Trump's Trade Wars, Talks with China & Attacks Against Immigrants w/ Prof. Wolff

Trump's Trade Wars, Talks with China & Attacks Against Immigrants w/ Prof. Wolff

China and the US have been in high stakes trade talks this week while the Trump Administration launches all-out attacks on immigrants, sending military forces to Los Angeles in an attempt to stop protests against ICE raids.

Brian Becker and Professor Richard Wolff discuss Trump’s management of the affairs of the bourgeoisie, and the extreme stress that U.S. capitalism is under.

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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Europe, China & The World Economy

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16 Nov 202412min

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Trump is filling key cabinet positions with a range of MAGA diehards. Some are Christian fundamentalists, some are fascistic, some are neocons, but nearly all are ultra-right extremists who want to im...

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Capitalism Is the Root of This Crisis

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9 Nov 202411min

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Wall Street’s View of the Election

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