Capitalism in Crisis: Why Do Recessions Happen?

Capitalism in Crisis: Why Do Recessions Happen?

Why does the capitalist economy lurch into a recession every few years with massive unemployment and job losses? Why is the debate between the millionaires in Congress only about whether working families should get $600 or $2,000 in a one-time payment when the banks and corporations already received trillions in subsidies and loan guarantees?

Brian speaks with Richard Wolff, the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work and the author of many books, the latest being “The System is the Sickness: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself.”

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Millions Set to Lose Health Care in USA, w/ Professor Wolff

Millions Set to Lose Health Care in USA, w/ Professor Wolff

Millions of working class people in the  U.S. will lose their health insurance coverage in the coming weeks. Brian and Professor Wolff discuss how both ruling-class parties are acting as agents of cor...

26 Nov 202529min

How Trump Got The UN To Approve U.S. Control of Gaza [Preview]

How Trump Got The UN To Approve U.S. Control of Gaza [Preview]

The Trump White House has pushed a new resolution UN Security Council hands control of Gaza to an international body that will be chaired—according to Donald Trump—by Donald Trump. Meanwhile, as winte...

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How an AI Bubble Crash Could Be Worse Than the Great Depression w/ Prof. Wolff

How an AI Bubble Crash Could Be Worse Than the Great Depression w/ Prof. Wolff

The stock market has plunged several days in a row due to fears of the overinvested AI bubble bursting. Nicole Roussell, a producer of the show, and Professor Wolff discuss how the next stock market c...

19 Nov 202529min

The Economic Motives Driving the US Toward War Against Venezuela [Preview]

The Economic Motives Driving the US Toward War Against Venezuela [Preview]

The Trump administration and the pro-imperialist Venezuelan opposition are making plans for war against Venezuela. Behind the scenes, corporate capitalism is salivating over the possibility of seizing...

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Government Shutdown or General Strike? How to Fight Trump’s Agenda

Government Shutdown or General Strike? How to Fight Trump’s Agenda

Democrats caved and health insurance premiums could more than double on average. Brian and Professor Wolff discuss the aftermath of the government shutdown, why it happened, and why it failed.Professo...

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Practical and Theoretical Implications of Mamdani’s Victory for the Socialist Movement [FULL]

Practical and Theoretical Implications of Mamdani’s Victory for the Socialist Movement [FULL]

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani received more than a million votes as he won the New York city mayoral election this week. Today we will talk about the practical implications of Mamdani's victory,...

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 Practical and Theoretical Implications of Mamdani’s Victory for the Socialist Movement [Preview]

Practical and Theoretical Implications of Mamdani’s Victory for the Socialist Movement [Preview]

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani received more than a million votes as he won the New York city mayoral election this week. Today we will talk about the practical implications of Mamdani's victory,...

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Mamdani’s Campaign and Socialism’s Comeback in the USA

Mamdani’s Campaign and Socialism’s Comeback in the USA

The ruling class mainstream media and the the Trump White House are “warning” of the dangers of Zohran Mamdani’s socialist politics. In spite of the ruling class pushback, many of his policies, like t...

4 Nov 202527min

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