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The Dialectic At WorkProfessor Wolff meets Louis AlthusserIn the 1960s, Louis Althusser imported the concept of 'overdetermination' from Sigmund Freud into the domain of Marxian analysis. In the 1980s, Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick developed this idea into a Marxian Critique of Political Economy in their seminal book Knowledge and Class. Yet, many of the premises of the concept and its applications remain fuzzy to people, even students of Marxian theory. This week, the dialectic goes to work with Professor Richard Wolff to explore this important idea. What is overdetermination? How does it liberate analyses from determinism and essentialism? How can we use this i...
2025-11-2238 minThe Dialectic At WorkA Socialist Win in NYC: How, Why, & What it MeansZohran Mamdani was declared the winner of the New York City mayoral election on November 4th, 2025. He ran as a Democratic Socialist. He ran as an immigrant. He ran as a Muslim. He ran on a platform of affordability, and he ran without taking a dime from corporations. He defeated a member of a political dynasty and the billionaires who backed him, and he did so with a resounding majority of the vote. He has set an example for others to follow and given hope to many in a tumultuous political era. In this episode, the dialectic g...
2025-11-0843 minThe Dialectic At WorkKeynesian vs Marxian EconomicsState intervention or private interest? Public investment or private? More taxation or less? More regulation or less regulation? We are often asked to comment on these questions because, in popular perception at least, they are the 'central' concerns of left-leaning economists. But, as we will discover in this episode, while these may be essential concerns (particularly for Keynesian economists), Marxian economists and thinkers have provided an alternative way of thinking about the project that goes beyond these naive binaries. In this episode, the dialectic goes to work with the world's leading Marxian economist, Professor Richard Wolff, to m...
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Economic Update with Richard D. WolffUnionizing American ArchitectsThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the I.C.E. raid at a battery factory in Georgia, the growing inequality in the U.S. during both Trump terms, the 75 U.S. military airstrikes on Somalia in 2025, and France's mass national street actions against the Macron government’s austerity policies. The second part of the episode features an interview with Christopher G Beck, the architect who is organizing a union of architects in the U.S. and author of the new book, The Labor of Architecture. The d@w Team Economic Update wit...
2025-10-1430 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffUnionizing American ArchitectsThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the I.C.E. raid at a battery factory in Georgia, the growing inequality in the U.S. during both Trump terms, the 75 U.S. military airstrikes on Somalia in 2025, and France's mass national street actions against the Macron government's austerity policies. The second part of the episode features an interview with Christopher G Beck, the architect who is organizing a union of architects in the U.S. and author of the new book, The Labor of Architecture. The d@w Team Economic Update with R...
2025-10-1430 minThe Dialectic At WorkWhat is Money? Bitcoins and CryptocurrencyMost things in life--- automobiles, lovers, cancer --- are essential only to those who have them. Money, in contrast, is equally important to those who have it and those who don't. Both accordingly have a concern for understanding it. Both should proceed in the complete confidence that they can.", so writes John Kenneth Galbraith in his famous book "Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went." But what is money? This question may seem obvious at first glance; however, as we discover in this episode, there is more to it than meets the eye. Some claim that we a...
2025-10-1143 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffCommunities of Women Build a MovementOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the non-profit reporters that are unionizing in Ohio, the Hilton Hotel workers striking in Houston, Canada's third party with radical leadership, and Canada's postal strike pits private profits of UPS, FedEx, etc, vs the nation's real postal needs. In the second half of the show, Professor Wolff interviews Kim Westcott, Managing Director of Women Building Up, a new community organization in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to helping formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into new lives. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. W...
2025-10-0729 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffCommunities of Women Build a MovementOn this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the non-profit reporters that are unionizing in Ohio, the Hilton Hotel workers striking in Houston, Canada's third party with radical leadership, and Canada's postal strike pits private profits of UPS, FedEx, etc, vs the nation's real postal needs. In the second half of the show, Professor Wolff interviews Kim Westcott, Managing Director of Women Building Up, a new community organization in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to helping formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into new lives. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wo...
2025-10-0729 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAmerican Style FascismThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the flight attendants' union strike in Canada, polls show that U.S. Democrats are shifting leftward, with majorities favoring socialism, Nigel Farage discusses Epstein and prominent Americans, and the French people move against Macron's austerity through mass national street actions. In the second half of today’s show, Professor Wolff interviews attorney Michael S. Smith, co-author of the new book, “From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style.” The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make...
2025-09-3030 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAmerican Style FascismThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the flight attendants' union strike in Canada, polls show that U.S. Democrats are shifting leftward, with majorities favoring socialism, Nigel Farage discusses Epstein and prominent Americans, and the French people move against Macron's austerity through mass national street actions. In the second half of today's show, Professor Wolff interviews attorney Michael S. Smith, co-author of the new book, "From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style." The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We m...
2025-09-3030 minThe Dialectic At WorkNo Risk, No Return: Capital VS LaborA popular myth propagated ad nauseam may begin to sound like the truth to some. It is no different for the "risk" theory of profit: the claim that capitalists "create" profits by assuming risk to capital. This theory was born out of the rise of the financial bourgeoisie as a dominant class; from the standpoint of this class, as Marx points out, "production is just an unavoidable middle". For the financial bourgeoisie, it is a pure case of M to M", the attempt to convert money into more money by buying and selling financial assets. But the "modern...
2025-09-2624 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffHigher Education Labor United (HELU) RisesOn this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the Vermont Public Employers who got the contractual right to act with pay to "defend democracy," Tesla's board offers Musk a $1 trillion CEO pay package, Trump and top corporate executives merge at Intel and other hi-tech corporations, quite like the mergers in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. The second half of the show features an interview with Joe Berry and Helena Worthen, long-time organizers of 'contingent' scholastic faculty in the U.S. (now comprising 75% of higher education teachers), and who are now activists in Higher Education Labor...
