Why the U.S. Economy Is Spiraling AGAIN w/ Prof. Wolff

Why the U.S. Economy Is Spiraling AGAIN w/ Prof. Wolff

The U.S. economy is headed into a downward spiral, with millions unemployed, prices going up, and myriad other poor economic indicators. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss how this is baked into the capitalist system and only a change of economic system can change the frequent economic crashes that fall the hardest on workers.

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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How to Become a Billionaire

How to Become a Billionaire

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss widening global inequality in light of the Oxfam report showing that two-thirds of all wealth created around the world since 2020 has gone to...

18 Jan 202330min

U.S. Game Plan for South Korea

U.S. Game Plan for South Korea

Even a film screening of a North Korean family drama is getting South Korean organizers in trouble under the administration of right-wing President Yoon, as he takes the country back toward the op...

17 Jan 202349min

How the CIA Politically Manipulates Islam for the US War Agenda

How the CIA Politically Manipulates Islam for the US War Agenda

The U.S. government has funded, written books for, and otherwise supported the development of right-wing Islam extremism to support U.S. imperialist goals. Then they turn around and stoke Islamophobia...

12 Jan 202353min

7,000 Nurses Say 'Enough!' & Strike: What's Causing the Healthcare Crisis?

7,000 Nurses Say 'Enough!' & Strike: What's Causing the Healthcare Crisis?

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the strike that 7,000 nurses are on in New York. What's behind this huge strike and the increasing wave of strikes? Professor Richard Wolff ...

11 Jan 202324min

$10 Trillion for Nuclear War: Racing to the Nuclear Cliff

$10 Trillion for Nuclear War: Racing to the Nuclear Cliff

The United States is adding even more money and capacity into its cache of nuclear weapons, the detonation of which would mean tens of millions of people dying. What's behind the estimated $10 trill...

10 Jan 202353min

How the U.S.’s Taiwan Policy Makes War with China a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

How the U.S.’s Taiwan Policy Makes War with China a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A growing chorus of U.S. elites are calling for the U.S. government to prepare for war with China. The strategy hinges on coercing Taiwan into the middle of the “major power conflict” with mainland Ch...

5 Jan 202353min

The Big Backfire: Oil Sanctions on Russia

The Big Backfire: Oil Sanctions on Russia

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the unintended global effects of U.S. sanctions on Russia. How are they reshaping the global market for oil and other energy? How are other c...

4 Jan 202330min

Ukraine War Causes Massive Shifts in Global Economy

Ukraine War Causes Massive Shifts in Global Economy

Brian takes a look at some of the key global issues dominating politics as 2023 begins. In this preview, he discusses the huge shifts taking place in the world's oil markets as a consequence of th...

3 Jan 20239min

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