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.”

Episoder(669)

The Mass Movement will Defeat Trump’s Agenda: Can There be a General Strike in the US? [Preview]

The Mass Movement will Defeat Trump’s Agenda: Can There be a General Strike in the US? [Preview]

On Saturday, October 18, millions of people are expected to take to the streets for what is known as No Kings Day. The Trump White House and right wing governors around the country are treating people...

17 Okt 20257min

Lee Camp on Why American Jews Have Turned Against Israel

Lee Camp on Why American Jews Have Turned Against Israel

After two years of horrific and criminal genocide and assault on Gaza, there is now a ceasefire. Israel is committing more crimes against Palestinians, but mass public opinion has majorly shifted, cha...

16 Okt 202543min

What Is Socialism? Puncturing Anti-Communist Myths w/ Prof. Wolff

What Is Socialism? Puncturing Anti-Communist Myths w/ Prof. Wolff

What is socialism? Did it fail? Prof. Richard Wolff & Brian discuss what socialism means, compare government systems like China, Cuba, and the USSR, and consider what elements constitute socialism.Pro...

15 Okt 202530min

All the Lies Fit to Print About Genocide [Preview]

All the Lies Fit to Print About Genocide [Preview]

Brian and Layan analyze how the New York Times and other US corporate-owned media are deliberately crafting a false narrative about the Gaza war at the moment the ceasefire is taking effect. The Netan...

13 Okt 20255min

Gaza Ceasefire: Why Now, Where We Go Next [Preview]

Gaza Ceasefire: Why Now, Where We Go Next [Preview]

What are the terms of the Gaza ceasefire? Thousands of Palestinians are returning to what is left of their homes. Trump declares that this is the end, finally, to the war. Brian Becker and Layan Fulei...

11 Okt 20257min

Lies Everyone Tells About Venezuela

Lies Everyone Tells About Venezuela

The Trump White House is waging war on immigrants and Black America, preparing to go to war with Venezuela, and continuing the suffocating blockade on Cuba.Brian Becker is joined by Claudia De la Cruz...

9 Okt 202544min

The Government Shut Down Is the Democrats’ Pathetic Response to Trump w/ Prof. Wolff

The Government Shut Down Is the Democrats’ Pathetic Response to Trump w/ Prof. Wolff

Government shutdown; airplanes are not landing, hundreds of thousands are not being paid – Prof. Richard Wolff says what’s needed is a mass labor fightback.Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-fo...

8 Okt 202527min

What’s in Trump’s Ultimatum Plan for Gaza and His Right-Wing Takeover of US Universities [Preview]

What’s in Trump’s Ultimatum Plan for Gaza and His Right-Wing Takeover of US Universities [Preview]

Brian and Layan examine the Trump plan for Gaza and the Palestinian response. They assess the impact of global movement on the future of the Israeli occupation project. They also discuss Trump’s polit...

3 Okt 202512min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
forklart
aftenpodden-usa
popradet
stopp-verden
i-retten
dine-penger-pengeradet
fotballpodden-2
det-store-bildet
rss-gukild-johaug
nokon-ma-ga
hanna-de-heldige
rss-ness
aftenbla-bla
e24-podden
rss-dannet-uten-piano
grasoner-den-nye-kalde-krigen
frokostshowet-pa-p5