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Economic Update on WBAI Aug 27
Published on August 27, 2011This program focuses first on newly released information about major banks subsidized by the Federal Reserve since the 2008 crash; it shows the hitherto secret largesse and exceptional terms given the banks for their "recovery." Updates also concern tax cuts for corporations and the rich and US multinationals investing overseas rather than in US. We interview Bhairavi Desai, Executive Director of New York City's Taxi Workers Alliance, a new, unusual and successful labor organization that now represents 15,000 of the city's 25,000 active taxi drivers.Economic Update on WBAI Aug 20
Published on August 21, 2011This episode focused on the previous weeks' major events, including the S&P downgrade of US debt, extreme stock market gyrations, and major signs of broad economic decline. Visiting guest, Professor Immanuel Ness, touches on the history and current prospects of worker-controlled enterprises as alternatives to capitalist enterprises.Economic Update on WBAI Aug 13
Published on August 13, 2011On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.We will focus on wages, jobs, taxes, and debts - and on interest rates, prices, and profits. We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening and other changes get postponed or blocked and we will explore alternative ways to organize enterprises, markets, and government policies.Economic Update on WBAI August 6
Published on August 9, 2011On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.We will focus on wages, jobs, taxes, and debts - and on interest rates, prices, and profits. We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening and other changes get postponed or blocked and we will explore alternative ways to organize enterprises, markets, and government policies.The KPFA Sunday Evening News
Published on August 1, 2011Richard Wolff makes an appearance on KPFA's Evening News program on Sunday, July 31st 2011 to speak on the breaking news of the debt ceiling in the United States, commenting on the theatric aspects of the current American political events as well as the possible consequences.
Richard Wolff on The Economy and the Capitalist Crisis
Published on July 25, 2011Host Per Fagereng hosts a special one-hour Fight the Empire show with economist Richard Wolff on the economy and the global capitalist crisis.
Economic Update on WBAI July 23
Published on July 23, 2011On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.We will focus on wages, jobs, taxes, and debts - and on interest rates, prices, and profits. We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening and other changes get postponed or blocked and we will explore alternative ways to organize enterprises, markets, and government policies.Wolff on the Political Theater Over the Debt Ceiling
Published on July 15, 2011Stanley Heller of www.EconomicUprising.com interviews Richard Wolff on the fight over raising the debt ceiling, the likely severe cuts to social programs, the need to replace capitalism and the outlines of what a post capitalist society might look like.
Letters and Politics KPFA 94.1fm Los Angeles July 11
Published on July 11, 2011As Congress faces such burning issues as healthcare, global warming and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pacifica's Mitch Jeserich hosts “Letters and Politics” a look at national politics from a progressive perspective.
Economic Update on WBAI July 9th
Published on July 9, 2011On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.We will focus on wages, jobs, taxes, and debts - and on interest rates, prices, and profits. We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening and other changes get postponed or blocked and we will explore alternative ways to organize enterprises, markets, and government policies.Economic Update on WBAI July 2nd - Healthcare
Published on July 2, 2011Professor Wolff was joined by Economics Professor from the University of Massachusets Amherst, Gerald Friedman to discuss healthcare.
