Economic Update: Understanding Communism Part Two Democracy At Work 2024-09-23 | [EU S14 E37] Understanding Communism Pt. 2On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff offers a special episode to continue the previous discussion on communism. We will discuss how socialism's history evolved into separating socialism from communism and creating multiple, different meanings of what is considered communism today.Click to view Part 1. youtube.com/watch?v=-L9rxsESNGU&t=1036s If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Capitalism Hits Home: Whole Societies Can Be In Denial, Ours Certainly Is... Democracy At Work 2024-10-17 | [S07 E20] Whole Societies Can Be In Denial, Ours Certainly Is... The American Empire is Falling. That truth which is recognized throughout the rest of the world and in U.S. financial circles, is denied across America. However, the evidence cannot be denied. Where the denial expresses itself most is in "Spirit Level Afflictions". Glaring economic and social inequality, distrust between people, addiction, mental illness, lowered life expectancy, birth rate decline, suicide, homicide, imprisonment rates, and much more. All signs of a society in deep turmoil.Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Economic Update: Flint: The Water Crisis Persists W/Jordan Chariton Democracy At Work 2024-10-14 | [EU S14 E40] Flint: The Water Crisis PersistsOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses how FED Chair Jerome Powell admits capitalism's intrinsic instability, a Tennessee plastic plant won't let workers leave before storm Helene hits, we examine new drugs for obesity (Ozempic and Wegovy) which highlights the failures of for-profit medical care. Finally, we interview Jordan Chariton on his new book "We, the Poisoned: Exposing The Flint Water Crisis Cover-up and the Poisoning of 100,000".Jordan Chariton is an independent investigative reporter known for reporting on the ground across America on major stories like the Flint water crisis, the Native American protests at Standing Rock over the Dakota Access Pipeline, the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, and in-depth authentic reporting on union drives, worker strikes, poverty, homelessness, and state and local corruption. Chariton has broken significant investigative stories in The Guardian, VICE News, The Intercept, and Detroit Metro Times; other work from Chariton has been featured on CNBC.com, TheHill.com, Mediaite, and the popular YouTube news channel Breaking Points.Twitter (X) - @JordanCharitonChariton’s in-the-trenches, gritty reporting has amassed a large following. While covering the 2016 campaign, his tough questions sparked viral videos garnering hundreds of thousands of views. In 2017, he was arrested while covering Black Lives Matter protests in St. Louis. In 2018, he launched his own independent news outlet, Status Coup News, which is on YouTube.He is best known for his tireless reporting on the Flint water crisis, making 21 reporting trips to the Midwest city to break several major stories on the cover-up of one of the worst environmental catastrophes of the 21st century.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Living Paycheck to Paycheck: The Harsh Reality of Families with Chris Hedges and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-10-14 | Listen to Chris Hedges discuss growing #inequality and #precarity under #capitalism with Richard Wolff on Economic Update! #economicupdate #profwolff @democracyatwrk #history #politics #economics #economy #anticapitalism #shorts
Understanding Capitalism Richard Wolff Development Study Group Democracy At Work 2024-10-11 | Earlier this month Professor Wolff addressed The Development Study Group. This event was organized by The DSG and Professor Shahram Azhar. We would like to thank The DSG for having Professors Wolff and Azhar and give a special thanks to Tathagat Singh for moderating this wonderful event. The Development Study Group (DSG) is an independent, student-run initiative at the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University(SAU), Delhi. The Faculty of Economics at SAU has had since its inception an increased focus on acknowledging the radical plurality and multiplicity of thought in economic thinking. Courses like Global Political Economy and Development Economics have centered around readings like Prof. Wolff's "Contending Economic Theories", "Knowledge and Class", and "New Departures in Marxian Theory" among others.The DSG invited prof. Wolff to deliver an online Public Lecture on the topic- "Understanding Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry".You can follow the organizers of DSG here in case you want to present them with any feedback:E-Mail: dsgsau@gmail.comX (Formerly Twitter): @dsg_sau
Dialectic At Work: Why Does Dialectics Matter for Climate Politics? W/Professor Jason W. Moore Democracy At Work 2024-10-10 | [Season 1 Episode 9] Why Does Dialectics Matter for Climate Politics?In this episode, the dialectic discusses the rising temperatures, melting glaciers, droughts, and famines as we have never seen in history; this week the Dialectic at Work explores the position of Capitalism, our dominant economic system, in the Web of Life. Prof. Shahram Azhar discusses the issue with leading environmental historian and historical geographer, Professor Jason W. Moore. Professor Moore is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject, including "Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital", "Anthropocene or Capitalocene", and "A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things".AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
