Why the U.S. Economy Is Spiraling AGAIN w/ Prof. Wolff

Why the U.S. Economy Is Spiraling AGAIN w/ Prof. Wolff

The U.S. economy is headed into a downward spiral, with millions unemployed, prices going up, and myriad other poor economic indicators. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss how this is baked into the capitalist system and only a change of economic system can change the frequent economic crashes that fall the hardest on workers.

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


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Inflation Crisis & the March Towards Recession

Inflation Crisis & the March Towards Recession

On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how fears of an all-out economic crisis are deepening as FedEx announces that it expects a global recession based on a sharp decline in ...

21 Syys 202234min

How the Ultra-Right Intends to Take & Consolidate Political Power

How the Ultra-Right Intends to Take & Consolidate Political Power

The assault on our democratic rights within the United States is growing. The right wing of the U.S. ruling class, using the Supreme Court and other undemocratic institutions, has begun eviscerating h...

20 Syys 202255min

Vijay Prashad and Noam Chomsky on Afghanistan War & the Fragility of US Empire

Vijay Prashad and Noam Chomsky on Afghanistan War & the Fragility of US Empire

The U.S. government has destroyed cities, countries, and towns around the world, through bombs and air raids, military ground invasions, naval attacks, economic sanctions and strangulation, coups, and...

15 Syys 202248min

Queens, Kings and Capitalism

Queens, Kings and Capitalism

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the corporate-owned media has been consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of the death of the Queen, fawning over the British mon...

14 Syys 202227min

The Deepening Assault on Core Democratic Rights in the USA

The Deepening Assault on Core Democratic Rights in the USA

The United States is in the midst of a political upheaval right now, after the 2020 uprising, the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, and the Dobbs decision that overturned one of the Supreme Court's bi...

13 Syys 202244min

Global Confrontation: The US, Russia, China, and a New Era

Global Confrontation: The US, Russia, China, and a New Era

The United States and South Korea put on the biggest military war games in four years, while Russia and China also ran military drills. Will the world become multipolar and is that enough to fully c...

8 Syys 202257min

Sanctions Backfire: Europe Plunged into Energy Crisis

Sanctions Backfire: Europe Plunged into Energy Crisis

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Europe has plunged into an even deeper energy crisis as Russia cuts off imports through the Nord Stream pipeline in response t...

7 Syys 202232min

Brian Becker Seminar #17: Gorbachev's Legacy, Afghanistan, Climate Catastrophe, Education, & More [Preview]

Brian Becker Seminar #17: Gorbachev's Legacy, Afghanistan, Climate Catastrophe, Education, & More [Preview]

In this August 2022 patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution, who is being lionized by the capitalist media ...

1 Syys 202211min

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