The US is out of control and we are in denial. The proof is abundant: Mass shootings, extreme inequality, lost wars, weak currency, high suicide rates, corporate greed, climate crises, deregulation, and more. In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad draws on decades of experience as a psychologist to remind us that change only happens when we face a problem fully. We as a society must reckon with the fall of the American Empire and the shift in economic and global dominance if we want to find stability and real solutions to the issues we face.
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/capitalismhitshome
“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/democracyatwork
The US is out of control and we are in denial. The proof is abundant: Mass shootings, extreme inequality, lost wars, weak currency, high suicide rates, corporate greed, climate crises, deregulation, and more. In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad draws on decades of experience as a psychologist to remind us that change only happens when we face a problem fully. We as a society must reckon with the fall of the American Empire and the shift in economic and global dominance if we want to find stability and real solutions to the issues we face.
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/capitalismhitshome
“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/democracyatwork
Buying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!Global Capitalism: Capitalism Turns to the Authoritarian State [July 2023]Democracy At Work2023-07-12 | Global Capitalism
Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 7:30 PM
Premieres: d@w YouTube channel on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 @ 7:30 PM EST.
This lecture can be found as our most recent video on the "Global Capitalism" Playlist. It will also be published on our website: www.democracyatwork.info.
Capitalism Turns to the Authoritarian State
· Why Private Capitalism Makes That Turn
· Why State Capitalism Makes That Turn
· Will the Authoritarian State Save or End Capitalism? (United States vs. China)
· Socialism and the Authoritarian State.
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum
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Your support helps to produce and distribute these talks. Thank you.What We Owe You; Our Friends, Our Partners, Our Family with Prof. Richard D. WolffDemocracy At Work2023-07-11 | Professor Richard Wolff delivers a brief statement regarding the complete & abrupt halt of all communication and content production from Democracy @ Work that happened a little over two months ago from the posting of this video.
We at d@w are very excited & relieved to be back at work and reconnected to all our friends, allies & partners. We have missed you deeply and look forward to sharing some exciting new initiatives we have been developing during this difficult & trying period.
We’ll be releasing our regular content as well as some new projects & programs along with more updates about what happened, what’s happening & what you can expect from d@wbefore the summer of ‘23 comes to a close.
Thank you all for the solidarity, words of encouragement & support and most of all, for hanging in there with us.
With Much Appreciation & in Solidarity,
The d@w Team
***hint, hint, wink, nudge*** Prof. Wolff has a new book coming out soon and you’re gonna wanna read this one. In the meantime, and if you haven’t already, check out the other books available on our website.Alternative Family Structures are Not NewDemocracy At Work2023-07-07 | Socialist visions of communal shared domestic labor and child rearing have existed in the past and exist in the present. In 1917 following the Russian Revolution the government changed the rules and created a domestic revolution. At the turn of the century in the United States over 200 large and established socialist communes existed. Domestic revolution was then considered a valuable means of revolutionary change.Economic Update: Capitalisms Costly ContradictionsDemocracy At Work2023-07-07 | WE OWE YOU ALL AN APOLOGY WE OWE YOU ALL AN EXPLANATION WE OWE YOU ALL OUR DEEPEST SENSE OF GRATITUDE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR UNDERSTANDING, YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR KINDNESSES, YOUR CONCERNS, YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR DEVOTION, YOUR SOLIDARITY & MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
IT HAS MEANT MORE THAN WE CAN SAY HERE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS OF TRIALS, TRIBULATION AND NOW, THE TRIUMPH TO COME.
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Updates on real US unemployment problem; Congress betrays students on student debt issue; huge majorities polled support US teachers, increased teachers pay, teachers' freedoms to teach about race, and teachers' power vs boards of education and state governors, importance of ILWU strike shutting down west coast seaports. Major discussions of capitalism's contradictions around (1) capitalists forever "saving on labor costs,"and (2) capitalists celebrating self-correcting markets."
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“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.”Global Capitalism: The Changing World Economy [May 2023]Democracy At Work2023-05-31 | Global Capitalism
Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Because of Covid affecting Richard Wolff as well as some internal reorganization at Democracy at Work (d@w), we had to postpone the original May 10 date for this presentation of Global Capitalism. It will now premiere instead on May 31, 2023 on Democracy at Work’s YouTube channel at 7:30pm.
Premiere: d@w YouTube channel on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 @ 7:30 PM EST.
This lecture will also be available on the Democracy at Work YouTube channel; look for the most recent video on the "Global Capitalism" Playlist. It will also be published on our website: www.democracyatwork.info.