Economic Update: Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) with Eric Blanc Democracy At Work 2024-10-07 | [EU S14 E39] Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) with Eric BlancOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the modern political history in the United Kingdom as Conservatives protect UK corporations and the rich by employing "Distractions": First Brexit, and now Ukraine. We then turn to the latest worker uprising this time in Washington state, as workers at Boeing strike demanding better wages and benefits, and state government employees who are legally prohibited from striking are demanding better conditions as well by demanding better pay and conditions. We turn to the United Healthcare Corporation's latest profit-driven "pre-payment information" scheme, which disenfranchises people in need. Finally, in an interview with Eric Blanc, a founder of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) we discuss its phenomenal success in helping workers across the economy learn about organizing, and access to labor unions for help with forming unions.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Capitalism Hits Home: A Crime of Domination: Denial of Need & Dis-Connection from Other Human Beings Democracy At Work 2024-10-03 | [S07 E19] A Crime of Domination, Denial of Need & Dis-Connection from Other Human Beings In this episode, Dr. Fraad juxtaposes our capitalist system with sexual assault. Capitalist exploitation, like rape, requires a lack of connection and empathy for the workers one exploits. Capitalism encourages domination and disconnection from workers' human needs and wants. The rapist does the same. Rapists refuse to see their victim as a fellow human but only as an object to be exploited and dominated. While the majority of rape victims are women 10 percent are men yet another remnant of patriarchy.Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Economic Update: Financializing Public Universities for Wall Streets Benefit Democracy At Work 2024-09-30 | [EU S14 E38] Financializing Public Universities for Wall Street's BenefitOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff addresses the numerous requests for financial planning or investment advice that he receives from many of you. We touch on the truth about investing in the stock and/or bond markets. In addition, Professor Wolff offers a basic understanding of the economics of US capitalism's century-long, profit-driven failure to adequately provide housing to its people. Finally, an interview with Professors Eleni Schirmer and Sofya Aptekar about their new book "Lend and Rule", from Common Notions Press, and their fight against the financialization of US public universities, and why it is so necessary. Sofya Aptekar is an associate professor of urban studies at the City University of New York School of Labor and Urban Studies. She is the author of Green Card Soldier (MIT, 2023) and a delegate of the Professional Staff Congress. She can be found on X/Twitter at @sofyaaptekar Eleni Schirmer is a writer living in Montréal. She currently holds a postdoc at Concordia University's Social Justice Centre and organizes with the Debt Collective, the nation's first union of debtors. She can be found on X/Twitter at @EleniSchirmer. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Revisiting Hegel, Rethinking Political Practice Democracy At Work 2024-09-26 | [Season 1 Episode 8] Crisis of Democracy: Revisiting Hegel, Rethinking Political PracticeIn this episode, the dialectic goes on to explore how Hegel's idea of historical transformation and change in the world of consciousness and thinking can be used to understand the political and economic situation around the world. Drawing upon a host of examples from the past, and the present, from England, France, and the United States, as well as thinking about future possibilities and trajectories, Prof. Wolff and Prof. Shahram Azhar analyze how Hegel's idea of dialectical change can be used to understand and change the world for the better. AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
Resisting Capitalism and Building Alternative Social Relations with Dr. Harriet Fraad and Prof Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-09-22 | Listen to Dr. Harriet Fraad of #CapitalismHitsHome on #EconomicUpdate with Professor Richard Wolff discussing the necessity of politicizing the personal and building #community and #alternatives to #capitalism! #politics #politicsfrombelow #peoplebeforeprofit #democracyatwork #anticapitalism #economics #feminism #family #history #resistance #shorts
Exploring the Impact of US Imperialism around the World with Vijay Prashad and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-09-22 | Listen to Vijay Prashad on #EconomicUpdate with Professor Richard Wolff discussing the effects of US #imperialism and resistance! #democracyatwork #politics #economics #history #antiimperialism #capitalism #anticapitalism #antiwar #nowarbutclasswar #shorts
