The Socialist Program: Tax Day: Exposing the Lies of the Rich
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the extreme injustices of the U.S. tax system. Monday was Tax Day — no cause for celebration for millions of ordinary people. But for the ultra rich, it wasn’t so bad. Many of the wealthiest people on the planet actually pay a tax rate that is lower than a typical worker — how do they get away with this scam?
Read moreKatie Halper: Richard Wolff on Ukraine, Sanctions & War
On with Katie Halper, economist Richard Wolff talks about Ukraine, Russia, sanctions, and why this moment is similar to World War One.
Read more103.7 The Beat "Torn N 2": Critical Race Theory
103.7 The Beat's Torn N 2 program features host Gregory T. Roberts and co-host Pastor Melvin Burns II and guest Professor of Economics emeritus Richard D. Wolff regarding the Critical Race Theory and more.
Read moreZero Hour: Capitalism, Global Empire, and Eskow's Grandpa
Prof Wolff joins Zero Hour with RJ Eskow to discuss capitalism, the global empire, and Eskow's Grandpa.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Historic Price Surge Continues -- Recession Coming?
Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss what's coming next for our economy as inflation rises and pressure mounts on the Federal Reserve to pull back its extraordinary support for big business. Is a recession coming?
Read morePolitics Done Right: The death of American Capitalism
On Politics Done Right with Egberto Willies, Economist and Professor Dr. Richard Wolff explains why America's capitalism is, as the economic system of past empires, on a permanent decline.
Read moreEconomic Update: Ukraine & An Empire’s Decline
[S12 E15] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses nurses’ suicides as results of our profit-driven healthcare, sanctions and their effect on inflation, US states where 40% of workers earn under $15/hr, and US corporate...READ MORE
The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine
Article by Richard Wolff
"Global warfare (“world wars”) accompanied the globalization of capitalism and its profit motive. The war in Ukraine is the latest chapter in the history of capitalism, empire, and war."
Read moreBen Burgis: Richard Wolff Debates Branko Marcetic on Vaccine Mandates
GTAA Season 3 Episode 41 with Ben Burgis: Prof. Richard Wolff and Jacobin Staff Writer Branko Marcetic hash out a disagreement on vaccine mandates. Prof. Wolff is critical of such mandates on workers' rights grounds while Branko has strongly endorsed them in Jacobin. Ben Burgis is, just this once a moderator instead of a participant in a debate.
Read moreThom Hartmann: Deutsche Bank Forecasts US Recession
Prof Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann program: The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation will spark a recession in the United States that begins late next year, Deutsche Bank warned on Tuesday. Richard Wolff discusses what the frightening big bank prediction, what a US recession would mean for you and what you can do about it.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Amazon Workers Rise: Union Wins Historic Victory Against Corporate Giant
On The Socialist Program: Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Amazon workers in Staten Island made history by forming the first labor union in the United States at the corporate giant. Meanwhile, support for unionization increased as Amazon workers participated in a re-vote at a facility in Bessemer, Alabama, with the final outcome still too close to call. The surge of labor militancy is continuing and taking on bigger and bigger opponents – what comes next?
Read moreEconomic Update: Capitalism and Its Self-delusions
[S12 E14] New
In the first half of this week's show, Wolff evaluates US capitalism as a system of production and distribution of goods and services. In the second half, he compares...READ MORE
Thom Hartmann: How Putin’s Demand for Ruble Payments for Gas Will Play Out
Prof Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss: Germany buys 40% of its gas from Russia, via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. These contracts are in euros and dollars, yet Russia is now demanding payment in Roubles. Germany has declined and warned that there may be shortages and rationing of gas.
Read moreThe Afternoon Buzz 3.25.22- The Good Work with Jeff Napolitano & Economist Richard Wolff
March 25, 2022: On the Afternoon Buzz, Prof Wolff on explains how sanctions work and whether they are likely to be successful.
Read moreEconomic Update: Amazon Workers Organize a Union
[S12 E13] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about oil and gas inflation, its impacts, and politicians' phony solutions, the stagnant US gender pay gap and its significance, and why Americans are experiencing economic crisis, while Biden...READ MORE
Consortium News: Ukraine - the Economic Fallout
Economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff join Consortium News Live! to discuss the economic war against Russia, its boomerang effect on the West.
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UMass Amherst's 91.1 WMUA: Legacies of Leftism
Richard Wolff joins the first installment of 91.1 WMUA radio program of UMass, Amherst for a new series Legacies of Leftism, an exploration of UMass's radical past, not as a formula but as a foundation for a radical future.
Read moreThe Creative Process' One Planet Podcast: How Socialism Benefits Our Lives & the Planet
Prof Wolff joins the Creative Process' One Planet podcast to discuss Capitalism & How Socialism Benefits Our Lives & the Planet (53 mins).
Read moreThom Hartmann: How Do We Deal With Hunger?
On Thom Hartmann: Ukraine produces a significant amount of the world’s wheat, especially for poorer countries in North Africa and the Middle East.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: U.S. Capitalists Scapegoat Russia for Soaring Prices
Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the still increasing costs of many necessities, as the United States flounders in the economic crisis that's now been ongoing for several years. To what extent is the war in Ukraine having an effect?
Read moreact.tv: Ukraine Attack Sparks Worldwide Economic Fallout
Prof Wolff joins Julianna Forlano on act.tv to discuss the worldwide economic fallout from the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Read moreEconomic Update: Christian Socialism
[S12 E12] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof Wolff presents updates on Amazon workers' strike, the impact of US inflation, and the underappreciated economic aspects of Russia-Ukraine war...READ MORE
Economic Update: Ukraine, Race and Class
[S12 E11] New
This week's show on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about the emerging new world order, Ukraine and inflation, and the economics of sanctions. On the second half of the show...READ MORE
KPFK Letters & Politics: A New Era of Financial Warfare
On KPFK's Letters & Politics with Mitch Jeserich, Prof Wolff joins to discuss a new era of financial warfare.
Read moreEconomic Update: What Marx & Marxism Offer us Today
[S12 E10] New
This week's show features a discussion of what Marx offers in the way of a basic critique of capitalism and an alternative economic system that would be better for most people, and how this...READ MORE