Episodes
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5 days ago
In this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses how the capitalist political economy can explain the Baltimore Bridge disaster and we then explain why raising minimum wages helps big vs small businesses. We highlight the recent court rulings in New York and how cities can lower rents for their citizens as Kingston, NY just did, (if tenants mobilize to do so). Finally, we have an Interview with Professor Jared A. Ball on the myths of black buying power and black capitalism and the role such myths play in supporting capitalism Jared A. Ball is a Professor of Communication and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power. Ball is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!” and co-founder of Black Power Media.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Economic Update- Resurgent Labor Organizing In The South
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the US Treasury Department's charge against Apple as a monopoly, Georgia's state government siding openly with employers against unions, two union members deciding to enter important elections as independent voices in Nebraska and West Virginia, and a critique of the FED's policy that keeps inflation and interest rates high. Finally, we interview Mike Elk, publisher of the Payday Report, on his views regarding the important UAW fight for union recognition at a VW plant in Chattanooga, TN.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Economic Update- Capitalism Distributes Power
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
This week features updates on resurging child labor in the US, college athletes voting to join unions, and unionization sweeping not-for-profit charities (hospitals, museums, etc) such as MassMoca in western Massachusetts. We will also have a major discussion of how capitalism concentrates power in mass media (including social media), in authoritarian internal structures of corporations, and via donations and other controls exercised over the two major political parties and over politicians.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Economic Update- Patriarchy and Capitalism
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the UAW union’s latest moves; their organizing drives at auto plants, their efforts to form unions among employed and free-lance journalists. In addition, we will highlight New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to deploy national guard troops in New York City subways and what that means for everyday residents. Finally, an interview with psychotherapist Tess Fraad-Wolff on the interactions between patriarchy and capitalism, today.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Economic Update- Debris From A Declining Empire
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Finally, we have an Interview with Richard RJ Eskow on the current decline of the “US Empire”. Richard RJ Eskow is a journalist and host of The Zero Hour. a syndicated radio and television program. A lead writer, speechwriter, and editor for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign, he was also a featured columnist at The Huffington Post. He worked for years in the corporate world, with governments and with multinational organizations at the World Bank, specializing in healthcare financing, policy, and information technology.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Economic Update- Capitalism, Gender, And A Split Society
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Economic Update- Breaking Up With Capitalism
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss the Philadelphia University of the Arts Faculty Union and its struggles; we clarify what declining inflation does and does not mean; we answer the question: as to why sanctions fail. Finally we interview Essence Magazine's senior news & politics editor, author, and lawyer Malaika Jabali. We discuss her newly released book "It's Not You Its Capitalism".
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Economic Update- Capitalism and Tax Injustice
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
In this week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss Germany's recession, California fast-food workers unionizing, how the war in Ukraine boosts the US stock market and corporate stock holdings, while hurting most wage/salary incomes. In addition we ask what lessons from the protest/revolt of European farmers? Finally, the ongoing exposing of major injustices of the US federal tax system (tax exemptions for schools, churches, hospitals, and charities and social security's flat tax system).
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Economic Update- The U.S. Tax System: Designed For Economic Injustice
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
In the latest episode of "Economic Update," Professor Richard Wolff takes us through a comprehensive exploration of pressing economic issues. From the evolving dynamics of remote work and corporate demands to the intricate economics of the Ukraine conflict, and the ripple effects of anti-Chinese sentiment in the US economy. The episode culminates with a critical look at the inherent injustices within the US tax system.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Economic Update- The U.S. Economy As An Apartheid System
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we will be discussing the continuing decline of US manufacturing; a 29,000 person strike at California State Univ.; the Houthis disrupt Red Sea shipping in move against Israel; and Texas refuses to obey US federal government's rules in struggle over immigration and white supremacy. In addition we have a special Interview with leading economist Prof. Michael Hudson on basic crises facing US capitalism.