Richard D. Wolff

Prof Wolff joins KPFA Evening News. 

On this episode of The Socialist Program, Prof Wolff joins to discuss one of the key ways that the biggest capitalist enterprises receive huge government assistance -- quantitative easing. This policy, carried out by central banks, has been the subject of major debate in recent weeks. What is quantitative easing, and is it going away any time soon?

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This program is devoted to Occupy Wall Street (OWS) on its 10th anniversary. Prof. Wolff discusses OWS as a historic turning point, as legacy for the US left, and his personal experience. Wolff presents OWS's 4 basic causes...READ MORE

Neoliberalism is not what it sounds like, it is much worse. Thom and Prof Richard Wolff discuss neoliberalism and what can be done to undo the damage from it.

In the wake of Guinea's unrest rocking aluminum markets, could we soon see China looking elsewhere for its supply? Professor Richard Wolff joins Boom Bust to discuss the possibility of a new era of relations with Australia.

Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss the state of unemployment in America. Politicians and the media talk constantly about the post-COVID economic recovery, but last month’s weak jobs report suggests that workers are still in the midst of crisis. And despite this dire situation, the unemployment relief programs passed at the onset of the pandemic have now expired. On The Socialisti Program with Brian Becker. 

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On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the complexities of anti-vaccination movements, the long decline of religion in US capitalism, Disneys’s shift to serve the richest, lessons from AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka's leadership, and failures of GOP, Dem leaders to stop last 75 years ...READ MORE

On the Thom Hartmann Program: Outlawing abortion is more dangerous than the GOP wants you to think... Thom and Prof Richard Wolff explore the economics of women not having access to abortions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington D.C. as part of a visit to discuss the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline with U.S. leaders. Boom Bust's Ben Swann lends his insight to the visit and what issues are being covered in the talks. The meeting comes just one day after President Biden has announced that the U.S. is done with nation-building. Professor Richard Wolff analyzes the fallout from the conflict and just how much the U.S. has spent on the war.

Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal eviction moratorium and putting 11 million people at risk of being thrown onto the streets in the middle of a pandemic. The rationale used by the court to issue this cruel edict is the essence of capitalism -- protect property owners’ “right to exclude” at all costs. On The Socialist Program. 

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On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Alabama miners' strike, how China's focus on reducing inequality affects competition with the US, and the economics of the "right to repair" consumers' movement in the US...READ MORE

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This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses the new US program for monthly child benefits; why Covid strengthens some and divides other nations; the myth of "labor shortage;" the real cost of ultra-luxury cruises; Uber and sexual assaults; and lastly, the outsized US costs of healthcare...READ MORE

Jordan speaks with Professor Richard Wolff about the propaganda being pushed by corporate media that the economy is roaring back on Status Coup News

On this special 100th episode of Bad Faith podcast with Briahna Joy Gray, Chris Hedges and Prof Wolff discuss the "institutional left".

In this segment on the World According to Jesse, Professor Richard Wolff talks about inflation and the road to economic recovery.

Boom Bust covers Southeast Asia, where U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is touring the region. Professor Richard Wolff joins the program to discuss her latest stop in Vietnam and analyzes the state of vaccine diplomacy around the world.

Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker on The Socialist Program to continue a series on agriculture under capitalism with a focus on the hunger crisis in the United States. How is it possible that in the richest country ever tens of millions are deprived of something as basic as food?

Prof Wolff has a discussion with Marianne Williamson on TRANSFORM PODCAST for part 1 of Transforming Capitalism. 

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Article by Richard D. Wolff

"Every other economic system in human history was born, evolved, and ceased to exist at some point. The most reasonable expectation is that capitalism, having been born and evolved, will also cease to exist one day."

Republicans and "conservative" democrats are freaking out about the national debt, particularly WRT the $3.5 TN infrastructure bill. What's the deficit, the debt, and why should we care or not care? What do you think of the MMT theory that we can just issue $1 TN platinum coins to reduce the debt? Prof Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann program. 

Just days after the Taliban seized full control of Afghanistan, the United States has frozen billions of dollars in Afghan wealth. Professor Richard Wolff joins Boom Bust to lend his analysis of the government's measures to counter the new Afghan leadership. 

Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker on the Socialist Program to continue a multi-part series on agriculture under capitalism. This week, they focus on the evolution of the system of factory farming and the effect it has on workers and nature.