The Socialist Program: Hurricane Ian exposes inhumanity of U.S. capitalism's disaster response
On the Socialist Program: Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Hurricane Ian has caused historic devastation throughout Florida, leaving over 100 dead and destroying homes and critical infrastructure. All of the extreme inequalities of the capitalist system are on display in the wake of this massive disaster.
Read moreZero Hour: De-Growth and Human Survival
On Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, Prof Wolff joins to discuss de-growth and human survival.
Read moreOn The Barricades: The economics of the war and the crisis ahead
Prof Wolff goes On the Barricades with hosts Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski to discuss the historical moment and period to come. The conversation covers the supposed logic of the failed sanctions against Russia, the decline of American global hegemony, worker co-ops and democratizing the workplace, pushing back on the media narrative about what inflation is, and more.
Read moreEconomic Update: Insecure Housing is a Social Crime
[S12 E38] New
In this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about the large strikes in Seattle (teachers) and Minnesota (nurses), the significance of Sweden's big vote for ex-Nazi party, and how anti-Russia sanctions cause US electricity prices to rise at twice the inflation rate. In the second half, Wolff interviews Leilani Farha...READ MORE
Thom Hartmann: Has PM Liz Truss Wrecked the UK Economy?
Prof Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann program to discuss: Is British prime minister Liz Truss trashing the economy of her country? A tax cut for the rich and little for the poor. The pound sterling has crashed against the dollar and the euro.
Read moreWORT 89.9 FM: Economic Updates
Prof Wolff joins the public affairs program at WORT 89.9 FM in Madison, Wisconsin with host Esty Dinur for a discussion of ongoing crises of the day—including hurricane season, inflation and world economics, the war in Ukraine, and American hostilities toward China—and why there’s no shame in being a socialist.
Read moreThe Long Way Around on Radio Kingston: Marxism For Dummies
“The Long Way Around,” at Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York, has Prof Wolff on to talk Marxism for Dummies.
Read moreEconomic Update: The Harm Done by Economists
[S12 E37] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about the unionization drive among minor league professional baseball players, high poverty rates among US families working full-time year round, and the economics of discrimination against pregnant women. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Prof. George DeMartino...READ MORE
ABC News: Fed rate hikes haven't curbed inflation much. These policies would work instead, economists say
Prof Wolff in the ABC News article "Fed rate hikes haven't curbed inflation much. These policies would work, economists say" by Max Zahn.
"It's a big fat mess," said Wolff. "There should've been a debate before launching into interest rates. There should've been a discussion between political leaders and the public."
Read moreThom Hartmann: Does The Rise of China's Economy Mean US Economy Falls?
Prof Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann program to discuss: China and the US have adopted different types of capitalism. The world is a place where empires have risen, and those empires have fallen.
Read moreFault Lines: All Things Economics
On Radio Sputnik's Fault Lines: Manila and Jamarl were joined by Professor Richard Wolff to discuss all things economics, inflation, and how the US economy is destined for a crash.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Inflation Crisis & the March Towards Recession
Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how fears of an all-out economic crisis are deepening as FedEx announces that it expects a global recession based on a sharp decline in world shipping activity, and a higher-than expected inflation report deepens the federal reserve’s determination to raise interest rates. The capitalist class remains determined to drive the economy off a cliff to eviscerate workers’ living standards and bargaining power.
Read moreEconomic Update: Rising Labor, Faltering System
[S12 E36] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about the prospects for a labor-union-worker co-op alliance; megacorp stock buybacks; why and how US/UK sanctions on Russia failed so far; the financial abuse of US retirees; and lastly...READ MORE
Zero Hour: How Would a "People's Fed" Behave?
On Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, Prof Wolff joins to discuss: how would a "People's Fed" behave?
Read moreThom Hartmann: Recession & Inflation Will Ease
On the Thom Hartmann program: New Data shows that fear of recession and inflation are easing but Economist Richard Wolff warns us, that we still have to worry about the system that creates recession after recession.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Queens, Kings and Capitalism
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the corporate-owned media has been consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of the death of the Queen, fawning over the British monarchy. But the lifestyle that’s being celebrated is one based on plunder and empire. While their “subjects” live in poverty, the royals live a life of total luxury – all because they were lucky enough to be born into the right family.
Read moreEconomic Update: Record Homelessness Defies US "Solutions"
In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on China's changed global economic strategy, California's struggle over higher minimum wages, Boston Mayor siding with Starbucks' strikers, and “regulatory capture" issue again as Philip Morris hires top FDA tobacco scientist. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Rob Robinson...READ MORE
Yes! Magazine: The Past, Present, and Future of Work
Prof Wolff is interviewed for the Yes! Magazine article: "The Past, Present, and Future of Work", by Chris Winters.
“Marx’s point (one of many) was that slavery, feudalism, and capitalism have something very similar in common. In all of those systems, a very small number of people are in the catbird seat,” says Richard Wolff, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a visiting professor at the New School in New York City.
Read moreMintPress News: Inflation & Class War
On MintPress News: As the US and Europe are imperiled by an economic crisis, Lowkey and economist Dr. Richard Wolff discuss the links between the war in Ukraine, inflation and the class war at home.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Sanctions Backfire: Europe Plunged into Energy Crisis
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Europe has plunged into an even deeper energy crisis as Russia cuts off imports through the Nord Stream pipeline in response to western sanctions. While US and European leaders pledged that sanctions would quickly bring the Russian economy to its knees, is the reality in fact the opposite?
Read moreThe Hill: Rising: WORKING CLASS Suffers Most From Fed Interest Rate Hike As Housing Market TAILSPINS
Prof Wolff joins Rising on The Hill TV to discuss troubling signs the housing market is posing in the U.S. economy, as the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates.
Read moreZero Hour: Can the Rust Belt Be Saved?
Prof Wolff joins Zero Hour with RJ Eskow to discuss: Can the rust belt be saved?
Read moreThom Hartmann: Will The American Inflation Act Really Stop Inflation & Increase Wages?
Prof Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann program to discuss: Multi-billion dollar factories are being built across the US, helping employment and bringing manufacturing back home. Really? Take that with a huge bag of salt. What will happen? A continuing decline in good jobs and actual manufacturing is more likely.
Read moreThe KPFA Evening News (Sunday) – August 28, 2022 – Student Debt Relief
Prof Wolff joins the KPFA Evening News (Sunday) on August 28, 2022 to discuss student debt forgiveness and the economics of the higher education system.
Read moreEconomic Update: What is Communism?
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This program covers the origins, evolution, and current significance of "communism." After a brief history of communism as a utopian ideal of community, we treat Marx's presentation in the Communist Manifesto, and then communism's subordination to "socialism" to World War 1. That War changed everything. It split socialists everywhere into a Socialist Party and a Communist Party with key differences but also commonalities. When most European communist parties collapsed...READ MORE