2025-09-2333 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe Fight Against Money Corrupting PoliticsThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Bernie-endorsed Independent U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine, the latest Gallup poll showing that 68% Americans are pro-union, more than 97% of park workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks vote to unionize, ICE has so far deported half a million, while DOGE has fired a million federal workers (mostly high-wage) resulting in a significant net job loss nationwide. The second half of the show features an interview with Trent Lange, leader of the California movement to get money out of politics. The d@w...
2025-09-1632 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe Fight Against Money Corrupting PoliticsThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Bernie-endorsed Independent U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine, the latest Gallup poll showing that 68% Americans are pro-union, more than 97% of park workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks vote to unionize, ICE has so far deported half a million, while DOGE has fired a million federal workers (mostly high-wage) resulting in a significant net job loss nationwide. The second half of the show features an interview with Trent Lange, leader of the California movement to get money out of politics. The d@w...
2025-09-1632 minThe Dialectic At WorkIdeology and Economics: Bourgeois Theories of ValueIt is often argued, naively in our view, that "economics" is a science. Yet, it is easy to see that while discredited and unscientific theories, such as the Phlogiston theory in chemistry, can easily get replaced by better ideas, there has always been resistance to the development of revolutionary thought in Economics. This has earned the discipline the title of the "dismal science". In this episode, we argue that economics is "ideological" in the precise sense that different groups in society conceptualize economic value (and hence profit) from their respective standpoints: the merchant in the perspective of...
2025-09-1238 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAn Argument for A New Labor PartyThe left-wing surge of the U.S. working class during the Great Depression of the 1930s compelled the Democratic Party to prioritize serving the working class more than it had before or would again. It was called the New Deal. In response, the US employer class, angry that taxes on corporations and the rich were used to fund government programs for the people, turned to the Republican Party after World War II ended in 1945 and directed it to roll back the New Deal, reducing or eliminating all it had accomplished. Because the New Deal made the great mistake of...
2025-09-1230 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAn Argument for A New Labor PartyThe left-wing surge of the U.S. working class during the Great Depression of the 1930s compelled the Democratic Party to prioritize serving the working class more than it had before or would again. It was called the New Deal. In response, the US employer class, angry that taxes on corporations and the rich were used to fund government programs for the people, turned to the Republican Party after World War II ended in 1945 and directed it to roll back the New Deal, reducing or eliminating all it had accomplished. Because the New Deal made the great mistake of...
2025-09-1230 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffSocial Problems Require Social Movement SolutionsEconomic Update returns this week with an all-new episode of updates by Professor Wolff on: Trump ending Housing First Spain exploring the possibility of a wealth tax Trump busting unions within government agencies Protecting yourself in a declining capitalistic system France's upcoming Sept. 10th mass movement against Macron's government Air Canada's strike by flight attendants who defy the government's back-to-work order and win against both the Canadian government and their employer, Air Canada. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We...
2025-09-0231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffSocial Problems Require Social Movement SolutionsEconomic Update returns this week with an all-new episode of updates by Professor Wolff on: Trump ending Housing First Spain exploring the possibility of a wealth tax Trump busting unions within government agencies Protecting yourself in a declining capitalistic system France's upcoming Sept. 10th mass movement against Macron's government Air Canada's strike by flight attendants who defy the government's back-to-work order and win against both the Canadian government and their employer, Air Canada. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We...
2025-09-0231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffGovernment Deficits; Why They Happen, Who Benefits From Them, and MMTEconomic Update returns next week to its regular schedule! This week's episode was recorded in June this year and covers topics our viewers have written to us and requested. Professor Wolff explains what deficits are and why the capitalist system enables and invites employers to cause them. He then proceeds to explain how deficits both solve specific problems of capitalism while also causing others. Over time, problems accumulate to undermine the credit of the US and bring economic crisis. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is shown to offer one way out of the crisis by changing how money is created.
2025-08-2634 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffGovernment Deficits; Why They Happen, Who Benefits From Them, and MMTEconomic Update returns next week to its regular schedule! This week's episode was recorded in June this year and covers topics our viewers have written to us and requested. Professor Wolff explains what deficits are and why the capitalist system enables and invites employers to cause them. He then proceeds to explain how deficits both solve specific problems of capitalism while also causing others. Over time, problems accumulate to undermine the credit of the US and bring economic crisis. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is shown to offer one way out of the crisis by changing how money is created.
2025-08-2634 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of 2025 Part 4: Today's Economic FailuresIn this week's episode of the "Best Of Economic Update Series," we examine a comparison between the economic failures we face today caused by the same political forces and capitalists that we have encountered before, as well as the causes and effects of economic policies proven to fail. We hope you're enjoying this "Best Of" series. We will return to regular weekly updates on Labor Day, September 1st, and as always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. p...
2025-08-1931 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of 2025 Part 4: Today's Economic FailuresIn this week's episode of the "Best Of Economic Update Series," we examine a comparison between the economic failures we face today caused by the same political forces and capitalists that we have encountered before, as well as the causes and effects of economic policies proven to fail. We hope you're enjoying this "Best Of" series. We will return to regular weekly updates on Labor Day, September 1st, and as always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. p...
2025-08-1931 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 3: Interviews Echoing TodayThis week on Economic Update, we take a look back at some of Prof. Wolff's guest interviews from years past that still echo in today's global socio-economic setting. We hope you're enjoying this "Best Of" series. We will return to regular weekly updates on Labor Day, and as always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity. The d@w Team The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on v...
2025-08-1231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 3: Interviews Echoing TodayThis week on Economic Update, we take a look back at some of Prof. Wolff's guest interviews from years past that still echo in today's global socio-economic setting. We hope you're enjoying this "Best Of" series. We will return to regular weekly updates on Labor Day, and as always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity. The d@w Team The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on v...