Capitalism, Conspiracies and Right-Wing Politics with Jared Yates Sexton and Professor Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-09-21 | Jared Yates Sexton on #EconomicUpdate with Professor Richard Wolff speaking about right-wing politics and its connection to #capitalism! More on our @youtube channel #democracyatwork #politics #economics #history #economy #socialmovements #protest #anticapitalism #resistcapitalism #democracy #shorts
Capitalism Hits Home: Birth Strike in the USA Democracy At Work 2024-09-19 | [S07 E18] Birth Strike in the USAAmerican women are on a birth strike. The U.S. leads the developed world in reducing the global birth rate. Only well-funded government programs for families and children will change this phenomenon. U.S. women cannot be the national safety net. This week's episode explains why U.S. women are on a birth strike and what we can do to correct that.Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Breaking Free from Austerity Capitalism: Constructing a New World w/ Clara Mattei and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-09-19 | Check out Economist and Professor Clara Mattei speaking with Professor Richard Wolff on breaking free from austerity capitalism to construct a new world and build alternatives to capitalism #shorts #democracyatwork #capitalism #resistcapitalism #anticapitalism #economics #politics #austerity #democracyatwork #economicupdate #profwolff
William I. Robinson on #EconomicUpdate on Growing Resistance to Capitalism Democracy At Work 2024-09-18 | Sociologist and Professor William I. Robinson on capitalism's changes and resistance to it on #EconomicUpdate with #profwolff. More on our youtube channel and podcasts #imperialism #colonialism #capitalism #history #antiracism #racialcapitalism #war #economics #politics #shorts #nowarbutclasswar #labor
Economic Update: Understanding Communism Pt. 1 Democracy At Work 2024-09-16 | [EU S14 E36] Understanding Communism Pt. 1On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff offers a special episode discussing the unscary origins of the ideas of communism and socialism before the Cold War demonized them. We will discuss how socialism's history evolved into separating socialism from communism and creating multiple, different meanings of what is considered communism today.Click to view Part 2. youtu.be/MkstfPq-A60 If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Austerity and Capitalisms Effects on Families with Professor Richard Wolff and Dr. Harriet Fraad Democracy At Work 2024-09-16 | The Luxury of the "Traditional Family": Austerity and Capitalism's Effects on Families with Professor Richard Wolff and Dr. Harriet Fraad on #EconomicUpdate! Check out more on our @youtube channel #democracyatwork #economics #politics #anticapitalism #feminism #labor #work #shorts #profwolff
Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Marxism as a Critique of TINA Democracy At Work 2024-09-12 | [Season 1 Episode 7] Crisis of Democracy: Marxism as a Critique of TINAWe live at a time when multiple crises surround us. Moreover, we are told that there is no alternative (TINA) so we must all accept the 'lesser of the two evils logic'. This week the dialectic goes to work to critically examine this claim. In particular, we dive into the political situation in France, Germany, and the United States in the context of the electoral process. As always, we connect the story with key concepts within Marxist theory. Specifically, we ask why Marxists INSIST that 1) The abolition of wage-labor and its replacement with economic democracy, ie workers' self-directed enterprises is POSSIBLE and 2) that this goal set in step (1) is DESIRABLE, in the precise sense that it will solve the structural problems of our times by going to the ROOT of the issue. In other words, Marxism provides PRECISELY the THIRD alternative we need. AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
Global Capitalism: West in Turmoil 2024: Big Elections, Big Social Changes [September 2024] Democracy At Work 2024-09-11 | West in Turmoil 2024: Big Elections, Big Social ChangesTopics Include:-Harris vs Trump: civil and class struggles converge-Western Europe: UK elections = collapse of conservative votes,-French elections = death of political center-Germany elections = rise of fascist Right and of “Bundnis Sahra Wagenknecht”Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left ForumSpecial messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more (www.democracyatwork.info/donate). Follow Democracy at Work on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Please find books published by Democracy At Work: Richard Wolff’s(Understanding Marxism, Understanding Socialism, and The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Cannot Save Us from Pandemics or Itself) Robert Hennelly’s(Stuck Nation: Can the United States change course on our history of choosing profits over people?) are for sale on Lulu.com. Find direct purchase links on our website ( www.democracyatwork.info/books ), or find them directly on Lulu (www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatwork )Your support helps to produce and distribute these talks. Thank you.