The Changing World Economy
- BRICS outgrow the G7 - Global de-dollarization speeds up - China’s Economic Strategy - US: people vs leaders on changing world economy
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum
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Your support helps to produce and distribute these talks. Thank you.Ask Prof Wolff: The Future After De-DollarizationDemocracy At Work2023-05-12 | Stay connected with the latest news from d@w. Join our mailing list today: democracyatwork.info/sign_up
A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "Can you discuss the future after de-dollarization, the short-term pain and the long-term hope for the United States, If there is any?"
Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support also helps keep this content free to the public. Spreading Prof. Wolff's message is more important than ever. Help us continue to make this possible. _________________________________________________________________________ Want to learn more? Check out this Ask Prof Wolff on the fall of the US dollar: youtu.be/rbVd2SAbzdI _________________________________________________________________________ We are excited to introduce our new Book Donation Program, which distributes free d@w books to libraries, schools, co-ops, prisons, and more. To request books or donate to the program: democracyatwork.info/book_donation_program __________________________________________________________________________ Check out the 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! Visit: 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.”
Patrons, thank you for supporting Capitalism Hits Home on Patreon. Please know that your support helps us compensate the staff and additional workers it takes to put an episode together. Thank you for being a part of the CHH team! ___________________________________________________________________________
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad 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 the show: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome
See more of Dr. Fraad's work at harrietfraad.comUnited States: No Safety, Security or Stability on the Job or at Home - Capitalism Hits HomeDemocracy At Work2023-05-12 | "People feel ripped off and unhappy and unsafe. Security is one of the most important things for people. They need to know they're in a secure place. But life is more and more precarious." - Dr. Fraad
This is a clip from Capitalism Hits Home [S06 E10] "Capitalism's Impact on Our Personal Lives" You can watch this episode at youtu.be/XwVxCe-gTZQ ___________________________________________________________________________ CHH is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all.
Patrons, thank you for supporting Capitalism Hits Home on Patreon. Please know that your support helps us compensate the staff and additional workers it takes to put an episode together. Thank you for being a part of the CHH team! ___________________________________________________________________________
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad 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 the show: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome
See more of Dr. Fraad's work at harrietfraad.comCapitalism Hits Home: Capitalism’s Impact on Our Personal LivesDemocracy At Work2023-05-11 | [S06 E10] Capitalism’s Impact on Our Personal Lives
In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad continues speaking about the impacts of a corrupt capitalism system on mental health and personal lives.
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/capitalismhitshome
“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/democracyatwork
Buying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!Economic Update: Varoufakis Critique of Capitalism TodayDemocracy At Work2023-05-11 | **Stay connected with the latest news from d@w. Join our mailing list today: democracyatwork.info/sign_up
[EU S13 E18] Varoufakis Critique of Capitalism Today
Yanis Varoufakis, elected member of the Greek parliament, joins the program and offers his original, critical perspectives on (1) the banking crisis, (2) the decline of the US empire and US capitalism, (3) the mass uprisings of the French and Greek working classes in Europe, (4) the collapse of Europe's efforts to shape an independent (from the US and China) economic position, and (5) class struggle inside China.
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“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 democracyatwork.info/booksAnti-Capitalist Chronicles: US Indebtedness & Capitalisms Internal ContradictionsDemocracy At Work2023-05-08 | [S5 E09] US Indebtedness & Capitalism's Internal Contradictions
In this episode of Anti-Capitalism Chronicles, Prof. Harvey explores the issue of US indebtedness. Drawing on various Marxist theories—the coercive laws of competition, the falling rate of profit, and capitalism’s irrationality—Harvey explains how the US ended up in such a deep foreign indebtedness position, who it may benefit, and the implications on the global economy.
David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is a @democracyatwrk production. To our supportive and generous Patreon community: thank you for supporting this podcast. Your contributions help us compensate the staff and workers it takes to put each episode together. Thank you for being part of the ACC team! If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at patreon.com/democracyatwork
David Harvey's book "Anti-Capitalist Chronicles" available at plutobooks.com __________________________________________________________________________ We are excited to introduce our new Book Donation Program, which distributes free d@w books to libraries, schools, co-ops, prisons, and more. To request books or donate to the program: democracyatwork.info/book_donation_program __________________________________________________________________________ Check out the 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! democracyatwork.info/books
“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.”
