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Back to SearchEconomic Update: Understanding Marxism
Season 9 Episode 21
This special edition of "Economic Update" is devoted to Understanding Marxism, the title of a short new book just published by Democracyatwork. Today…
6 years, 11 months ago
Economic Update: The Great American Purge
Season 8 Episode 24
The program begins by explaining the economics behind the great US anti-leftist purge ("McCarthyism") after 1945. It then shows the economic impacts …
7 years ago
Economic Update: Living in a Socialist Economy
Season 9 Episode 20
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the US "bribing for college admission" scandal, how lobbyists reflect and worsen inequality, So…
7 years ago
Economic Update: Social Movement for Economic Democracy
Season 9 Episode 19
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on 60 megacorps who paid no 2018 Federal taxes, GM's CEO gets $29.1 million while GM fires thousan…
7 years ago
Economic Update: Lawyers vs. the System
Season 9 Episode 18
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on US college students as share-croppers for investors, on conservatives' fake opposition to gov't…
7 years ago
Economic Update: Capitalism versus Socialism
Season 9 Episode 17
This over 200-year debate and struggle has become confused and confusing. Too many different definitions make honest, balanced discussions and evalua…
7 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: The #MeToo Movement
Season 9 Episode 16
Updates on Chicago in change, decline of world trade, New York's "congestion pricing, IMF on Trump trade war and hi-tech monopolies, 7 states sue Ag…
7 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Venezuela
Season 9 Episode 15
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Brexit and Mueller Report, Chicago is new site of labor upsurge, how income shapes education and…
7 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Employer vs Employee: Capitalism's Endless Conflict
Season 9 Episode 14
Updates on LA strippers strike, Trump fails to end US trade deficit, UN reports on protests against capitalist inequality and gov't repression of th…
7 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Beyond Universal Basic Income
Season 9 Episode 13
In-depth analysis of UBI shows its advantages over most welfare, safety net systems. An even better alternative would avoid capitalism's unnecessary …
7 years, 2 months ago