Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff
Democracy at Work, Richard D. Wolff
Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a weekly nationally syndicated program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze not only their own financial situation but the economy at large. Beyond focusing a critical eye on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, interest rates, prices, and profits - the program also explores systemic solutions to our economy's problems including alternative ways to organize production and distribution of the goods and services we all depend on.
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Sep 6, 2018 • 15min
EU Extra: How Politics Sustain Capitalism
Professor Wolff's continued discussion from S8 Episode 10 of how politics serves to sustain capitalism.
Sep 6, 2018 • 15min
EU Extra: Dr. Harriet Fraad
This is the continuation of Dr. Harriet Fraad's interview from August 5, 2018.
Sep 6, 2018 • 15min
EU Extra: Cheryl Claude & Charles Khan
This is the continued interview from S8 E7 with the Toys 'R Us interviewees, Cheryl Claude & Charles Khan.
Sep 6, 2018 • 15min
EU Extra: Chapo Trap House
Prof. Wolff continues the interview with Will Menake and Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House.
Aug 30, 2018 • 29min
Economic Update: Capitalism Invites Deepening Criticism
Updates on new approach to Labor Day, DNC accepts fossil fuel donations, Turkey's crisis as typical capitalist instability, collapse of Genoa toll bridge, exploding gap between CEO and average worker pay, Gallup Poll on capitalism vs socialism in US.Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on why US workers don't rebel more against systemic deprivations.
Aug 23, 2018 • 29min
Economic Update: Capitalism's Problems Provoke Oppositions
Updates on Missouri vote for union position, the irrationality of student debt, economic sanction of Iran isolates and costs US for Trump political gains, Monsanto puts profits over cancer risks, Louisiana legislature punishes big banks for lending to assault rifle producers (not for money laundering, illegal fees, mortgage loan disaster etc.). Interview with Troy Walcott, striking Spectrum Cable technician.
Aug 16, 2018 • 29min
Economic Update: Capitalism, Changed by its Contradictions
Updates on poverty in California, childhood obesity in US, economic fallout from (real meaning of) Trump steel tariff. Prof Wolff responds to questions by explaining how US politics has sustained US capitalism and what the politics of change will require.
Aug 9, 2018 • 29min
Economic Update: Capitalism: One Big Push Against Capitalism
Updates on social costs of criminalizing marijuana, US food outlets taken over by foreign conglomerates, capital labor conflict in India, Trump's Signature Bank swamp, New Zealand makes 10-days paid domestic violence leave mandatory. Interview with Matt Christman and Will Menaker of the Chapo Trap House podcast phenomenon: how and why its mix of comedy and sharp social criticism grew to be so popular."
Aug 1, 2018 • 29min
Economic Update: Hiding Capitalism's Failures
Updates on Europe's higher labor force participation; Cuomo campaign fakes "small donations"; US restaurants decline as pinched incomes switch to food delivery; "market" housing system causes homelessness; education fails to overcome black-white wealth gap. Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on causes and consequences of US declining fertility rate.
Jul 27, 2018 • 15min
EU Extra: Moumita Ahmed
Prof. Wolff continues his interview with Moumita Ahmed, co-founder of Millennials for Revolution (formerly Millennials for Bernie Sanders) and Digital campaign strategist from Queens NY.
