Richard D. Wolff

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.

On Zero Hour with RJ Eskow: Prof Wolff joins to discuss American Cacophony. 

On Boom Bust: The disparity between rich and poor has been compounded by the pandemic as millions have fallen into debt and poverty while the richest have thrived. We take a look at the growing disparity.

Richard Wolff joins Tavis Smiley for an interivew. 

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On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about US bank closings as a sign of system decline; victory for 3000 striking Columbia University students; Laredo, Texas combats food deserts with co-ops; pandemic years worsen...READ MORE

The Socialist Program: Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the devastating residential fire over the weekend in New York City that claimed 17 lives, including 8 children. Coming on the heels of a similar deadly blaze in Philadelphia public housing that killed 4 adults and 8 children, this tragedy highlights the complete inability of the capitalist system to provide safe, dignified housing for workers.

On Boom Bust: Inflation in the world's two largest economies is not in lockstep as one sees easing while the other is seeing its highest rate in decades. We'll discuss the challenges.

Richard Wolff joins The Katie Halper Show to talk Capitalism, Covid and Crisis. 

Prof Wolff joins RJ Eskow on Zero Hour to discuss New Year's Revolutions. 

On KPFA Evening News (Sunday) – January 9, 2022: Prof Wolff discusses recent remarks from President Biden touting wage gains, saying: “Where the biggest benefits go to the people who work the hardest and who are more often left behind."

Professor Richard Wolff and Thom discuss how Biden is starting to crackdown on monopoly because inflation is getting out of hand. He is starting with the meat industry as the costs are skyrocketing.

In this new segment on act.tv titled Hello Professor for obvious reasons, Julianna Forlano, who served as a Professor of Media Studies and Brooklyn College, interviews other Professors on their areas of expertise. And what better way to start than to interview Professor Richard Wolff, regular guest on the show, about the top lies capitalism tells you and how they relate to today's social ills. 

Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how wage theft is rampant across the United States -- Workers are sent to jail for theft, but under capitalism corporate executives have impunity to steal on a massive scale. They also discuss why socialists believe that in fact all wages are a form of theft.

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On RT America's News Views Hughes: The lack of workers is being felt across the board from hospitals to schools, where teachers and staff are struggling to keep up. Plus, thousands of flights have been canceled across the United States as staffing shortages creates the perfect storm for travelers.

For the end of the year, Clearing the FOG speaks with economist Richard Wolff about the current state of United States capitalism. Wolff explains that the United States is experiencing the greatest crisis in its history – a severe economic crisis at the same time as a pandemic, as well as the climate crisis. This is unprecedented. Unlike the great depression in the last century, when the wealth divide shrank, inequality is worsening. On top of that, US empire is in decline. Wolff discusses the current state of inflation and supply chain disruption and the forces behind them. Instead of facing up to these realities and learning from the experiences of other countries, such as China, and even our own past, the ruling class is in denial and continues on the same path that created the current situation. Wolff talks about what we need to focus on going forward.

Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Joe Manchin took his war on workers to new lows over the weekend as he announced on Fox News that he was pulling out of negotiations with the White House over the “Build Back Better” social programs. But these negotiations have long been a farce. From the beginning, Biden pursued a ridiculous strategy, praising Manchin in public instead of building pressure and offering concession after concession. Now the situation has reached an impasse that only mass struggle can break.

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On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Columbia University grad student strike, the contradictions of 2021, Cuba's Covid vaccine, Trump clone and French politics' lesson, why US manufacturing jobs..READ MORE

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On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents a critique of obscene wealth in the US and the economics of the rape crisis in th US and UK. The second half of the show features an interview with author Bob Hennelly, on the anti-mandate...READ MORE

Article by Richard D. Wolff

"Besides being unjust and risky, obscene wealth as an incentive is completely unnecessary."

Prof Wolff joins Jacobin Weekends with Ana Kasparian & Nando Vila to explain why Congressional partisan battles are like professional wrestling and why global capitalism continues to experience crisis after crisis.

Prof Wolff joins the Root Cause lecture series to discuss why environmentalism must be anti-capitalist. 

On KKFA: Heartland Labor Forum radio, Prof Wolff joins to discuss:

Will Santa be late for Christmas? Will his supply chain deficiencies leave your stocking empty? Some want to blame workers who don’t want to work or a global pandemic. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll explore the truth about “Supply Chain Blues” with Richard Wolff. Then we’ll ask American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein if postal cutbacks are slowing Santa down and about needed legislation, and hopes for expansion of postal service.

On the Socialist Program with Brian Becker: 

Elon Musk is TIME magazine's Person of the Year this year, despite gaining more than $225 billion dollars over the course of the pandemic, while hundreds of thousands of Americans died. Why does the mainstream capitalist culture worship him and billionaires like him?

Prof Wolff joins a KPFA special episode on Letters & Politics with Mitch Jeserich to discuss demystifying inflation.