Ukraine Dam Bombing: Information War and Endless Escalation
The destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine has caused devastating flooding as a highly-anticipated Ukrainian military offensive gets underway. U.S. officials immediately declared that Russia w...
8 Jun 202352min
Recession is Business as Usual Under Capitalism
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how economists around the world are agonizing over the question – Will the United States enter a recession, and how bad will it be? N...
7 Jun 202328min
A Nuclear Ticking Time Bomb [Brian Becker Seminar Preview]
In this patrons-only Q&A seminar, Brian discusses the buildup of nuclear waste, librarians facing prison time, divisions in the ruling class, the possibilities in the Ukraine War, perspectives on Chin...
1 Jun 202311min
Biden & Republicans Unite Against the Poor and the Environment
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have unveiled a “debt ceiling” agreement involving major attacks on workers and th...
31 Mai 202331min
China’s Return: the Quest for a Socialist Future and the US’s Huge Miscalculation
Before it was colonized and divided, China was once the most powerful economy in the world. Today it is re-emerging as a leading force, under “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” What paths has C...
25 Mai 202358min
U.S. Microchip Trade War on China: All About Corporate Profits, Not Workers
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the consequences of the most recent step up in the U.S. microchip trade war against China. In response to major U.S. sanctions agains...
24 Mai 202326min
How Colonialism Created Israel w/ Prof. Nazia Kazi
In a historic event, on Monday the United Nations commemorated al-Nakba, which means “catastrophe,” and marked the beginning of the apartheid state of Israel and the massacre and displacement of hundr...
18 Mai 202353min
Writers strike challenges corporate greed in Hollywood
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the Writers Guild of America is taking on the Hollywood bosses in a strike that is now entering its third week. Writers are fed u...
17 Mai 202319min
