Why China Succeeded and the U.S. Failed to Beat COVID

Why China Succeeded and the U.S. Failed to Beat COVID

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the Omicron variant is causing panic in global financial markets, with huge stock sell-offs taking place worldwide. What can we learn about how different countries have handled the pandemic, and the radically different outcomes they produced?

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can check out his work at rdwolff.com.

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Capitalism in Crisis: When and Why Revolutions Happen [feat. Richard Wolff]

Capitalism in Crisis: When and Why Revolutions Happen [feat. Richard Wolff]

On this week's episode of The Socialist Program's regular segment "Capitalism in Crisis" with Prof. Richard Wolff, we discuss the obscene and widening inequality in U.S. society, the abject failure o...

2 Joulu 202035min

In the News: 93,000 COVID Hospitalizations - The Failure of American Capitalism

In the News: 93,000 COVID Hospitalizations - The Failure of American Capitalism

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the exploding Coronavirus crisis, the assassination of a top Iranian scientist, the upcoming legislative...

2 Joulu 20201h 15min

Capitalism in Crisis: How the Capitalists Drive U.S. Government Policy [feat. Richard Wolff]

Capitalism in Crisis: How the Capitalists Drive U.S. Government Policy [feat. Richard Wolff]

On the first episode of The Socialist Program's weekly segment "Capitalism in Crisis" with Prof. Richard Wolff, we discuss how Wall Street rules Washington and tailors government policy to suit their ...

27 Marras 202032min

Creation Myths Part 1: The Real Story of Thanksgiving

Creation Myths Part 1: The Real Story of Thanksgiving

In the first installment of an ongoing series where The Socialist Program examines the real origins of U.S. society, we discuss the true history of Thanksgiving. Brian and Dr. Gerald Horne talk about ...

26 Marras 20201h 3min

In the News: Will there be a Biden foreign policy pivot? China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and Cuba

In the News: Will there be a Biden foreign policy pivot? China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and Cuba

Episode 1 of The Socialist Program! In our inaugural "In the News" roundtable discussion, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Biden's cabinet picks so far and what they indicate ...

25 Marras 20201h 32min

Episode 0: Introducing The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

Episode 0: Introducing The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

Debut episode explaining what you can expect from The Socialist Program episodes coming every Tuesday and Thursday

5 Marras 202030min

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