News with Rick Sanchez: With 'stagflation' ahead, will Americans flee US
Dr. Richard Wolff joins Rick Sanchez to share his expertise on the already-visible signs of inflation in everyday purchases like milk of housing and cars. Is the US on the brink of "stagflation," and should working people expect to be priced out of markets they once took for granted?
Read moreGreat Ideas Debate: Socialism or Capitalism?
This is a recording of the second annual Great Ideas Debate in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. This year's topic was Socialism or Capitalism? and Professor Richard D. Wolff and Professor Arthur C. Brooks debated the resolution: Socialism is preferable to Capitalism as an economic system that promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity. Prof. Wolff was on the affirmative, and Prof. Brooks the negative.
Read moreEconomic Update: A Green 3rd Party for the US
[S11 E16] New
On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff talks about Rolls Royce's $400,000 cars, unionization defeat at Amazon, why Biden boom is just hype, and progressive wins in the New York...READ MORE
The Zero Hour: To See Real Recovery We Need New Eyes
Prof Wolff joins RJ Eskow on The Zero Hour to discuss the US economy and it's perceived "recovery."
Read moreAct TV: The Intersection of Capitalism And Policing
Richard Wolff joins Julianna Forlano on Act.tv to discuss the intersection of policing and capitalism in the aftermath of the Derek Chauvin trial, where he was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
Read moreKrystal Kyle & Friends: Dangerous Warning Signs Of Capitalism’s COLLAPSE
Richard Wolff joins Krystal Kyle & Friends to discuss Modern Monetary Theory, how the Biden admin is measuring up to expectations, and more.
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The Socialist Program: Addiction as a Business Model
Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker to discuss how the tobacco industry built an extremely profitable business model based on addiction, and what they're doing to try to keep it going.
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Thom Hartmann: How Revolution Happens
Prof. Richard Wolff joins The Thom Hartmann Program and exposes the economic theory billionaires subscribe to that require lower wages. Wolff talks about how revolution get started, and why conservatives want to gut the middle class.
Read moreRichard Wolff VS Destiny DEBATE! SOCIALISM VS CAPITALISM
An event billed "the battle of the century for the terminally online" Richard Wolff faces off against Destiny in this epic showdown hosted by Lance of the Serfs.
Read moreBoom Bust: Congress Boosts Nord Stream 2 Pressure
The U.S. Congress is continuing to ramp up pressure on President Biden to crack down on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. Richard Wolff lends us his analysis on the pressure campaign and what moves the United States could take against the Russian natural gas pipeline.
Read moreWatching The Hawks: Digital Currency Takes On Wall Street
Richard Wolff joins Watching the Hawks to break down the rise of Dogecoin on Wall Street.
"The Biden administration is already gearing up to control this because they don't like the idea that all these transactions can be done without the government knowing. Every other government in the world is doing it. So even the little bit of freedom that you now see playing around, dangerous as it is, is pretty soon gonna come under a whole passel of control."
Read moreActTV: Richard Wolff On How We Get A Livable Working Class In The US
In this clip from the Waking Up With Julianna Forlano show, Professor Richard D. Wolff discusses how we get a livable working class in the US, with a high standard of living, given the struggle between the US, China & Russia.
Read moreEconomic Update: Workers Successfully Take Over their Workplaces
[S11 E15] New
The Socialist Program: The Fraud - The Global Corporate Tax Debate
Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker on The Socialist Program to discuss the push for a global minimum tax on corporations. What prompted this move -- which is supported by the Biden administration -- and what does it say about how global capitalism works?
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Economic Update: Marxism's Ongoing Relevance
[S11 E14] New
After clearing away the Cold War debris that blocked discussion of Marxism's insights since 1945, we focus on Marxism's core contribution to (1) thinking about and (2) changing modern...READ MORE
On Contact: American economic illusion
Chris Hedges welcomes Richard Wolff on On Contact this week to discuss the nearly $5 trillion being allocated by the Biden administration for Covid-19 relief and infrastructure projects.
"The basic message of both of these big bills is the capitalist system of the US is now 100% on life support from the government."
Read moreNo Bullshit News: Big Business Controls the Economy
Who controls the economy? Big business, says economist Richard Wolff on No Bullshit News.
Read moreThom Hartmann: Can We Democratize The Economy?
America is supposed to be a democracy, so why don't you have a say in where the economy goes? Professor Richard Wolff joined The Thom Hartmann Program to discuss growth vs. de-growth and which economic picture means we can survive on the planet.
Read moreThe Zero Hour: Global Profits, Global Tax, Global Chaos
Prof Wolff joins RJ Eskow on The Zero Hour to discuss global profits, taxes and chaos, using examples such as the blockage of the Suez Canal, Covid-19, and more.
Read moreFault Lines: IMF Calls for Wealth Tax
Richard Wolff joins Fault Lines to talk about the IMF's calls for wealth taxes being implemented around the world to repair economies on the other side of COVID-19 - and how the funds from those taxes would be used by governments seeking them. Prof Wolff also answered the question; what would it take to remove poverty in the United States? Wolff answered that we'd need to see big boosts to incomes, a change in the kinds of jobs people get and how they see their lives fitting into society, and a significant shift in the ownership of workplaces.
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Boom Bust: Amazon Facing Rising Heat
Amazon is facing heat from all sides as the e-commerce giant is awaiting the fate of a unionization drive in Alabama and allegations of anti-trust from small businesses. Professor Richard Wolff joins Boom Bust to discuss.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Biden is Funneling Trillions to the Capitalists
Prof. Wolff joins Brian Becker on The Socialist Program to discuss the Biden administration's next big priority -- passing an infrastructure plan his administration says will create a huge number of jobs. What’s in the proposal, will it pass and what does it mean for the working class?
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Community Church of Boston: Capitalism as Problem, Cooperation as Solution
Professor Wolff joins the Community Church of Boston to discuss capitalism as a problem, and cooperation as a solution.
"Crises accumulate within US capitalism today. They include extreme, growing economic inequality; business cycle instability; mounting climate, viral and other environmental dangers; racial, gender, etc.social divisions and conflicts. Inability to prepare for, contain, or end these crises flows from the basic structure of capitalist enterprises. Restructuring factories, offices, and stores as cooperatives can overcome those crises."
Economic Update: When Economic Systems Fail
[S11 E13] New
On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff talks about the structural failure of Biden's American Rescue Plan, Nigerian mass workers' movement, private electricity for the US rich, big vs small business...READ MORE
KPFA Evening News: Biden Taxing Wealth
Professor Wolff joins KPFK Evening News to comment on Biden's recent statements that he wants to "start to reward work not just wealth" by taxing wealth. Wolff says when the bar is as low as it is today, anything is a step in the right direction, but that that phrase is already damning with faint its praise.
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