The Socialist Program

The midterm elections are over and the results are in. They show a complete rejection of Trump's billionaire agenda and the MAGA agenda, but what comes next? Brian Becker and Professor Richard Wolff discuss.Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.

November 3rd was an electoral bloodbath for the Republican party and the MAGA movement. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss.Listen to the preview on any podcast platform. Subscribe at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.

Following the recent Israeli election, Benjamin Netanyahu may be about to lose power. But will it matter for the Palestinian people? Meanwhile, Trump has ordered a massive deployment to the Middle East in preparation for more war against the people of Iran. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss.This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.

Mass layoffs are coming to big tech. High-paying jobs are on the chopping block…and we’re just getting started. Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of staff, to cut costs while boosting investment in artificial intelligence. Brian Becker and Professor Richard Wolff discuss.Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.

Richard Wolff, Marxian economist, professor, author, and co-founder of Democracy at Work, joins a discussion on France’s escalating protests. They explore the country’s revolutionary tradition, union-led strikes, austerity, military spending, media narratives, police repression, immigrant labor, and the risk of political co-option. The conversation also examines how unrest across Europe and the US could move from reform demands toward systemic transformation.

Yemen’s resistance enters a widening Middle East war, putting Saudi infrastructure and Red Sea shipping in the spotlight. The discussion traces Ansar Allah’s origins, Yemen’s anti-colonial and socialist legacy, and the decades of U.S., British, and Saudi intervention that shaped the conflict. It also explores imperial borders, economic punishment, and Yemen’s strategic importance.

Richard Wolff, Marxian economist, author, and Democracy at Work co-founder, joins a discussion on Elon Musk’s $300 million political spending and the billionaire money flooding U.S. midterms. They explore plutocratic control, corporate blackmail, public anger without an organized movement, suppression of socialist candidates, French youth protests, and the unraveling of U.S. global dominance.

Richard Wolff, economist, professor, author, and co-founder of Democracy at Work, examines the risk of another major economic crash. He discusses commercial real estate, soaring interest rates, government debt, and fragile AI investments. The conversation also explores France’s austerity backlash, war spending, rising youth support for socialism, and China’s challenge to U.S. tech dominance.

Richard Wolff, Marxian economist, professor emeritus, and Democracy at Work co-founder, joins a sharp discussion of Mark Carney’s opposition to Trump. They examine nationalism as a mask for class conflict, capitalism’s global inequality, billionaire-controlled worker enclaves, and why independent socialist analysis matters. The conversation also explores monopoly power and the growing appeal of socialism.

Recent elections in Germany show that the mainstream capitalist political party is in crisis. Left-wing pro-working class forces have made huge gains in Berlin and at the same time the right-wing political party AfD is rising. Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the implications of this development, plus Mark Carney and the Trump-Canada trade conflict.Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.