2025-08-1231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 2: The Most Viewed UpdatesThis week on Economic Update, we revisit two of the most viewed episodes of Economic Update. The first features Professor Wolff's analysis of the key changes driving the emergence of a new economic world order, and the second provides a look at the causes and effects of China's economic achievements. You can see both episodes in their entirety at the respective links below: Economic Update: The Emerging New World Order (April 2023) https://youtu.be/2s6F97zYJ1Y Economic Update: The Phenomenon of China (April 2024) https://youtu.be/X6LBNDKTk8Q
2025-08-0629 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 2: The Most Viewed UpdatesThis week on Economic Update, we revisit two of the most viewed episodes of Economic Update. The first features Professor Wolff's analysis of the key changes driving the emergence of a new economic world order, and the second provides a look at the causes and effects of China's economic achievements. You can see both episodes in their entirety at the respective links below: Economic Update: The Emerging New World Order (April 2023) https://youtu.be/2s6F97zYJ1Y Economic Update: The Phenomenon of China (April 2024) https://youtu.be/X6LBNDKTk8Q
2025-08-0629 minThe Dialectic At WorkMarx: the Business AnalystMarx, an analyst of real businesses? You must be crazy. Well, before you arrive at that conclusion, consider the following: Procurement time, lead time, inventory management, freight costs, and supply chain management: these are terms commonly encountered by business analysts and participants alike on an everyday basis. Contemporary corporations, such as Amazon and Walmart, have developed elaborate interconnected networks of warehouses and logistics management systems that reduce the 'turnover time' (the two-day delivery method) and facilitate the circulation of capital. Any analyst of the world capitalist system cannot help but notice how geopolitical tensions over...
2025-08-0155 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 1: Psychology & TrumpThis week on Economic Update, we take a look back at Donald Trump's first term as president through the lens of psychology with Dr. Harriet Fraad. She explains what could have led people to vote for him instead of the alternative, and provides a backdrop of the socio-economic situation facing his supporters at that time. She is followed by another interview with Professor Wolff and Dr. Arlie Hochschild, a former sociology professor at UC Berkeley and a renowned author. Her research provides insight into the reasons why many still support Mr. Trump, despite their deteriorating socio-economic situation today.
2025-07-2929 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffBest Of Series Part 1: Psychology & TrumpThis week on Economic Update, we take a look back at Donald Trump's first term as president through the lens of psychology with Dr. Harriet Fraad. She explains what could have led people to vote for him instead of the alternative, and provides a backdrop of the socio-economic situation facing his supporters at that time. She is followed by another interview with Professor Wolff and Dr. Arlie Hochschild, a former sociology professor at UC Berkeley and a renowned author. Her research provides insight into the reasons why many still support Mr. Trump, despite their deteriorating socio-economic situation today.
2025-07-2929 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffMamdani's Win in NYC: Causes & Prospects for a Socialist MayorThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the following about Mamdani's victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral race: (1) how it happened, who voted for him and why; (2) the varieties of socialism and the long history of "municipal socialism" in the US and overseas, (3) possible socialist programs for a Mamdani mayoral administration; and (4) tax revenue possibilities to pay for socialist programs. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer sup...
2025-07-2231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffMamdani's Win in NYC: Causes & Prospects for a Socialist MayorThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the following about Mamdani's victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral race: (1) how it happened, who voted for him and why; (2) the varieties of socialism and the long history of "municipal socialism" in the US and overseas, (3) possible socialist programs for a Mamdani mayoral administration; and (4) tax revenue possibilities to pay for socialist programs. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer sup...
2025-07-2231 minThe Dialectic At WorkValue & Prices: The Transformation ProblemThis week, the dialectic sat down with Professor Richard Wolff again to discuss the relational interplay between value and prices. About The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather t...
2025-07-181h 06Economic Update with Richard D. WolffCapitalism and Culture, Their Connection in Crisis NowOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides updates on Medicare advantage and "pre-authorization" as a way to reduce Medicare payments, liberals and radicals split over Mamdani, Trump's current budget further deepens the inequality of wealth across the US, and Mexico attends the BRICS meeting in Rio de Janeiro. In the second part of today’s show, Professor Wolff interviews Professor Henry Giroux from McMaster University, Canada, on capitalism, culture, and fascism in the U.S. today. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. produc...
2025-07-1530 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe Workers' Struggle within The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraOn this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the political theater, of the U.S./Iran hostilities, the political shock of Zohran Mamdani's Democratic primary win in New York City, the withdrawal of union leaders from the Democratic National Committee, and the rising trade among BRICS crosses the $1 trillion milestone. In the second part of today's show, Prof. Wolff interviews two leaders of the musicians' union representing the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, New York City: Javier Gandara and Stephanie Mortimore. The d@w Team Economic Update with R...
2025-07-0831 minThe Dialectic At WorkMarx's Capital Volumes 2 & 3This week, the dialectic sat down with Professor Richard Wolff again to discuss Karl Marx's Capital, Volumes 2 and 3. The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxist theory. It employs the dialectical mode of reasoning, a method developed over millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis through dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work...
2025-07-0450 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffHow Deep Fascist Parallels RunThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff, responding to requests, explores the parallels between what led to the rise of Hitler and fascism in Germany after World War I and what has brought the US to Trump and his current policies. Many key basic parallels are presented alongside some remaining differences that help explain why what Trump is doing is not yet what a fully formed US fascism would entail. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show f...
2025-07-0130 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe Crisis in the Middle East With Chris HedgesOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff has a one-on-one discussion with Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges, who draws on history, his years as a correspondent and NY Times Middle East Bureau Chief, and his current work on and in the Middle East. He explains why Israel attacked Iran and what the short and long-term prospects are for their war. He also devotes some of his analyses to examining Israel's genocidal policies toward Palestinians. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it...
