Richard D. Wolff

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on California, Nevada steps toward universal medical insurance, Toronto housing bubble, Air Traffic Controllers and the...READ MORE

Prof. Wolff joins Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT to discuss President's Trump's latest proposal of privatizing air traffic traffic control.

Most Americans have never recovered from the recession of 2008 and the outsourcing, mechanizing, robotizing and computerizing of their jobs. Men’s salaries and working conditions have been deteriorating since the mid 1970s. Women’s salaries have increased to...READ MORE

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on big banks fix rates, IRS checks on churches, CEOs' pay rises fastest to worsen US inequality. On the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff will discuss in more detail...READ MORE

Prof. Wolff joins Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT to discuss a new kind of socialism. With democratic socialism on the rise all over the Western world right now, how can the resurgent left seize this moment - and the means of production? 

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about Trump's 2018 budget, Ford's undemocratic decisions, US opioid epidemic, Swiss vote to end nuclear power, Harley-Davidson moving jobs overseas, Canada outlaws...READ MORE

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This article originally appeared at Truthout.org

Capitalism as a system is now increasingly challenged. Critics proliferate and steadily deepen their opposition (alongside, of course, the persistence of capitalism's defenders). Yet capitalism's traditional "other" -- namely, socialism -- has also been widely devalued. It has lost its position as the goal (however variously interpreted) for anti-capitalist social movements. When not simply ignored, socialism (and even more its derivative "communism") is often treated as utterly passé. When taken seriously, it is mostly a vague rhetorical gesture expressing criticism of the capitalist status quo, not advocacy of a concrete alternative. Socialist parties now mainly support capitalism but with a human face -- i.e. with the social supports and safety nets that their "conservative" counterparts disdain. 

Prof. Richard Wolff talks to Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT about Trump's 2018 budget plan sent to Congress. The "New Foundation for American Greatness" is an all-out assault on poor and working Americans. If the President gets his way - billions will be cut from vital programs - including Medicaid - which candidate Trump promised never to cut. 

On this episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses Yale grad students hunger strike for a union, US raising interest rates on student loans, 2 new Senate bills on worker ownership of enterprises, and some economic dimensions of...READ MORE

Prof. Wolff speaks with Charles Owen of The Value of Everything about the future of Capitalism.

Prof. Richard Wolff talks to Thom Hartmann on The Big Picture RT about the rise of progressive movements from Melenchon recently in France to Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders here at home.

On this week's show, Prof. Richard Wolff presents updates on Australian government taxes, big banks funding of Dakota Access Pipeline, meaning of French elections, Trump/GOP's plan to end estate taxes, and...READ MORE

Prof. Wolff talks with acTVism Munich about the state of economic education today and the role that the mainstream media and educational institutions play in conveying economic information to the public.

Prof. Wolff talks with acTVism Munich about Capitalism's current and future state, and explains how changes in how the workplace is organized can have a transformative play a transformative role from Capitalism into a more humane and rational system.

Prof. Wolff joins IG UK to explain President Trump's claim this week that he’d come up with the phrase ‘priming the pump’ in reference to his tax reform plans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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