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Economic Update: The Economics of Unemployment Today
Season 16 Episode 20
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff briefly discusses two current large strikes by workers fighting back: the British Columbia nurses in Ca…
16 hours ago
Economic Update: The Global "Birth Strike" Changes Everything
Season 16 Episode 19
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the tentative agreement reached by the unionized portion (85%) of the staff at the …
1 week ago
Causes & Consequences of the Iran War
Season 16 Episode 18
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 …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Marx's Relevance for Today
Season 16 Episode 17
In response to questions about Marx's relevance today, this program explains how Marx's criticism of capitalism was unique (more micro-focused than m…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Born Sick in the USA: Improving The Health of a Nation
Season 16 Episode 16
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides updates on the 3 major teachers' unions struggling with the LA Unified School Dis…
1 month ago
Economic Implications of the U.S. War on Iran
Season 16 Episode 15
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the 3800 Colorado meatpackers on strike before diving into a presentation on how the war on I…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Great U.S. Pension Crisis
Season 16 Episode 14
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff presents updates on European turmoil that include how the French municipal elections are r…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Criticizing Pro-Capitalist Ideology
Season 16 Episode 13
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the flaws in the argument that profit is an appropriate, just return to the risk taken by a …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Economic Update: The Reality, Hype, and Danger of A.I.
Season 16 Episode 12
On this episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff provides updates on job losses in February 2026 in the U.S. economy, how California unions are ac…
2 months ago
Trump's Tariff Policies: A Critique
Season 16 Episode 11
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff explains how and why Trump's tariff policies add uncertainties to global trade that undermine the very …
2 months, 1 week ago