2025-06-2432 minThe Dialectic At WorkKarl Marx In America With Andrew HartmanTo read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States as the quintessential anti-Marxist nation, but Marx's ideas have inspired a wide range of individuals to formulate a more nuanced understanding of the stakes of the American project. Historians have highlighted the imprint made on the United States by Enlightenment thinkers such as Adam Smith, John Locke, and Thomas Paine, but Marx is rarely considered alongside these figures. Yet his ideas are the most relevant today because of capitalism's centrality to American life. In "Karl Marx in America", h...
2025-06-2058 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffMaking Sense Of Trump's Economic PlanThis week’s episode of Economic Update features an analysis by Professor Wolff on: 1. How Trump seeks to address the problem of costly American wars and their impact on sharply rising budget deficits, 2. How the rising U.S. debt has led to the loss of the United States’ "AAA" credit rating, 3. How Trump’s response is to seek to slash government spending and raise money by imposing tariffs on the entire world, 4. How this backfires as other countries retaliate, hurting US exports and causing the dollar to lose its appeal as the world's safest currency, 5. Ho...
2025-06-1731 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAnalyzing Trump's Mass SupportOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the blow back to Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s rationalization of budget cuts to Medicaid to help fund tax cuts for corporations and the rich, 8,000 Connecticut healthcare workers win contract gains by threatening to strike, and how the advertising industry spawned by capitalism distorts and corrupts human communication. The show's second half features an interview with UC-Berkeley Professor Arlie Hochschild on the reasons why Trump's political base continues to support him. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a Dem...
2025-06-1031 minThe Dialectic At WorkThe Mystery of Marx's Capital Volume 2In the last episode, we discussed the importance of Capital Volume 2 to the project of Das Kapital. In this episode, we delve deeper into the first four chapters of the book, starting with the three circuits. We observe how the world of finance is interconnected with production and retail, and how these three circuits, in turn, interact to form the totality known as the world capitalist system. The capitalist system comprises financiers, managers, bankers, and a host of non-producing members who benefit from the exploitation of productive workers, as they receive a share of their surplus value. W...
2025-06-0650 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffEurope Declines Faster than the United StatesOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on U.S. vs Chinese wheelbarrows, the Cold War error against China, the lasting effects of terminated U.S. federal workers, how tariffs alone won't bring manufacturing back to the U.S., further declines in U.S. coal mining, McDonald's hamburgers in the U.S., and the rapid economic decline in Europe. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on vie...
2025-06-0330 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffWho Will Likely Win and Lose the U.S.-China Trade War?This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Trump’s cuts to school mental health counselors, the mass strike in LA County, why China is better positioned for a trade war with the U.S., and how profit drives corporate decisions to relocate U.S. factories overseas, thereby making the US economy vulnerable to long, global supply lines. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doi...
2025-05-2731 minThe Dialectic At WorkBut Marx Didn't Account For...Most professionally trained neoclassical economists have never bothered to read Capital Volume 1—let alone know about the existence of its two companion theoretical volumes (2 and 3) and three historical volumes. While it's generally advisable to refrain from speaking on topics one hasn't deeply studied, bourgeois economics remains full of lively debates peppered with claims that begin: "But Marx didn't account for [fill in the blank]." This week on The Dialectic At Work, we examine these alleged "absences" in Marx's Capital with Professor Richard Wolff. Since most such omissions stem from ignorance of Volumes 2 and 3, we'll dedicate the next two...
2025-05-2357 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe Corporatization of Universities and Trump's AttacksThis week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff begins by presenting updates on the death of libertarianism and the rise of US economic nationalism, and US universities become big businesses, governed by money concerns. In the episode's second half, Professor Wolff interviews Professor Geert Dhondt, the Chair of the Economics Department and Economics Professor at John Jay College of the City University of New York, on how colleges and universities are reacting to Trump's attack on higher education. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make i...
2025-05-2031 minThe Dialectic At WorkThe Late Marx's Revolutionary RoadsWas Marx a Eurocentric thinker? Is his work only pertinent to Western societies? What were his views on colonized societies? What about the question of gender? How did Marx's views on non-Western societies change over his lifetime? In this episode, Shahram meets Prof Kevin Anderson, author of "The Late Marx's Revolutionary Roads", a new book by Verso that analyzes Marx's late works (1869-1882), some of which have only recently been published. These notebooks provide a new way of thinking about the Marxian project. Professor Anderson explains that in his late writings, Marx went beyond the b...
2025-04-2558 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffSolidarity Cities as Alternatives to Capitalism**** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **** For those of you in the New York area, we'd like to invite you to join us for another presentation of "Global Capitalism Live with Professor Richard Wolff" taking place on April 30th. Professor Wolff will be giving a lecture on the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and explaining how they are an attack on working people as part of a reflection on May Day. This event will be held in person in the main lecture hall at the Women Building Up campus at 401 State Street in Brooklyn, NY. Seats are limited but you ca...
2025-04-2231 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffSolidarity Cities as Alternatives to Capitalism**** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **** For those of you in the New York area, we'd like to invite you to join us for another presentation of "Global Capitalism Live with Professor Richard Wolff" taking place on April 30th. Professor Wolff will be giving a lecture on the impact of President Trump's economic policies and explaining how they are an attack on working people as part of a reflection on May Day. This event will be held in person in the main lecture hall at the Women Building Up campus at 401 State Street in Brooklyn, NY. Seats are limited but you can...
