French Election Highlights the Failure to Address Unemployment and Inequality

Scott Harris from Between the Lines, a weekly radio newsmagazine, interviews Prof. Richard Wolff on the recent French Presidential elections.

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Global Capitalism May 2017 Monthly Economic Update

Global Capitalism: "The US' Position Weakens"
with Richard D. Wolff 
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

These programs begin with 30min of short updates on important economic events of the last month...READ MORE

 


What Did France Get Right That America Got SO Wrong? The Big Picture RT

Prof. Wolff joins The Big Picture RT's Sam to discuss the results of the French elections.

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Economic Update: Economics and Family Values

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff presents updates on French election's significance; Obama's $400,000 bank speaking fee; US corp tax cuts; Wells Fargo "saved" by Warren Buffett; why bringing home...READ MORE


Insults Fly in French Debate -BBC Business Matters

Prof. Wolff joins Roger Hearing on BBC's Business Matters to talk about the French elections, immigration and more.

 

 

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Another Strike: Capitalism Produced Trump - The David Pakman Show

Prof. Wolff joins David Pakman to discuss President Trump's first one-hundred days in office

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Is The Glass-Steagall Revolution At Hand? The Big Picture RT

Prof. Wolff joins Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT to discuss Frexit and NAFTA.

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Economic Update: Rising Costs of Capitalism's Failures

This week, Prof. Richard Wolff presents updates on courts blocking Trumps attack on sanctuary cities, selling Whole Foods, Jack Ma and blaming technology for jobs collapse, falling department store jobs since 2000, British queen's enterprise award to...READ MORE


Economic Update: Enabling Worker Coops

On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Richard Wolff presents updates on capitalism and Earth Day, Chinese movie industry overtakes Hollywood, small businesses use cooperatives to...READ MORE


Economic Update: US Labor Unions: Past, Present, Future

On this week's episode: Updates on United Airlines' flier abuse, Cuomo's flawed "free college" plan, what to do as self-drive vehicles end millions of jobs, and how big investors plan to...READ MORE


How Deregulation Caused the United Debacle The Big Picture RT

Prof. Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT to talk about happened with United Airlines Flight 3411 and the PR disaster that's followed.

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Global Capitalism: April 2017 Monthly Economic Update

Global Capitalism: "Trump’s Big Economic Plans Fade"
with Richard D. Wolff 
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

These programs begin with 30min of short updates on important economic events of the last month...READ MORE

What is Public Debt? How is money printed? And how do Governments pay for Wars?

Professor Richard Wolff talks with acTVism Munich about public debt, the process of printing money, the role that corporate banks play...

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Economic Update: Economics, Psychology and Trump

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Richard Wolff presents updates on Citibank says it favors the rich, French presidential elections, US college admissions favor the rich, injustice of...READ MORE


How Capitalism Gave Birth to Trump…The Big Picture RT

Prof. Wolff joins The Big Picture to discuss capitalism and how it may have helped Trump get elected.

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Economic Update: Capitalism in Trouble

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Richard Wolff presents updates on major troubles (Brexit, Trump, etc.), student debt penalty, New York billionaires ask to be taxed, Trump's job fantasies, Seattle's official renters commission, age discrimination...READ MORE


Donald Trump Wants to Gut Protections for Bank Customers. Here's How to Fight Back.

This article originally appeared at MotherJones.com and was written by Meagan Day. Prof. Wolff was interviewed and quoted for this piece.

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The Trump Stock Market Really In Jeopardy? The Big Picture RT

With the stock market up after 8 straight days of losses, Prof. Richard Wolff talks with The Big Picture RT's Thom Hartmann about whether the economy is still heading towards another crash.  

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Economic Update: Capitalism and Democracy

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on Puerto Rico, slave labor in the cocoa fields, worsening UK inequality, leaders imposing austerity on others, Canada's Girl Guides among tourists to shun US. Major discussions...READ MORE


Bankruptcy Protection, Debt Jubilee, Students Debt and the Credit System

In this interview Professor Richard D. Wolff talks about bankruptcy protection, debt jubilee, students debt and the function that a credit system serves in our society today.

- Why are individual guaranteed bankruptcy protection and nation states are not?
- What is debt jubilee? What relevance does debt jubilee have in today's day and age?
- Why students and working class people taking on more and more debt?
- Why are students particularly vulnerable to predatory lending?
- Is debt being used by financial institutions as a system of control?

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Richard Wolff - Is Amazon the #1 Threat To Jobs? - The Big Picture RT

Prof. Wolff joins The Big Picture's Thom Hartmann to talk about major threats to American jobs.  Amazon is one of the most successful American businesses of the past few decades. But is it leading to job losses for American workers. 

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Economic Update: Housing Crisis US

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on FED and interest rates, new US and China inequality data, BLS on wage stagnation, Ford and...READ MORE


Economic Update: Questions about Capitalism

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff gives updates on Caterpillar tax evasion, Obamacare, slave labor for immigrants, Harvard and slavery...READ MORE


Prof. Wolff Explains why Capitalism is Collapsing

Prof. Wolff talks with Lee Camp on Redacted Tonight about the impact of having Goldman Sachs CEOs occupying positions of power in the White House, the likelihood of another financial collapse akin to the one in 2008 and the importance of promoting democracy in the workplace. 

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Global Capitalism: March 2017 Monthly Economic Update

Global Capitalism: "Is Capitalism Fading? Is System Change Underway?"
with Richard D. Wolff 
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

These programs begin with 30min of short updates on important economic events of the last month...READ MORE

 


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