Economic Update: Yanis Varoufakis on the Changing World Economy Democracy At Work 2024-09-09 | [EU S14 E35] Yanis Varoufakis on the Changing World EconomyOn this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff draws attention to the 10,000 hotel workers who recently conducted a strike impacting major hotels across 19 US cities. We highlight the contested merger of the two largest grocery chains in America. Albertsons and Kroger threaten to become the third largest retail giant after Amazon, and Walmart plus the Canadian government forces 9000 Canadian railway striking workers back to work, with murmurs of a general strike looming. We also give a shout-out to a small Brooklyn pizzeria unionizing with Starbucks workers. Finally, an exclusive interview with world-renowned economist, politician, author, and the former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis discusses global economic change and the working class, topics discussed in his latest work "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism".If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Capitalism Hits Home: The Spirit Level of the United States Democracy At Work 2024-09-06 | [S07 E17] The Spirit Level of the United StatesIn 2009 Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett wrote their best-selling book, "The Spirit Level" which showed how economic inequality spawned extensive social suffering. Recently those authors revisited the United States 15 years later, and every aspect of the social problems referenced in their work has increased with the increase of inequality. They elide capitalism's leading role in delivering misery. I do not evade it.Important reading "The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/215026/1/The_Spirit_Level_at_15_2024_FINAL.pdf Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Economic Update: Labor Day And Abe Lincoln, Honoring Both Together Democracy At Work 2024-09-02 | [EU S14 E34] Labor Day And Abe Lincoln, Honoring Both TogetherOn this week’s special Labor day episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff honors both Labor Day and President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln once said in 1861 that "Labor is the superior of capital." Yet, capital in the United States has only two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats who both are currently advocating for capital over labor and essentially operating as a two-party monopoly excluding all others. In today's political discourse, Labor has no party advocating for what Lincoln once advocated. The injustice and inequality generated in and for society by capitalist economies is neither necessary nor welcome. A genuine labor party is the missing solution.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Capitalisms Disconnect with Profit and Housing with Richard Wolff and Leilani Farha Democracy At Work 2024-09-01 | Listen to @RichardDWolff and Leilani Farha discuss the #Housing #Crisis and its connections to #capitalism! #Housing4All #housingisahumanright #rent #rentstrike #housingforall #anticapitalism #gentrification #economics #politics #shorts
Professor Jared Ball with Richard Wolff on Cop Cities and the Elites Response to Social Movements Democracy At Work 2024-08-29 | Check out @imixwhatilike on #CopCity, #Organizing, State Violence, and #Counterinsurgency on #EconomicUpdate with @profrdwolff! Interview on our @youtube channel! #capitalism #stopcopcity #abolition #resistance #anticapitalism #racialcapitalism #antiracism #politics #economics
Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 2 Democracy At Work 2024-08-29 | [Season 1 Episode 6] Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 2On this week's episode of the Dialectic at Work, Professor Shahram Azhar and Professor Wolff continue to discuss the crisis of democracy globally, the rise of far-right authoritarianism, the climate crisis, and finally how Marxism can address these issues. This discussion took place at the recent No War but Class War Forum on May 31st at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Sponsored by Historical Materialism and Institute for the Radical Imagination ConferenceClick here for part 1youtube.com/watch?v=YUVR3oAYS88 AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