2025-04-2231 minThe Dialectic At WorkThe Working Day and the Production of Surplus ValueDo you feel tired, alienated, bored, and powerless at work? Do you feel exploited? This episode of Dialectic at Work provides an economic theory that could explain your daily experiences at the workplace. It builds on the discussion with Professor Richard Wolff in the previous episode and dives into the first volume of Capital, which deals with the Production of Surplus Value. Prof. Wolff explains the conceptual apparatus of Volume 1: necessary and surplus labor. These twin concepts explain the precise process via which the work performed by workers becomes the "profits" of the capitalist class. Ab...
2025-04-111h 02The Dialectic At WorkMarx's Capital: Reading and Teaching the Three VolumesProfessor Richard Wolff's co-author, colleague, and friend, the late Stephen Resnick, would tell his students about his discussion, as a student at MIT, with Paul Samuelson. He asked Samuelson: "What is there in Marx that is both valid and absent in neoclassical theory"? To this, Samuelson responded: "Class analysis." In this episode, Shahram and Professor Wolff use the dialectic to explore how Marx's magnum opus, Das Kapital, is understood and its connection to class and class analysis. It begins by examining the overall project of Capital and discussing why beginners should read this essential text. Professor Wolff explains the...
2025-03-2836 minThe Dialectic At WorkCapitalism, Class Consciousness, and Ecology: Towards a Dialectical SynthesisIn this episode, the dialectic goes to work with a professor of sociology and environmental historian, Professor Jason Moore, to explore the following question: can the issues of climate change and class consciousness be isolated from one another? How did Marx conceptualize Nature, and where do human beings fit into the web of life? How does the notion of a 'climate emergency' benefit the ruling classes? What are the various approaches to thinking about the environment within the web of life? Is "man" (in the abstract) responsible for the planet's destruction? Or is it capital? Prof Moore and Prof...
2025-03-141h 11The Dialectic At WorkMarxism, Trade Wars, and the Working ClassThis week, the dialectic goes to explore the question of 'free trade, trade wars, and protectionism'. What did Marx think about the question? Is it something of concern to the working-classes? How should they respond to a situation in which the capitalists of one country engage in trade wars with capitalists of another country? To help us understand how Marxian economists and activists view this debate, especially in the present context, we have Prof. Richard Wolff. Amidst all the noise about 'bringing jobs back' and all the rest of it, and the rhetoric of protectionism, h...
2025-02-2859 minThe Dialectic At WorkCapitalism hits the fan 2.0?Welcome to another season, and the first episode of Season 2, of the dialectic at work: a podcast dedicated to understanding Marxian theory. Thank you all for your continued support. About The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only s...
2025-02-141h 03The Dialectic At WorkClass & Class Analysis Part 2In this episode, Professors Shahram Azhar and Richard Wolff continue their discussion and analysis of the seminal book Knowledge and Class. Professor Wolff reflects on how he and his friend and co-author Steve Resnick developed their own language and theories around class. About The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory an...
2024-12-061h 13The Dialectic At WorkClass & Class AnalysisIn this episode, the dialectic goes to work to explore one of the most fundamental concepts in Marxism: class and class analysis. What is class? What do Marxists mean when they deploy this term? In this episode we discover, via the seminal book Knowledge and Class, how the concept of surplus is used to develop a theory of classes in society. The fundamental and subsumed class framework, first developed by Resnick and Wolff, provides a non-essentialist approach to classes. Prof Wolff and Prof Azhar discuss how multiplicities of class processes can coexist at any point in time and pull...
2024-11-221h 05The Dialectic At WorkKnowledge and ClassThis week, and in the next few weeks, the Dialectic goes to explore one of the most important texts in Marxian political economy in modern history: Knowledge and Class. The book, written in 1987 by Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff after decades of research and critical analysis, developed a new "non essentialist" Marxism. The Fundamental and Subsumed Framework, developed in this book, has been used to examine a host of economic settings and situations, including economic analyses of countries, and businesses. It is the method Prof Wolff uses to do economics. About The Dialectic a...
2024-11-081h 03The Dialectic At WorkNobel Laureates, Settler Colonialism and HypocrisyThis week the dialectic explores the Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson for their "contribution to Institutional Analyses" of long-run economic development. We critically examine the claim that "settler colonialism" results in progress and development. Professors Wolff and Azhar discuss how the real economic history of colonized and indigenous peoples rebelled against the "whitewashing" in Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson's work. The dialectic revisits the work and contributions of Paul Baran, including his analysis of the historical tendencies within capitalist development, and how it leads to under-development in the Global South. ...
2024-10-251h 06The Dialectic At WorkWhy Does Dialectics Matter for Climate Politics?In this episode, the dialectic discusses the rising temperatures, melting glaciers, droughts, and famines as we have never seen in history; this week the Dialectic at Work explores the position of Capitalism, our dominant economic system, in the Web of Life. Prof. Shahram Azhar discusses the issue with leading environmental historian and historical geographer, Professor Jason W. Moore. Professor Moore is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject, including "Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital", "Anthropocene or Capitalocene", and "A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things".
2024-10-111h 02The Dialectic At WorkCrisis of Democracy: Revisiting Hegel, Rethinking Political Practice In this episode, the dialectic goes on to explore how Hegel's idea of historical transformation and change in the world of consciousness and thinking can be used to understand the political and economic situation around the world. Drawing upon a host of examples from the past, and the present, from England, France, and the United States, as well as thinking about future possibilities and trajectories, Prof. Wolff and Prof. Shahram Azhar analyze how Hegel's idea of dialectical change can be used to understand and change the world for the better. About The Di...
2024-09-271h 06The Dialectic At WorkCrisis of Democracy: Marxism as a Critique of TINAWe live at a time when multiple crises surround us. Moreover, we are told that there is no alternative (TINA) so we must all accept the 'lesser of the two evils logic'. This week the dialectic goes to work to critically examine this claim. In particular, we dive into the political situation in France, Germany, and the United States in the context of the electoral process. As always, we connect the story with key concepts within Marxist theory. Specifically, we ask why Marxists INSIST that 1) The abolition of wage-labor and its replacement with economic democracy, ie workers' s...
