Economic Update: Covid Criminals, Pandemic Profiteers
[S12 E07] New
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Mississippi's legalization of pot, US's $30 trillion national debt, Mexican workers at GM plant vote in militant union, and Amazon's...READ MORE
Ending the Myth Podcast: In the Bretton Woods
Richard Wolff joins the Ending the Myth podcast on its journey through American history. Prof Wolff explains what the post-war Bretton Woods Agreement was, how it worked, and how it ultimately fell apart. Join us on an exciting ride through the decline of the US empire!
Read moreThom Hartmann: Are Americans Willing To Pay High Cost Of War In Ukraine?
On Thom Hartmann: The US has been at war, on and off, for decades. In every case, the US is the ‘Goliath’ and the opponents the ‘David’. However, with a war between the US and either Russia and or China, it would be Goliath vs. Goliath. And, the economies of the world would suffer badly. For instance, a war involving Taiwan, the world’s largest computer chip supplier, would see huge problems around the world.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: The Right to Organize: Starbucks Workers Stand Strong in the Face of Firings
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the wave of organizing exploding across Starbucks locations nationwide, and how the company is desperately trying to thwart the union by illegally firing employees who are involved. As the class struggle continues to heat up nationwide, corporations are attempting to trample on the right to organize at the workplace.
Read moreOn Contact with Chris Hedges: On Contact: The precarious state of the US economy
On the show, Chris Hedges interviews economist Richard Wolff on the precarious state of the U.S. economy and its consequences.
Read moreEconomic Update: Fascism
[S12 E06] New
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about the US' 2021 trade deficit and its implications, the FED's inflation policy dilemma, and the political economy of the Baltimore and Bronx fires. In the second half of the show, Wolff uses the actual history of fascism...READ MORE
The Socialist Program: The New York Times' War Against Workers
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the newly released New York Times internal communications about the unionization efforts going on at the newspaper. U.S. politicians and officials loudly and frequently declare the United States to have "free press" -- but how does capitalism and for-profit, union-busting, private press operate freely?
Read moreBoom Bust: US Consumer Debt Soars in 2021
While the US economy may be rebounding from its COVID-19 lows, household debt in the nation soared in 2021. Prof Wolff joins Boom Bust to discuss.
Read moreBoom Bust: European Diplomatic Efforts Underway
The first meeting between President Biden and Germany's new Chancellor takes place in Washington as the President of France travels to Russia. Prof Wolff joins to break down the latest talks and what they could mean for geopolitical tensions.
Read moreEconomic Update: Rebuilding a Labor and Left Movement
[S12 E05] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff presents a critique of US Megacorp merger (Microsoft and Activision Blizzard), China vs US on inflation and economic growth, and the collapse of Boris Johnson...READ MORE
RT America: Biden's visit to iron workers is 'photo op'
President Biden is traveling to Maryland address an iron workers union and sign an executive order on labor agreements used for federal construction projects. The order is focused on strengthening union jobs in construction and promises to "improve timeliness, lower costs and increase quality." RT America's Paxton Boyd reports. Then Prof. Richard Wolff, founder of Democracy at Work, shares his expertise.
Read moreU.S. Politicians Spend Their Time Papering Over the Social Problems Caused by Profit-Driven Capitalism
"Denial and displacement serve mainstream politics in capitalist societies. The politicians who are part of the system hide, as far as possible, the complicity of profit-driven capitalism in causing social problems."
Article by Richard D. Wolff
Read moreact.tv: Professor Richard Wolff Will Surprise You Regarding The Cancellation of Student Debt
Professor Richard Wolff, host of Economic Update, joins Julianna to discuss the societal impacts of student loans in general and canceling them in specific. Strap in! Richard Wolff's latest book is The Sickness Is The System: When Capitalism Fails To Save Us From Pandemics or Itself (BUY HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Sickness-Syste...).
Read moreThom Hartmann: Dangerous Crash If Fed Can't Carefully Regulate Interest Rates
On the Thom Hartmann program: Housing & Stock Market Could Crash if Fed Can't Carefully Regulate Interest Rates. But the big corporations aren't interested in economic stability, they are only interested in profit.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: An Empire in Decline: Why the Ruling Class Blame Game Will Fail
Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the increasingly unstable political environment, as Dr. Wolff writes about in his newest article. He argues that some politicians are denying there are any problems while some find a scapegoat where they can direct people's anger--and both of which are symptoms of the political elite desperately trying to protect the capitalist system.
Read morePeaceful Political Revolution in America: The Sickness is the System
On the Peaceful Political Revolution podcast, Prof Wolff joins to discuss how the sickness is the system. If the Sickness is the System, we have some serious problems. Are we all still living and working under a modern form of slavery? Do we ourselves need to be emancipated? If so, how would we do that, and what kind of society would we create?
Read moreEconomic Update: The Socialism Issue
[S12 E04] New
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about the recreation of `company towns' (eg., Kalamazoo, MI) by the richest US capitalists, Biden and the reality of US jobs lost, how and why the US...READ MORE
The Socialist Program: Fear Grips Wall Street: Is the Big Crash Coming?
Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the recently turbulent stock market. What does this mean for the economy and for us? Is this volatility a sign of something to come?
Read moreBoom Bust: US Threatens Russia with Sanctions
On Boom Bust: With tensions rising on the Ukrainian border, the US is threatening to level sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion. We'll discuss what impact the proposed sanctions could have.
Read moreThe Columbia Political Review Podcast: Reflections on the State of American Capitalism
Prof Wolff joins the Columbia Political Review Podcast to discuss reflections on the state of American capitalism.
Read moreThe Nomiki Show: The Socialist Response to the Pandemic
Prof Wolff joins the Nomiki Show to discuss the socialist response to the pandemic.
Read morePBS: "Report From Santa Fe"
Richard Wolff joined the PBS program "Report from Santa Fe" to discuss how The Sickness is the System.
Read moreEconomic Update: The End of the Megamachine
[S12 E03] New
Diet Soap Media: Richard Wolff on Vaccines and the Working Class
On Diet Soap Media in this conversation with Douglas Lain, Prof Wolff discusses vaccine mandates and the growing opposition to them amongst the working class.
Read moreThe Socialist Program: Wall Street Panic: The Paradox of Inflation & A Slowing Economy
On the Socialist Program with Brian Becker:
Cascading crises rocked Wall Street and the stock market, which crashed yesterday, as inflation spikes and the economy slows. Things are about to get much worse as the Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates.
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