Russia.
Read moreRobinson's Podcast: What's Wrong With Capitalism?
Robinson and Prof Wolff discuss his criticisms of capitalism. They begin with why mainstream economists dismiss Marx and then move on to the basics of economics, the problems of our capitalist system, and the myriad social issues we face today.
Read moreThe Critical Hour: Trump Indictment, US Credit Rating
U.S. Leaders Split On China Policy
Article by Richard D. Wolff
"On the one hand, U.S. policy aims to constrain China’s economic, political, and military development because it has now become the United States’ chief economic competitor and thus enemy. On the other hand, U.S. policy seeks to secure the many benefits to the United States of its companies’ trade with and investments in China. U.S. debates over “decoupling” the two countries’ economies versus the milder version of the same thing—“de-risking”—exemplify, on both sides, U.S. policy’s split approach to China."
Read moreStatus Coup News: "Bidenomics" Propaganda, Obama Warns Biden
Prof. Wolff joins Jordan Chariton to discuss the economic reality facing Americans, and to discuss Obama's warning for Biden.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: "Bidenomics"?? The Real Record of Biden’s Policies for the Working Class
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss "Bidenomics", Biden's real economic record, and why his policies are so harmful. What has "Bidenomics" meant for the working class?
Read moreMOATS: The US Hegemonic Rule Is Part of The Past
Prof Wolff joins the Mother of All Talk Shows with George Galloway to discuss the unattainable goal of favoring the East through economic shifts, while also highlighting the disastrous consequences of engaging in a war with China, which could potentially lead to nuclear conflict.
Read moreKPFA Special: The Economy and the Current Political Landscape
Prof Wolff joins a KPFA special episode on Letters & Politics with Mitch Jeserich to discuss the economy and the current political landscape.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Affirmative Action for Lazy, Bored Rich Kids
Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss the new study showing that elite schools enroll wealthy students far more than the rest of us.
Read moreZero Hour: If the Economy’s So Good, How Come I Feel So Bad?
Prof Wolff joins Zero Hour with RJ Eskow to discuss the juxtaposition between the reported positive state of the economy and people's negative experiences.
Read moreThe Left Lens: China, BRICS, and the Decline of the American Empire
Prof Wolff joins the Left Lens program with Danny Haiphong to discuss the rise of China, BRICS, and how an emerging new world economy is putting an end to the delusions of the US empire.
Read moreIs Capitalism Leaving the U.S. in Search of Profit?
Article by Richard D. Wolff
"The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the “Chinese spy” balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February 2023 did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China. White House economists have been trying to excuse persistent U.S. inflation saying it is a global problem and inflation is worse elsewhere in the world. China’s inflation rate is 0.7 percent year-on-year. Financial media outlets stress how China’s GDP growth rate is lower than it used to be. China now estimates that its 2023 GDP growth will be 5 to 5.5 percent. Estimates for the U.S. GDP growth rate in 2023, meanwhile, vacillate around 1 to 2 percent."
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