Robinson's Podcast 295 - Richard Wolff: Trump’s America Is OVER
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Oct 3, 2026 
Richard D. Wolff, Marxist economist, author, and co-founder of Democracy at Work, takes on Trump’s broken promises and America’s imperial decline. He debates Victor Davis Hanson’s view of socialism, examines colonialism, NATO, Russia, and Israel, and explores James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, money in politics, the minimum wage, JD Vance’s rise, and worker-owned enterprises.
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NATO Expansion Hardened The Global South
- Wolff frames NATO expansion as a central cause of the Ukraine conflict, arguing Russia tolerated earlier expansions but treated Ukraine differently.
- He says Western denial strengthens China, Russia, and BRICS by revealing a continuing colonial agenda.
Military Dominance Has Not Made Israel Safer
- Wolff argues Israeli military actions have reduced security by provoking regional attacks and shifting global public opinion toward Palestinians.
- He describes territorial expansion into Gaza, the West Bank, and southern Lebanon as settler colonialism that cannot succeed in an anti-colonial era.
Build A Movement Before Seeking Office
- Wolff advises left candidates to build durable organizations rather than rely on elections, churches, or the Democratic Party.
- He points to the postwar right’s organizing around guns and abortion as a model for creating sustained political power.
