Economic Update: The Great American Purge
The program begins by explaining the economics behind the great US anti-leftist purge ("McCarthyism") after 1945. It then shows the economic impacts of that purge over the last half century. Finally,...
6 Dec 201828min
Economic Update Extra: Matthias Scheiblehner
Professor Wolff continues his interview with the founder of the worker owned Metis Construction Company in Seattle, Matthias Scheiblehner.
5 Dec 201810min
Economic Update: Seattle Firm Converts to a Worker Co-op
Updates on Amazon subsidized by New York, Virginia; French people act to limit corporate greed, Sears favors bosses in bankruptcy too, Pfizer ups drug prices despite Trump, California fires expose US ...
29 Nov 201828min
Economic Update: Economic Realty vs Political Theater
Updates on plant closings, the post-NAFTA agreement, the economic costs of sexual harassment of women, the attack on China, and the failure of corp tax cuts to raise wages. Major discussions of US pol...
29 Nov 201839min
EU Extra: Why Capitalism Demonizes Government
Professor Wolff continues his discussion of how capitalism demonizes government.
28 Nov 201814min
Economic Update: Why Capitalism Demonizes Government
Updates on UK war on "Unexplained Wealth," why capitalism needs yet attacks government, historical reality of low wages in US, cozy deals between big corporations and credit rating agencies again. Maj...
22 Nov 201828min
EU Extra: David Harvey
Professor Wolff continues his discussion with Professor David Harvey on the U.S. Midterm Elections.
20 Nov 201813min
Economic Update: US Midterm Elections
Updates on how China hits back economically; capitalism surviving in Italy through explosive debt creation; why lotteries have heavy economic costs; and how Grinnell College undergraduate workers succ...
15 Nov 201828min