2024-09-131h 01
Global CapitalismWest in Turmoil 2024: Big Elections, Big Social ChangesWest in Turmoil 2024: Big Elections, Big Social Changes Topics Include: Harris vs Trump: civil and class struggles converge Western Europe: UK elections = collapse of conservative votes, French elections = death of political center Germany elections = rise of fascist Right and of “Bundnis Sahra Wagenknecht” Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more (www.democracyatwork.info/donate). Follow Democracy at Work on X (Twitter) and YouTube. Our four Democracy at Work...
2024-09-1357 minThe Dialectic At WorkCrisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 2On this week's episode of the Dialectic at Work, Professor Shahram Azhar and Professor Wolff continue to discuss the crisis of democracy globally, the rise of far-right authoritarianism, the climate crisis, and finally how Marxism can address these issues. This discussion took place at the recent No War but Class War Forum on May 31st at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Sponsored by Historical Materialism and Institute for the Radical Imagination Conference About The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is d...
2024-08-3053 minThe Dialectic At WorkCrisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 1On this week's episode of the Dialectic at Work, Professor Shahram Azhar and Professor Wolff discuss the crisis of democracy globally, the rise of far-right authoritarianism, the climate crisis, and finally how Marxism can address these issues. This discussion took place at the recent No War but Class War Forum on May 31st at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Sponsored by Historical Materialism and Institute for the Radical Imagination Conference About The Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to ex...
2024-08-1643 minThe Dialectic At WorkAre You Guilty of Reading Capital?In this episode, "Are you Guilty of Reading Capital?", the Dialectic goes to work to begin a series of discussions on Marx's magnum opus, Capital. This episode and the next few will build the foundations for an analysis of Capital and Marx's theory of surplus-value. Building on our discussion on Althusser and overdetermination in Episodes 2 and 3, we now turn to how this new way of thinking about dialectics will impact our reading of Capital. We begin with the following idea: "There is no neutral reading of Capital. We are all guilty of a reading of Ca...
2024-08-021h 11The Dialectic At WorkOn Making Sense: Let Everyone Tell Their 'Story'In this episode, "On Making Sense: Let Everyone Tell Their Story", the Dialectic goes to work to further explore the Marxist idea of dialectics and 'overdetermination'. Specifically, we deal with the following question: if indeed (as Prof. Wolff has argued in the previous episode) reality is 'overdetermined' by a complex interaction between a host of over-determinants then how can we say anything analytical about the real world? How can we still 'tell a story'? We argue that the only solution to the mess is to examine the 'conditions of existence' that mutually shape a given object of a...
2024-07-1952 minGlobal CapitalismThe Decline of the US Empire [July 2024]The Decline of the US Empire Topics: Military Losses: Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine Economic Losses: The Rise of BRICS Political Losses: Israel, Sanctions The Decline of US Capitalism: What Next? Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more (www.democracyatwork.info/donate). Follow Democracy at Work on X (Twitter) and YouTube. Our four Democracy at Work books, three by Richard Wolff (Understanding Marxism, Understanding Socialism, and The Sic...
2024-07-111h 08
The Dialectic At WorkA Theoretical Rupture: OverdeterminationIn this episode, "A Theoretical Rupture: Overdetermination", the Dialectic goes to work to explore the Marxist idea of dialectics and 'overdetermination'. We begin by asking Prof. Wolff about the theoretical problems and conundrums he faced as a young Marxist thinker and how he, alongside Stephen Resnick, decided that a theoretical rupture was necessary within Marxian thought. We learn about the problem of economic "essentialism", and the fact that the complexities of reality cannot be reduced in a simplistic way to the economic dimension of lives. Rather, there is a complex interplay between multiple 'conditions of existence'. We learn that Marx...
2024-07-0549 min
The Dialectic At WorkDialectic At Work: For Roses and Bread: On Marxism as a Theory of Overcoming Trauma[Season 1 Episode 1] For Roses and Bread: On Marxism as a Theory of Overcoming Trauma In this episode, "For Roses and Bread: On Marxism as a Theory of Overcoming Trauma", the Dialectic goes to work to explore the following question: Why Marx? Why Marxian Theory? We begin with this, our inaugural episode, with a deep dive into Professor Richard Wolff's life. His upbringing, education and what led him to dedicate his life to the Marxian project. We argue that among the diverse reasons why people choose to study Marxism is that it p...
2024-06-211h 02
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update (Special Edition): Exclusive interview with Dr. Cornel WestThird Party Politics and Social Change We would like to present a special edition of Economic Update featuring an exclusive discussion between Professor Richard Wolff and Dr. Cornel West. This program was recorded in June, 2023, but unfortunately we were unable to air this important discussion at that time. You will hear Dr. West explain why he undertook the challenge and burden to run for President of the United States. Given the political reality of US politics, as exhausted by the two major parties, we thought it would be a public service to invite Dr. West to be heard in...
2024-06-0530 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update (Special Edition): Exclusive interview with Dr. Cornel WestThird Party Politics and Social Change We would like to present a special edition of Economic Update featuring an exclusive discussion between Professor Richard Wolff and Dr. Cornel West. This program was recorded in June, 2023, but unfortunately we were unable to air this important discussion at that time. You will hear Dr. West explain why he undertook the challenge and burden to run for President of the United States. Given the political reality of US politics, as exhausted by the two major parties, we thought it would be a public service to invite Dr. West to be heard in...
2024-06-0530 minGlobal CapitalismA Marxist Critique of Capitalism for 2024 [May 2024]A Marxist Critique of Capitalism for 2024 - Core Issues: Labor, Surplus, Exploitation - Inequality and Injustice - Instability: Cycles and Crises - Alternatives to Capitalism Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more (www.democracyatwork.info/donate). Follow Democracy at Work on X (Twitter) and YouTube....
