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Back to SearchEconomic Update: Economics Taught Badly
Updates on United Airlines' profits from customer abuse; bankster blames government; China's rapid economic growth; and worker coop news from Greece,…
9 years ago
ECONOMIC UPDATE: Capitalism's Leaders
Updates on dueling health bills, cutting min wages, Pope on labor unions, Seattle taxes the rich. Major discussions of G-20 "leaders ", Detroit's…
9 years ago
Economic Update: Addiction, Capitalism and 12 Steps
Updates on car loans, sales showing falsity of "recovery" claims, airline profits vs service, the G-20 meetings coordinate global austerity, July 4…
9 years ago
Economic Update: Capitalism's Shadow: Poverty
Updates on European sanctuary cities, McDonald's automation, Travis Kalanic, and ritzy restaurant rips off workers. Interview with anti-poverty activ…
9 years ago
Economic Update: Capitalism's Self-destruction
Updates on declining Cal State Univ system, Trump vs coal industry realities, Hudson Yards for mega-rich vs New York's social needs, lotteries' and l…
9 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: When US govt destroyed a political party
Updates on Oklahoma cuts funds for public schools, why Americans dont take paid vacations owed them, how coal/oil companies fight solar/wind compan…
9 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Human Nature and Capitalism
Updates on California, Nevada steps toward universal medical insurance, Toronto housing bubble, Air Traffic Controllers and the privatization issue, …
9 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Economic failures and the blame game.
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on big banks fix rates, IRS checks on churches, CEOs' pay rises fastest to worsen US inequality. On…
9 years, 1 month ago
Economic Update: Worker Coops as our Economic Future
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about Trump's 2018 budget, Ford's undemocratic decisions, US opioid epidemic, Swiss vote to end nuclear power,…
9 years, 2 months ago
Economic Update: What France's Election Means
On this episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses Yale grad students hunger strike for a union, US raising interest rates on student loans,…
9 years, 2 months ago