The US Housing Crisis Today
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the history of highly successful government-built and-operated housing launched in 1918, the gains won by UAW workers in the first ...
10 Maalis 31min
Militarism and Decline in Europe and the U.S.
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff breaks down the simultaneous huge spending increases on the military in the U.S. and Europe, suggesting a shared crisis leading to a shared s...
3 Maalis 31min
The Jeffrey Epstein Class
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides updates on the shared significance of three major strikes: New York City nurses, San Francisco teachers, Kaiser Permanente health wo...
24 Helmi 32min
Trump 2.0 The First Year: An Assessment
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides an assessment of the first year of Trump's second term in office, covering how he inherited the problems of a declining empire and proved unable,...
17 Helmi 30min
How the U.S. tax System Worsens Inequality
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on U.K. PM Starmer's trade visit to China, the new head of the Federal Reserve, and the escalation of a general strike in Minneapolis and...
10 Helmi 32min
Venezuela: Looking Deeper
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on how 73% of U.S. credit card debt is needed for everyday purchases, the issues with Venezuelan oil, and MAGA splits as Tru...
3 Helmi 31min
The Political Bias of Conventional Economics
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the Pentagon's investments into private companies, the end of electric vehicle subsidies in conjunction with the arrival ...
28 Tammi 33min
Nine Key Events in 2025
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff analyzes topics from Israel and Gaza to Epstein scandals to U.S. neocolonialism to Europe's failure to seize Russian wealth held in European banks with a ...
20 Tammi 31min