Why Theories Collide: Marxian vs Neoclassical Economics Democracy At Work 2024-08-27 | This week, the dialectic goes to work to explore the following questions: What is the difference between standard, mainstream, or neoclassical economics and Marxian economics? Is one or the other “right” or “wrong”? Or is it about the different topics and issues they discuss and are interested in? Moreover, how can we distinguish between the two different theories of how an economy works? We learn that contending theories can be distinguished from one another by paying attention to the three key elements described in this video.Tune into The Dialectic At Work a bi-weekly Podcast available on all platforms Follow The Dialectic At Workhttps://linktr.ee/dialecticatwork Follow Shahram Azhar X - @ShahramAzhar www.Democracyatwork.info
Economic Update: Worsening Economic Inequality Yields Worsening Social Conditions Democracy At Work 2024-08-26 | [EU S14 E33] Worsening Economic Inequality Yields Worsening Social ConditionsOn this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses Kate Pickett's and Richard Wilkinson's best-selling study in the book "The Spirit Level" (2009), showing how economic inequality correlates with most of the major social problems of our time. We will juxtapose their latest paper "The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" Which details how economic inequality has only gotten worse since the past fifteen years, despite government laws and programs aimed to "reduce" inequality. Wilkinson and Pickett show how inequality leads to severe social ills, divisions, and disintegration. What we need is to face that it is capitalism that generates the inequality that generates the hostilities and social tensions intruding upon and damaging our lives."Important reading "The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/215026/1/The_Spirit_Level_at_15_2024_FINAL.pdf If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Malaika Jabali on Capitalisms Blame Game with Richard Wolff on #EconomicUpdate Democracy At Work 2024-08-24 | Check out this clip from #EconomicUpdate with Malaika Jabali on her new book on #Capitalism where she interviews Chris Smalls, Astra Taylor and others #strikedebt #canceldebt #amazon #amazonunion #unionstrong #peopleoverprofits #MalaikaJabali #RichardWolff #ProfWolff #democracyatwork #shorts
Capitalism Hits Home: Whither Family-Withered Families Democracy At Work 2024-08-22 | [S07 E16] Capitalism Hits Home: Whither Family-Withered Families Family was a mainstay of child development and emotional sustenance for both adults and children. US families are now falling apart. Today's episode asks the question: "What can be done to replace their sustaining power?"Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
How the Top 1% Really Make Their Wealth with Economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-08-21 | Economist Michael Hudson on #EconomicUpdate with @profrdwolff discussing how the wealthy maintain and hoard their wealth! #anticapitalism #rent #taxes #economics #history #politics #nowarbutclasswar #capitalism #labor #work #democracyatwork #abolishbillionaires #shorts
Economic Update: Capitalism vs Patriarchy W/Tess Fraad-Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-08-19 | [EU S14 E32] Capitalism vs PatriarchyOn this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the growing Labor movement and the nuclear disarmament movements in the United States; we will also examine the economic impacts of people under 50 not having nor wanting to have children; we highlight the UK Conservatives fearmongering claiming Free Speech is in danger from "cancel culture" and how anti "cancel culture" legislation was blocked by the new Labor gov't; We also discuss an Ohio court ruling that favors employers over the general public around boneless chicken that had bones. Finally, we end the show with an interview with psychotherapist Tess Fraad-Wolff on gender, the patriarchy, and recent changes in capitalism.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 1 Democracy At Work 2024-08-15 | [Season 1 Episode 5] Dialectic At Work: Crisis of Democracy: Marxism and Dialectical Thought Part 1On this week's episode of the Dialectic at Work, Professor Shahram Azhar and Professor Wolff discuss the crisis of democracy globally, the rise of far-right authoritarianism, the climate crisis, and finally how Marxism can address these issues. This discussion took place at the recent No War but Class War Forum on May 31st at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Sponsored by Historical Materialism and Institute for the Radical Imagination Conference.Click for Part 2youtube.com/watch?v=vm9kXP0WuFgAboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
Director Josh Fox on The Power of the Fossil Fuel Industry with Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-08-14 | Check out Director Josh Fox on #EconomicUpdate with Prof Richard Wolff discussing the fossil fuel industry! Learn more about out his new film and more from his interview on our @youtube channel! #capitalism #democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #systemchangenotclimatechange #climatechange #greennewdeal
