Economic Update: Virus Triggers Capitalist Crash
[S10 E16] New
Today’s episode features an analysis of how, why capitalism failed to prepare for or cope with a virus thereby enabling it to trigger another...READ MORE
Economic Update: The Psychological Aspects of Today's Crises
Today’s episode features an analysis of the social divisions working to undermine the solidarity needed to fight both the Coronavirus...READ MORE
Economic Update: Corona and Our Mental Health
[S10 E14] New
The Corona virus's threat to physical health is clear. Far less...READ MORE
Economic Update: #MeToo & Corona: System is Key
[S10 E13] New
This program focuses on how the capitalist economic system plays crucial roles in the #MeToo examples of Weinstein and Cosby and also in the failed response to the Corona virus crisis. The organization of capitalist enterprises - power and...READ MORE
Economic Update: Comedy and Tragedy of Capitalism
[S10 E12] New
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on capitalism's failures exposed by the Coronavirus; Sanders and the re-entry of socialism...READ MORE
Economic Update: Capitalism, Jobs & Depressed People
[S10 E11] New
On this week's episode of EU, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Vancouver, BC, taxing its richest; JP Morgan Chase recognizes climate change threat and market's failure to cope; ways money shapes US politics today and why US women's soccer gender discrimination lawsuit helps all soccer players vs profit-driven soccer federation. The second half of the show features an interview with psychotherapist Tess Fraad-Wolff on why our jobs get us depressed and what to do about it. Watch it now.
Economic Update: Using Unemployment Against Workers
[S10 E10] New
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on high US maternal death rate, wealth inequality and the Pope, #MeToo hits the banks, Macron and Black Rock...READ MORE
Economic Update: When Stale Debates Distract
[S10 E09]
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff presents updates on how air-bnb reflects workers' falling living standards, price-gouging anti-virus masks, purpose of Trump's record deficit, end of...READ MORE
Economic Update: Larger Social Changes to Support Worker Co-Ops
[S10 E08]
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff responds to a criticism aimed at how [email protected] focuses too much on the transition from capitalist firms to worker co-op firms with too little attention paid to...READ MORE
Economic Update: Capitalism's Uneven Development
[S10 E06]
This week’s episode of Economic Update features an introductory discussion by Professor Wolff on capitalism's systematically uneven economic development. From Marx's original criticism of capitalism for producing and...READ MORE