Professor of Economics, Author, Radio Host, Speaker

Richard D. Wolff

The Socialist Program: Billionaires Order Mass Layoffs of Tech Workers

Richard Wolff
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November 19, 2022

Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the mass layoffs that billionaire CEOs at Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, Amazon, and others have begun. More than one hundred thousand workers are projected to lose their jobs this year just in the tech industry.

Listen to the episode here. 

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  • Zalizko Marharyta
    commented 2026-09-17 04:37:02 -0400
    The page is blocking access with a 403, so I cannot read the piece. On the theme, the honest version is that many tech layoffs followed over-hiring during the pandemic plus a shift in investor priorities, not a single coordinated instruction. Try an archive copy. More at https://crown-plays1.ch.

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at UMass Amherst and a visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. Richard Wolff is also a co-founder and active contributor of his non-profit: Democracy at Work

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