#EconomicUpdate Guest Cornel West with Inspiring Stories of Justice and Overcoming Obstacles Democracy At Work 2024-08-14 | Check out Cornel West on #EconomicUpdate with Professor Richard Wolff discussing #history, #Justice, and social change! #democracyatwork #history #politics #economics #capitalism #anticapitalism More on our @youtube channel ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Economic Update: Capitalism, Todays World Economy and Gaza with Clara Mattei Democracy At Work 2024-08-12 | [EU S14 E31] Capitalism, Today's World Economy and GazaOn this week's program, we question the effectiveness as well as the economics of US sanctions (Economic Warfare), also the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) endorses the United Auto Workers (UAW) plan of setting all union contracts to expire on May 1, 2028, essentially laying the groundwork for a "General Strike". We also highlight the latest rhetoric from the US Chamber of Commerce's declaration of a "labor shortage" which only masks their desire for government help in procuring more workers without having to offer higher pay and better working conditions to overcome the "phony" labor shortage. Finally, we Interview Professor Clara Mattei from Rio as Brazil hosts G20 meetings and discuss the protest events calling for an end to the suffering of the people of Gaza.Clara E. Mattei is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department of The New School for Social Research.Her research contributes to the history of capitalism, exploring the critical relationship between economic ideas and technocratic policymaking. She recently published her first book, The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism (2022). The book was praised in the Financial Times as one of the ten best economics books of 2022, is now being translated into over 10 languages, and has won the 2023 Herbert Adams Baxter Prize of the American Historical Association. As always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Capitalism Hits Home: Marriage Is No Longer A Rite of Passage in American Adulthood Democracy At Work 2024-08-08 | [S07 E15] Capitalism Hits Home: Marriage Is No Longer A Rite of Passage in American Adulthood In Today's times, most marriages end in legal or extra-legal separation or divorce. Why is this happening? What are its social political and personal causes and effects? Today's show explores this phenomenon Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Economic Update: Capitalism versus Marriage with Dr. Harriet Fraad Democracy At Work 2024-08-05 | [EU S14 E30] Capitalism versus MarriageThis week's episode features updates on the UK and French elections showing dramatic shifts to the left contradicting US mass media, US self-induced global economic isolation in pursuit of punishing countries doing business with China, Trump and Biden equally unwilling to solve Social Security's financial problems by taxing incomes of the rich as Congress could and should. Professor Wolff closes with an interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on global declines in marriage and birth rates and those declines' connections to capitalism.Dr. Harriet Fraad is an Author, feminist activist, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and Host of Capitalism Hits Home.As always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Dialectic At Work: Are You Guilty of Reading Capital? Democracy At Work 2024-08-01 | [Season 1 Episode 4] Are You Guilty of Reading Capital?In this episode, “Are you Guilty of Reading Capital?”, the Dialectic goes to work to begin a series of discussions on Marx’s magnum opus, Capital. This episode and the next few will build the foundations for an analysis of Capital and Marx’s theory of surplus-value. Building on our discussion on Althusser and overdetermination in Episodes 2 and 3, we now turn to how this new way of thinking about dialectics will impact our reading of Capital. We begin with the following idea: “There is no neutral reading of Capital. We are all guilty of a reading of Capital” (Althusser, Reading Capital). If indeed it is the case, then there is no ‘one’ singular reading of Capital. Rather, as Rick Wolff demonstrates, within the intellectual canon there can be and have been multiple trajectories that Marxist scholars have adopted in the last century-and-a-half while grappling with this text. We then dive into the following issue: Why did Marx begin his intellectual journey in Capital with the commodity? What is it about the commodity that makes it such a ‘mysterious’ thing with mystical properties? Viewers will begin to see that Marx’s idea of the commodity, and labor-power as being a unique commodity within the world of commodities, is crucial to his overall project of understanding capitalism. AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
