US Capitalism’s Decline Accelerates [September 2021]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Medical (Covid) and military (Afghanistan) defeats deepen social divisions Exploding debt bub...
Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update
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Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update is a series of live lectures by Richard D. Wolff in New York City. Programs begin with 45 minutes of updates on recent events, then a Q&A session with the live audience. We hope to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
The Challenge of China [July 2021]
In this month's lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: China’s Economic Growth since its Revolution (1949) China’s Economic “Model” and the ...
Biden’s Economic Plans and Likely Results [May 2021]
In this month's lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Changes in Government Spending and Taxing Joe Biden and Franklin Roosevelt: Differen...
March 2020-March 2021: Covid and the Crash [March 2021]
In connection with Prof. Wolff’s discussion of the main topic above, he will also give short updates on: who lost what; who gained what; where is the ...
US Capitalism’s Decline and Desperate Efforts to Save It [January 2021]
Professor Wolff will also give short updates on: the US military intervention in elections; a major political breakthrough in Argentina led by women; ...
Post-Election Special [November 2020]
This is a special post-election Global Capitalism featuring comments from guests Lee Camp, Lee Carter, Laura Flanders, Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Nomi P...
Capitalism’s Decline Accelerates [September 2020]
Prof. Wolff presents the following topics: the failures mount: failed preparation for COVID-19; failed containment of COVID-19; failed preparation for...
As US Capitalism Shakes, US Socialism Renews [July 2020]
Topics: mass unemployment undercuts US capitalism; Trump vs Biden: neither are solutions, the choice is a symptom of system decline; what old socialis...
Wolff Responds: Protests and Class War
Prof. Wolff talks about the protests sweeping across the US incited by yet another brutal killing of a Black American, George Floyd. He argues that th...
Corona and Capitalism: Overlapping Sicknesses [May 2020]
Topics: why capitalist enterprises & governments failed to prepare for Corona; private unemployment vs gov’t re-employment; pandemic policies worsen i...