Economic Update: Capitalism Breeds Inequality

This week's episode of Economic Update features updates from Professor Richard D. Wolff on how globalization has worsened inequality from 1980-2016, the YMCA workers strike, UK universities and...READ MORE

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  • Zalizko Marharyta
    commented 2026-09-23 09:11:35 -0400
    The interesting question isn’t whether capitalism produces inequality — it does — but whether the EU’s specific model softens or entrenches it. Social transfers reduce the gap, but asset ownership stays concentrated, and that’s what compounds. I saw a similar distinction at https://spinogambino.pt and it made the argument sharper.

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