The Role of Capitalism in Housing with Leilani Farha with Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-31 | Leilani Farha with Richard Wolff speaking on #Capitalism and the Growing Housing Crisis #gentrification #housing #housingisahumanright #capitalism #anticapitalism #economics #politics #housingforall #housing4all #democracyatwork #shorts
Building Democracy at Work with Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-31 | Listen to Professor Richard Wolff discussing #DemocracyatWork and in the workplace! More on our @youtube channel @democracyatwrk #radicaldemocracy #workers #workerpower #capitalism #socialism #anticapitalism #shorts
Economic Update: How Deficits and Debts Rip Us Off Democracy At Work 2024-07-29 | [EU S14 E29] How Deficits and Debts Rip Us OffOn this week’s Economic Update, Professor Wolff devotes the entire program to explaining clearly and accessibly what government deficits are, why they occur, and who benefits from them. We show how deficits and debts reward corporations and the rich at the expense of the mass of employees. This show will equip our audience to see through the misuse of deficits and debts in the 2024 election campaigns.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Counterinsurgency and Psychological Warfare in the Media with Jared Ball and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-27 | Jared Ball @imixwhatilike on mainstream corporate media as #counterinsurgency and the need for independent alternative #media with #profwolff on #EconomicUpdate #democracyatwork #resistcapitalism #racialcapitalism #decolonization #decolonizeyourmind #organize #agitate #educate #history #politics #shorts
Organizing for Radical Change and Progress in Your Union with Kim Kelly Democracy At Work 2024-07-27 | Kim Kelly on #economicupdate with #profwolff speaking on organizing within and beyond #unions for radical social change #labor #workers #resistcapitalism #anticapitalism #democracyatwork #educate #agitate #Organize #workersoftheworldunite #resistcapitalism #history #politics #economics #work
Capitalism Hits Home: A Revolution in the Family Is Already Happening Democracy At Work 2024-07-25 | [S07 E14] Capitalism Hits Home: A Revolution in the Family Is Already HappeningThere is a worldwide revolution that is already happening. It’s in the family, the primary site of creating and sustaining human life. Just as the nuclear family replaced the feudal family, new family forms are replacing the nuclear family as marriage breaks apart and children are born.Recommended ReadingsHarriet Fraad, Stephen Resnick, and Richard Wolff. 2009. “For Every Knight In Shining Armour There’s a Castle Waiting To Be Cleaned” in Class Struggle On the Home Front. Rd. Graham Cassano. New York. Palgrave Macmillan.Hanna Rosin 2012. The End of Men and the Rise of Women. New York. Penguin.Joanna Davidson and ah Hannaford.2022. Opting Out: Women Messing With Marriage Around the World. New Brunswick New Jersey.Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshomeWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at http://www.democracyatwork.info/donate. Become a monthly donor: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork_____________________________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: capitalismhitshome.libsyn.comApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-hits-home-with-dr-harriet-fraad/id1435939485?ls=1Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXBpdGFsaXNtaGl0c2hvbWUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=Follow us ONLINE: Websites: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome harrietfraad.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/democracyatworkFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/democracyatwrkInstagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Daily Motion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrkShop our Store: democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com _____________________________________________________________________________________2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatworkDr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet-fraad-recommended-reading-capitalism-hits-homeBuying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!