2024-05-0959 minGlobal CapitalismA May Day 2024 Special [May 1st, 2024] Today we offer a very special Global Capitalism special in honor of “May Day” Today's May Day Special, a collaborative effort with long-time contributor Charles Fabian, opens with the major causes for why May Day 2024 is so special. These include the fact that the great crash of global capitalism in 2008-2009 shook the world in ways that include shocking a declining US labor movement back to life and growth. We saw that in 2011 when the Occupy Wall Street movement shook the US and beyond again. Then the "Fight for $15" swept across low-wage America as it still...
2024-05-0358 min
Ask Prof WolffASK PROF WOLFF LIVE (RECAP) - 04-08-2024In today's "Ask Prof. Wolff Live," the discussion will cover the potential Marxist themes in Shakespeare's works, the distinctions between employee stock ownership programs (ESOP) and work cooperatives, and the concerning practices of investors buying up tangible assets and private equity firms acquiring starter homes. Professor Wolff will then take live questions from the audience on these and other economic and social topics. Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon co...
2024-04-1747 min
Ask Prof WolffASK PROF WOLFF LIVE (RECAP) - 03-20-2024This week on Ask Prof Wolff Live, we explore anti-inflationary measures implemented by central banks, the rationale behind income caps subject to social security tax, and the potential implications of transitioning from a socialist or communist economy to a wartime footing. Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support als...
2024-03-2759 minAsk Prof WolffASK PROF WOLFF LIVE (RECAP) - 03-06-2024Stay connected with the latest news from d@w. Join our mailing list today: https://www.democracyatwork.info/sign_up In this installment, Prof. Wolff discusses the impact on children's autonomy, explores the intersections of class struggle with other forms of oppression, and unravels the intriguing concept of "Scientific Socialism." Following the insightful discussion, Prof. Wolff addresses a range of questions from the audience, providing deeper understanding and perspectives on these critical topics. Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us...
2024-03-0739 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffCapitalism and Tax Injustice[EU S14 E07] Capitalism and Tax Injustice This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss Germany's recession, California fast-food workers unionize, How the war in Ukraine boosts US stock market, 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) If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social m...
2024-02-2029 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffCapitalism and Tax Injustice[EU S14 E07] Capitalism and Tax Injustice This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss Germany's recession, California fast-food workers unionize, How the war in Ukraine boosts US stock market, 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) If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social m...
2024-02-2029 min
Global CapitalismEurope 2024: Disunity, Decline, Despair (Jan/Feb 2024)February's Lecture Outline: Europe 2024: Disunity, Decline, Despair Ukraine + Sanctions = European De-industrialization Fascism’s Resurgence/Immigration Caught Between: China Up, US Down Euro-farmers’ Protest: Europe’s Future UK: Conservative and Labor Collapses Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum Thank you for being an integral part of our community. Your engagement and support fuel our mission to foster critical discussions and insights. Together, we're building a more informed, equitable, and united world. Stay connected, and let's continue this journey towards understanding and change. Special messages to our audience: Please...
2024-02-151h 00
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffThe U.S. Tax System: Designed For Economic Injustice [EU S14 E06] The U.S. Tax System Designed For Economic Injustice This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we will be discussing the increasingly more common corporate threats to force remote workers back to working onsite. We then turn to Ukraine war economics, U.S. vs BGI as anti-Chinese economic nationalism, US's escalation of war in the Middle East, and finally a critique of the US tax system's injustices. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to...
2024-02-1329 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe U.S. Tax System: Designed For Economic Injustice [EU S14 E06] The U.S. Tax System Designed For Economic Injustice This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we will be discussing the increasingly more common corporate threats to force remote workers back to working onsite. We then turn to Ukraine war economics, U.S. vs BGI as anti-Chinese economic nationalism, US's escalation of war in the Middle East, and finally a critique of the US tax system's injustices. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to...
2024-02-1329 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe US Economy As An Apartheid System ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E05] The US Economy As An Apartheid System ****************************************************************************** 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. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us o...
2024-02-0629 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe US Economy As An Apartheid System ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E05] The US Economy As An Apartheid System ****************************************************************************** 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. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us o...
2024-02-0629 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffUS Capitalism At The Crossroads ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E04] US Capitalism At The Crossroads ****************************************************************************** This week’s Economic Update Professor Richard Wolff discusses the special dimensions and qualities of the US labor movement's current dynamism; Thomas Piketty’s analysis showing how capitalism generates widening wealth and income gaps leading to crashes or simmering, divisive, and domestic resentments. Leading to the system itself becomes destabilized. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your atten...
2024-01-3029 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffUS Capitalism At The Crossroads ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E04] US Capitalism At The Crossroads ****************************************************************************** This week's Economic Update Professor Richard Wolff discusses the special dimensions and qualities of the US labor movement's current dynamism; Thomas Piketty's analysis showing how capitalism generates widening wealth and income gaps leading to crashes or simmering, divisive, and domestic resentments. Leading to the system itself becomes destabilized. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support a...
2024-01-3029 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffAs The Empire Crumbles ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E03] As The Empire Crumbles ****************************************************************************** In this week's episode of EU, Prof.Wolff delivers updates on the mass closing of Greyhound bus stations around the U.S., the escalating strengths of Russian obstacles in Ukraine, the choice the UK faces between paying for the bombing of Yemen or funding their National Health Service, how Boeing's safety debacle propelled China into the lead of global automotive exports and how Israel has also been aversely affected by the shifts and changes of the world economy caused by the decline of U.S...