“Be willing to take a risk to get past your comfort zone to talk to the people around you. That kind of communication changes the workplace automatically. And it's not something that management likes… Make [that] investment. You spend a lot of time of your life at work. And so, don't leave your values at home. Bring them to work.” - Bob Hennelly
Robert "Bob" Hennelly is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist. He is currently the City Hall reporter for LaborPress, a New-York-City-based newsource on regional and national labor issues. He hosts a morning drive time program on WBAI (Pacifica in New York) 99.5 FM every Monday at 7 a.m. EST on labor issues. He is also a regular contributor to Salon, Insider NJ, and WBGO-Newark Public Radio.
Prior to joining LaborPress he covered the global economy for CBS MoneyWatch. From 2003 until 2013, he was a senior reporter for WNYC-New York Public Radio, where he also was a National Public Radio contributor. Prior to WNYC, he served as a national correspondent for Pacifica Network News. Prior to Pacifica, he was on staff at The Village Voice. He has been a freelance reporter for CBS’s “60 Minutes” and in New Jersey for The New York Times. His writing has also been published by The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The Christian Science Monitor, The Bergen Record, the Star Ledger and The Guardian. His work has also been featured on Alternet, Raw Story, Portside and Real Clear Politics.
Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHHRoe v. Wade & the Unraveling of Social Protections - Economic Update with Richard WolffDemocracy At Work2023-05-08 | Richard Wolff comments on the unraveling of our social protections- starting with Roe v. Wade.
"The most conservative portions of this country have decided to take away from the women of our society the right, the liberty to decide what happens inside their own bodies. These are the same people who deny every kind of government support for the people once they're born, are willing to put an unbelievable number of our people in jail for much of their lives, have a record of failure to take care of the neediest. That is stunning, but they want us to believe that in one area so deep is their commitment to human life." - Richard Wolff
This is a clip from S12 E27 of Economic Update: Swedish Socialism Undone Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/I3-7fJX7m3M
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“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.”
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A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "I wrote an email response to someone who had a lot of strange ideas about Marx and all of the purported evil done in his name. He and others seem to hold Marx personally responsible for the crimes of Pol Pot, Stalin, Mao, et al. I've read a bit by and about Marx and listened to many lectures of those who hold him in high regard. Am I missing something?"
Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support also helps keep this content free to the public. Spreading Prof. Wolff's message is more important than ever. Help us continue to make this possible. _________________________________________________________________________ Want to learn more? Check out this Ask Prof Wolff on Europe & Sanctions: youtu.be/wS0kWzxlMiM _________________________________________________________________________ We are excited to introduce our new Book Donation Program, which distributes free d@w books to libraries, schools, co-ops, prisons, and more. To request books or donate to the program: democracyatwork.info/book_donation_program __________________________________________________________________________ Check out the 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! Visit: 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.”
"The people of Puerto Rico have had their land, labor, raw materials and markets expropriated by the US capitalist class. The Puerto Rican independence movement has endured a brutal history of repression. For independence, activists have been systematically persecuted, arrested, tortured and even murdered. These repressive measures have delivered a huge blow to the Puerto Rican independence movement, which is in turn, the reason why Puerto Rico is ruled today by two major for-US parties."
This is a clip from Economic Update: Social Security, Ohio Derailment, Puerto Rican Poverty - US Capitalism Provokes [S13 E11]
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“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/democracyatwork _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: http://bit.ly/2J3bEZR
"The innovation credited to capitalism is misunderstood. It often comes precisely from people who have walked away from capitalism to create a worker co-op, even if they don't know the phrase worker co-op to describe what they have done. A new socialism connected to and embracing worker co-ops as the transition from capitalism to a better system is a socialism that you're going to be hearing more and more about in the months and years to come." - Richard Wolff
This is a clip from Economic Update: Socialism & Worker Co-Ops [S09 E28]
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“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/democracyatwork _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: http://bit.ly/2J3bEZR
A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "Are sanctions, which are detrimental to ordinary citizens, in some cases justified in order to try to pressure a government committing evil (like in the case of South Africa) to cease? "
Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support also helps keep this content free to the public. Spreading Prof. Wolff's message is more important than ever. Help us continue to make this possible. _________________________________________________________________________ Want to learn more? Check out this Ask Prof Wolff on Europe & Sanctions: youtu.be/wS0kWzxlMiM _________________________________________________________________________ We are excited to introduce our new Book Donation Program, which distributes free d@w books to libraries, schools, co-ops, prisons, and more. To request books or donate to the program: democracyatwork.info/book_donation_program __________________________________________________________________________ Check out the 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! Visit: 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.”
