Economic Democracy
The Threats of Business and the Business of Threats
More and more we hear that nothing can be done to tax major corporations because of the threat of how they would respond. Likewise, we cannot stop their price gouging or even the government subsidies and tax loopholes they enjoy. For example, as the oil majors reap stunning profits from high oil and gas prices, we are told it is impossible to tax their windfall profits or stop the billions they get in government subsidies and tax loopholes.
March 2011 Monthly Update on Global Capitalism
Published on May 9, 2011VIDEOThese Tuesday evenings each begin with an update and analysis of major economic events of the last month and their contexts of longer-term economic trends shaping politics and society here and abroad. We focus on the evolving global capitalist economic crisis and its consequences. Topics examined include
Crisis and Decline in the US Economy (Audio)
On April 8th, 2011, Richard D. Wolff gave a presentation to at the University of Vienna to the students, faculty and general public.
A thank you to the University of Vienna for providing these recordings.
Economic Update on WBAI April 30 - Guest Labor Economist Catherine Mulder
Published on April 30, 2011AUDIOJoin Professor Richard Wolff and his guest, Catherine Mulder, an Economics Professor at John Jay College in New York City as they discuss the issues of the labor force and unions in relation to the economic crisis. Professor Mulder teaches a course on the Economics of Labor. On 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.Left Strategies to Exit the Crisis
Workers' Ownership and Workers' Management as a Transformative Strategy (Left Forum 2011)Published on April 29, 2011VIDEOThe Theatrics of The Debt Debate in Washington
Published on April 25, 2011VIDEORichard Wolff appears on The Real News Network to discuss his views on why the debt matters and the current political discussion of debt alongside Michael Hudson,
Economic Update on WBAI 99.5FM April 23rd - Guest Costas Panayotakis
Published on April 23, 2011AUDIOOn 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 99.5fm April 16th - Guest Harriet Fraad
Published on April 16, 2011AUDIOOn 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.Budget Battles: Sound, Fury and Fakery
Weeks of highly publicized debates - some in Congress, more in the mass media - brought Republicans and Democrats to a budget deal. To maximize public attention, they threatened a possible government shutdown. Both parties said that large government deficits and accumulated debt were "serious problems." They agreed that solving them required only spending cuts, not revenue increases. In unison, they repeated, "we" must "learn to live within our means."
Economic Update on WBAI 99.5FM April 9th - Economic Democracy
Published on April 9, 2011AUDIOOn 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.Opposition to Paying for Capitalism's Crisis
Published on April 5, 2011VIDEOObjective economic analysis is difficult to come by in this heated political moment, with deep budget cuts that disproportionately affect the poor and working class while the top one percent of Americans continues to amass wealth at a record pace.
Professor Richard D. Wolff's academic work and public lectures warning of a crisis of capitalism preceded the current disaster. Wolff will discuss the fallout of the economic collapse and the ongoing struggle over who will bear the massive costs.