2024-01-2329 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffAs The Empire Crumbles ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E03] As The Empire Crumbles ****************************************************************************** In this week's episode of EU, Prof.Wolff delivers updates on the mass closing of Greyhound bus stations around the U.S., the escalating strengths of Russian obstacles in Ukraine, the choice the UK faces between paying for the bombing of Yemen or funding their National Health Service, how Boeing's safety debacle propelled China into the lead of global automotive exports and how Israel has also been aversely affected by the shifts and changes of the world economy caused by the decline of U.S...
2024-01-2329 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffCorporations vs Democracy ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E2] Corporations vs Democracy ****************************************************************************** In this weeks show, Prof. Wolff analyzes the corporation. It stands as a basic institution blocking real democracy in our society. The corporation's structure and operations empower and enrich a tiny social minority at the expense of the people's wealth and democratic power. Like the critiques of slave plantations and feudal manors that preceded the disappearance of those systems, the growing critique of capitalism reflects but also informs critical social movements now. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and o...
2024-01-1629 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffCorporations vs Democracy ****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E2] Corporations vs Democracy ****************************************************************************** In this weeks show, Prof. Wolff analyzes the corporation. It stands as a basic institution blocking real democracy in our society. The corporation's structure and operations empower and enrich a tiny social minority at the expense of the people's wealth and democratic power. Like the critiques of slave plantations and feudal manors that preceded the disappearance of those systems, the growing critique of capitalism reflects but also informs critical social movements now. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and o...
2024-01-1629 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffThe U.S. China Decoupling Myth****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E1] The U.S. China Decoupling Myth ****************************************************************************** Happy New Year! For our first Economic Update of 2024, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the myth of the current narrative of the United States disconnecting itself economically from the Republic of China If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info I...
2024-01-0929 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffThe U.S. China Decoupling Myth****************************************************************************** [EU S14 E1] The U.S. China Decoupling Myth ****************************************************************************** Happy New Year! For our first Economic Update of 2024, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the myth of the current narrative of the United States disconnecting itself economically from the Republic of China If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info I...
2024-01-0929 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffFacing The Human Rights Crisis ****************************************************************************** [EU S13 E46] Facing The Human Rights Crisis ****************************************************************************** This week's episode of Economic Update features updates on an analysis of Philadelphia, PA's extreme income inequality, the number of workers on striker per year since 2017 in the U.S., the UAW organizing a strike at the VW plant in Tennessee plus other UAW unionization drives and the 400k public employees on strike in Quebec that are heading towards a general strike. In the second half of, Prof. Wolff interviews Rob Robinson, formerly homeless advocate/fighter for homeless housing rights, housing, official of Human Rights N...
2023-12-1929 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffFacing The Human Rights Crisis ****************************************************************************** [EU S13 E46] Facing The Human Rights Crisis ****************************************************************************** This week's episode of Economic Update features updates on an analysis of Philadelphia, PA's extreme income inequality, the number of workers on striker per year since 2017 in the U.S., the UAW organizing a strike at the VW plant in Tennessee plus other UAW unionization drives and the 400k public employees on strike in Quebec that are heading towards a general strike. In the second half of, Prof. Wolff interviews Rob Robinson, formerly homeless advocate/fighter for homeless housing rights, housing, official of Human Rights N...
2023-12-1929 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffPolitics, Economics & Chocolate: Capitalism's Flaws & Failures****************************************************************************** [EU S13 E45] Politics, Economics & Chocolate: Capitalism's Flaws & Failures ****************************************************************************** This week's episode of Economic Update features updates on the economic crises in Argentina and Germany, the graduate student unionization wave happening across U.S., how & where the chocolate industry is using child labor, a critical analysis of what "profit" means and a departed Kissinger. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. T...
2023-12-1229 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffPolitics, Economics & Chocolate: Capitalism's Flaws & Failures****************************************************************************** [EU S13 E45] Politics, Economics & Chocolate: Capitalism's Flaws & Failures ****************************************************************************** This week's episode of Economic Update features updates on the economic crises in Argentina and Germany, the graduate student unionization wave happening across U.S., how & where the chocolate industry is using child labor, a critical analysis of what "profit" means and a departed Kissinger. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. T...
2023-12-1229 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update: The U.S. Military Machine & What It CostsWe hope you all enjoy this week's episode of Economic Update featuring updates on Tesla vs the Swedish Unions, a teachers strike in Portland, Oregon, "food insecurity" in the U.S. today, how the King of Britain has been secretly profiting from assets of the dead and a Michigan "entrepreneur" failed in effort to buy electoral defeat of Rachid Tlaib. In the second half of this week's episode, Prof. Wolff interviews Norman Solomon on his latest book, "War Made invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine". If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel...
2023-12-0629 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update: The U.S. Military Machine & What It CostsWe hope you all enjoy this week's episode of Economic Update featuring updates on Tesla vs the Swedish Unions, a teachers strike in Portland, Oregon, "food insecurity" in the U.S. today, how the King of Britain has been secretly profiting from assets of the dead and a Michigan "entrepreneur" failed in effort to buy electoral defeat of Rachid Tlaib. In the second half of this week’s episode, Prof. Wolff interviews Norman Solomon on his latest book, "War Made invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine". If you haven't already, please subscribe to our ch...
2023-12-0629 min
Economic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update: American's Self Image VS RealityEconomic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find on our website and as a Patreon audience member. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always...
2023-11-2829 minEconomic Update with Richard D. WolffEconomic Update: American's Self Image VS RealityEconomic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find on our website and as a Patreon audience member. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always...
2023-11-2829 min
Global CapitalismSocialism in Today's World: The 4 KindsDemocracy at Work in conjunction with The Left Forum Presents: Global Capitalism Live Economic Update with Professor Richard D. Wolff Socialism in Today’s World: the 4 Kinds - 3 Kinds of State Role in Economy - 1 Kind of Workplace Revolution - Saving Capitalism from Itself - Socialism, Fascism and Capitalism’s Decline Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our w...
2023-11-0959 min