Unveiling the Corporate Medias Distorted Reality with Chris Hedges and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-24 | Chris Hedges on the importance of independent media with Richard Wolff on #EconomicUpdate with @profrdwolff #anticorporate #anticapitalism #media #press #labor #news #politics #economics #capitalism #resistance #democracyatwork #shorts
Neoliberalism and Greece Railway Privatization Disaster with Yanis Varoufakis and Richard Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-23 | Listen to Economist Yanis Varoufakis discuss the demise of #neoliberalism and hope for radical change on #EconomicUpdate with @profrdwolff #democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #history #Politics #economics #economy #resistcapitalism #anticapitalism #crisis #shorts
Economic Update: Criminalizing the Homeless with Rob Robinson Democracy At Work 2024-07-22 | [EU S14 E28] Criminalizing the HomelessOn this week’s Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses a huge victory for Uber and Lyft drivers' struggling for better wages in Massachusetts; we also bring to your attention six United States senators who criticized Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase for failing to curb fossil fuel investments as he promised. In addition, we discuss the unfortunate new law passed by the new right-wing government in Greece extending the working week to six days. Finally, we close our program with an Interview with longtime activist Rob Robinson, on the latest Supreme Court decision Grants Pass v. Johnson, which essentially criminalizes the homeless poor as part of its extreme right-wing change. Rob Robinson is a formerly homeless individual who has dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of the homeless and for affordable and sustainable housing.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w TeamEconomic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.infoProfessor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism
Projects of Capital: Austerity and Inflation with Professors Clara Mattei and Richard D. Wolff Democracy At Work 2024-07-19 | Join New School Professors and Economists Clara Mattei and Richard D. Wolff in a discussion titled "Projects of Capital: Austerity and Inflation". In her new book The Capital Order, political economist Clara E. Mattei explores the intellectual origins of austerity to uncover its originating motives: the protection of capital—and indeed capitalism—in times of social upheaval from below. Mattei traces modern austerity to its origins in interwar Britain and Italy, revealing how the threat of working-class power in the years after World War I animated a set of top-down economic policies that elevated owners, smothered workers, and imposed a rigid economic hierarchy across their societies. Where these policies “succeeded,” relatively speaking, was in their enrichment of certain parties, including employers and foreign trade interests, who accumulated power and capital at the expense of labor. Here, Mattei argues, is where the true value of austerity can be observed: its insulation of entrenched privilege and its elimination of all alternatives to capitalism. This discussion took place at the recent No War but Class War Forum on May 31st at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Sponsored by Historical Materialism and Institute for the Radical Imagination ConferenceWe make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website:www.democracyatwork.infoAs always, we thank you for your attention, support, and solidarity.The d@w Team
Dialectic At Work: On Making Sense: Let Everyone Tell Their ‘Story’ Democracy At Work 2024-07-18 | [Season 1 Episode 3] On Making Sense: Let Everyone Tell Their ‘Story’In this episode, “On Making Sense: Let Everyone Tell Their Story”, the Dialectic goes to work to further explore the Marxist idea of dialectics and ‘overdetermination’. Specifically, we deal with the following question: if indeed (as Prof. Wolff has argued in the previous episode) reality is ‘overdetermined’ by a complex interaction between a host of over-determinants then how can we say anything analytical about the real world? How can we still ‘tell a story’? We argue that the only solution to the mess is to examine the ‘conditions of existence’ that mutually shape a given object of analysis by pulling it and pushing it in multiple trajectories. There are, therefore, no guarantees in this kind of Marxism. Different analysts will choose to examine different aspects of the social totality by focusing on some part of it. This also leads us to a criticism of mainstream Economics and its emphasis on the ‘empiricist’ mode of reasoning. As Prof Wolff demonstrates here, the field of econometrics makes irrational claims of ‘one-way’ causality that are at odds with how the real-world works. Since ‘evidence’ is always examined in the light of theories, there is no ‘neutral’ way of discerning the truth from fiction. The empiricist focuses on the ‘evidence’ but forgets that evidence is mediated within a theory; the ‘rationalist’ focuses on ‘reason’ but forgets that reason is constructed within the evidence. Marxian overdetermination does not give supremacy to either, but rather understands the dialectic at play between experience and reason, and their impact, in turn, on a host of outcomes. AboutThe Dialectic at Work is a podcast hosted by Professor Shahram Azhar & Professor Richard Wolff. The show is dedicated to exploring Marxian theory. It utilizes the dialectical mode of reasoning, that is the method developed over the millennia by Plato and Aristotle, and continues to explore new dimensions of theory and praxis via a dialogue. The Marxist dialectic is a revolutionary dialectic that not only seeks to understand the world but rather to change it. In our discussions, the dialectic goes to work intending to solve the urgent life crises that we face as a global community.Follow us on social media:X: @DialecticAtWorkInstagram: @DialecticAtWorkTiktok: @DialecticAtWorkWebsite: www.DemocracyAtWork.infoPatreon: www.patreon.com/democracyatwork
