Richard D. Wolff

Prof. Wolff visits Boise State and responds to Jordan Peterson's assertions about Marx. 

Prof. Wolff joins Boom Bust to talk about global debt levels at the start of 2019.

Can reform fix the problems with monopolies? In the past monopolies would form, create economic catastrophe, worsen inequality all before reformers could take power and put a stop to them by breaking up the monopolies. 

This article originally appeared at Huffingtonpost.com

When college student Trevor Hill stood up at a CNN town hall in 2017 and asked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) if her party might move further left to mark a starker break with right-wing economics, her answer was clear: “I thank you for your question but I have to say we’re capitalist. And that’s just the way it is.” 

This article originally appeared at Truthout.org.

Written by Vaios Triantafyllou

Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Programs in International Affairs at the New School University in New York City. In this interview, Wolff discusses how market-based economies have had their critics since the times of Plato and Aristotle, how both major US political parties have become subservient to the gospel of capitalism and how technology isn’t always constructive. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Prof. Wolff joins Status Coup to talk about the latest economic news and trends. 

Prof. Wolff joins Loud & Clear's Brian Becker and John Kiriakou to discuss homelessness in America. 

Prof. Wolff joins Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now to discuss the current economic crisis, from the stock market fluctuations to the partial federal government shutdown.

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This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on LA’s vote on public bank; contradictions of Trump's “nationalism," big business’ criticism of tariffs and how...READ MORE