Patrons, thank you for supporting Capitalism Hits Home on Patreon. Please know that your support helps us compensate the staff and additional workers it takes to put an episode together. Thank you for being a part of the CHH team! ___________________________________________________________________________
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad 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 the show: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome
See more of Dr. Fraad's work at harrietfraad.comCapitalism Corrupts: Clarence Thomas & the NRA - Capitalism Hits HomeDemocracy At Work2023-04-28 | Dr. Fraad exposes the depths of U.S. corruption through the examples of the NRA & Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
"The quest for more money, the quest for profit and capitalism makes rich men who steal and lie seem like great citizens." - Dr. Harriet Fraad
This is a clip from Capitalism Hits Home [S06 E09] "BRICS & The End of US Dominance" You can watch this episode at youtu.be/3x3KqdE1ZmY ___________________________________________________________________________ CHH is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all.
Patrons, thank you for supporting Capitalism Hits Home on Patreon. Please know that your support helps us compensate the staff and additional workers it takes to put an episode together. Thank you for being a part of the CHH team! ___________________________________________________________________________
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad 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 the show: democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome
See more of Dr. Fraad's work at harrietfraad.comCapitalism Hits Home: BRICS & The End of US DominanceDemocracy At Work2023-04-27 | [S06 E09] BRICS & The End of US Dominance
In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad discusses the decline of the American empire, both globally and domestically. After WWII, the US was the only industrialized nation that stood strong, helping it ascend to global dominance. Today, however, the world order is shifting. The BRICS economic alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is extremely powerful and widespread, with over 19 more countries hoping to join the alliance. The US dollar is losing its primacy and our country is steeped in debt. Internally, poverty is ever-increasing, corruption is normalized in our politics, and our wealthiest individuals and corporations don’t pay taxes. How did we get here? What can be done? Dr. Fraad tackles these questions and more.
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/capitalismhitshome
“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/democracyatwork
Buying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!Ask Prof Wolff: Can Capitalism Be Reformed?Democracy At Work2023-04-26 | Stay connected with the latest news from d@w. Join our mailing list today: democracyatwork.info/sign_up
A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "Have you looked into the concept of Collective Capitalism as theorized by G. Means and its influence on Japan (which has the largest Communist Party not in control of the government)? Also, the public private relationship in Singapore's economy seems very different from the Western financial capitalist system. Are these various "Eastern" economic models something that would attract support from American workers rather than socialism? In another way, could concessions from capitalism like guarantees of long-term employment, market controls, social services, etc. be ways that capitalists retain private property rights and stymie socialist progress? For background, it seems like the FDR administration used this approach to prevent a full socialist movement from taking power during the great depression."
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“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.”
“At one point when the internet came up, there was this same conversation around this, the liberating, democratizing power of the internet itself. And remember, you're going to have access to all this information so you can make decisions properly and everything. We haven't really seen that pan out too much, right?” - Cinar Akcin
This is a clip from S07 E13 of All Things Co-op: The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma Watch the full episode: youtu.be/6hmJlogBioU _____________________________________________________________________ All Things Co-op is a show that explores everything co-op. From theoretical and philosophical conversations about political economy and the relations of production, to on-the-ground interviews with cooperative workers, All Things Co-op aims to appeal to a wide audience of activists, organizers, workers, and students to be better educated and motivated to create a new cooperative society.
All Things Co-op is hosted by @democracyatwrk (d@w). d@w produces media and live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. We can do better than capitalism.
“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/democracyatworkCinar Pisses on Kevins AI Parade - All Things Co-opDemocracy At Work2023-04-26 | This is a clip from S07 E13 of All Things Co-op: The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma Watch the full episode: youtu.be/6hmJlogBioU _____________________________________________________________________ All Things Co-op is a show that explores everything co-op. From theoretical and philosophical conversations about political economy and the relations of production, to on-the-ground interviews with cooperative workers, All Things Co-op aims to appeal to a wide audience of activists, organizers, workers, and students to be better educated and motivated to create a new cooperative society.
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“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.”
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[S07 E13] The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin, Larry, and Cinar discuss the artificial intelligence renaissance going on today and its implications for a cooperative future. Artificial intelligence seems to be here to stay and we have to figure out how to engage with it. The ATC guys focus mainly on the issues of values and alignment, questioning if we should instill our essential human values of fairness and democracy in AI or simply let it run free? Under capitalism, however, the values we actually uphold as a society are not rooted in democracy and kindness. What are the consequences of AI being developed in a hyper-capitalist culture and what are the possibilities for its use in a possible post-capitalist cooperative future?
“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/democracyatworkThe New World Order is Hybrid State & Private Capitalism - Richard WolffDemocracy At Work2023-04-25 | ...Only One Question for the Working Class - Economic Update with Richard WolffDemocracy At Work2023-04-25 | Prof Wolff asks the employees of the world, where does your future lie?
