Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street

Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street

On today's episode we discuss one of the key ways that the biggest capitalist enterprises receive huge government assistance -- quantitative easing. This policy, carried out by central banks, has been the subject of major debate in recent weeks. What is quantitative easing, and is it going away any time soon?

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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The Real Story: When U.S. Empire Waged War vs. Socialism in Afghanistan: 1978-1990s

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In 1791 and 1804 the oppressed people of Haiti carried out a revolution unlike any other in world history. It ushered in a new era. It was the beginning of the end for chattel slavery in the United St...

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30 Mar 202147min

The Real Story: What North Korea Wants and What the American People Don't Know About the Korean War

The Real Story: What North Korea Wants and What the American People Don't Know About the Korean War

North Korea fires tactical short range missiles in a recent missile test and the American media has proclaimed this to be a major provocation testing the Biden administration. Donald Trump met twice...

25 Mar 202157min

Capitalism in Crisis: The Main Threat to U.S. Capitalism is U.S. Capitalism

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Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss the Biden administration's new major economic proposal, promising to spend trillions to create huge numbers of jobs and enact policies beneficial to working people. But ...

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