"The question is, will this working class turmoil congeal into its own notion of where the future lies? Because if they do, they will be able not only to reshape the world economy as it emerges, but they might be able to finally realize their dream of an economic system that didn't position a tiny number of people at the top, making all the decisions, gathering the wealth and shaping the world economy to their desire." - Richard Wolff
This is a clip from Economic Update: The Emerging New World Economy: A New Empire, a Multipolar World, or a Post-Capitalist System [S13 E17]
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[S13 E17] The Emerging New World Economy: A New Empire, a Multipolar World, or a Post-Capitalist System
Four key changes drive a new world economy emerging from the old. First is capitalism's transition from neoliberal, globalizing to nationalistic capitalism. This includes the shift of capitalism's center from western Europe and the US to Asia and the global south and also includes the deepening economic inequality inside most nations. Second is the end of the stale, old debate between private and state capitalism (misnamed as capitalism vs socialism) in favor of private + state capitalism hybrids. Third is the post-peak decline of the US empire. Fourth is the urgent question of what comes next: a new empire, a multipolar world, or a new post-capitalist system that replaces employer-employee workplace organizations (private and public) with democratically run worker cooperative organizations.
Timestamps 00:00 - 01:42 - Intro 01:43 - 08:57 - capitalism's transition from neoliberal, globalizing to nationalistic capitalism 08:58 - 14:24 - private and state capitalism (misnamed as capitalism vs socialism) in favor of private + state capitalism hybrids 14:25- 15:47 - Announcements 15:48 - 20:18 - post-peak decline of the US empire. 20:19 - 30:20 - what comes next: a new empire, a multipolar world, or a new post-capitalist system that replaces employer-employee workplace organizations (private and public) with democratically run worker cooperative organizations
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A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "Please explain the role of the bond market (US Treasuries) in the failure of capitalism and democracy."
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“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.”
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“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/democracyatworkUniversities Shifting to Money-Making Machines - David Harveys Anti-Capitalist ChroniclesDemocracy At Work2023-04-21 | Prof David Harvey speaks about the increasingly narrow focus of higher education on making money, which comes from big corporations and big government.
"I'm here to earn money for the university. So, the whole kind of idea of the university not as a place of reflection and knowledge and creation and all the rest of it, but as a moneymaking machine becomes seen."
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“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/democracyatworkAnti-Capitalist Chronicles: The Corporatization of AcademiaDemocracy At Work2023-04-20 | [S5 E08] The Corporatization of Academia
In this episode of Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, Prof. Harvey reflects on how universities in the US have shifted and evolved under advanced capitalism to function more and more like corporations. The ethos of the academic model is no longer about universities paying professors to teach, but rather that professors earn their keep by making money for the university. We are seeing increased bureaucratization, a push for entrepreneurialism among professors, and a growing corporate managerial structure. This reorganization of education around monetization has left professors disillusioned and despondent and cannot be sustained.
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“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.”
A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "It seems like you believe capitalists aren't just greedy and evil but in a system requiring them to do what they do. Is this also true of politicians who vote for and carry out incredibly destructive policies to human lives and the environment?"
Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/democracyatwork. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support also helps keep this content free to the public. Spreading Prof. Wolff's message is more important than ever. Help us continue to make this possible. _________________________________________________________________________ Want to learn more? Check out this Ask Prof Wolff about politicians and big business: youtu.be/UJpTZlw2QaA _________________________________________________________________________ We are excited to introduce our new Book Donation Program, which distributes free d@w books to libraries, schools, co-ops, prisons, and more. To request books or donate to the program: democracyatwork.info/book_donation_program __________________________________________________________________________ Check out the 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! Visit: 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.”
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Cities After... is a bi-weekly podcast about the future of cities; grounded in our daily urban struggles, it is part dystopian and part utopian. The intention is to entice civic imagination into action, because a more just and sustainable urban future is possible.
Miguel Robles-Durán is an urbanist with expertise in the design and analysis of complex urban systems and urban political-ecology. He is an associate professor of urbanism and director of the graduate urban programs at The New School / Parsons School of Design in New York City. Read his full bio on our website. democracyatwork.info/cities_after
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“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.” - Richard Wolff
"The term NIMBY has become a common political mechanism, used to also silence the voices of those who seek a more collaborative democratic and socially just approach to urban development. One has to ask who is benefiting the most from the blanket political re signifying of NIMBYs." - Miguel Robles-Durán
This is a clip from S03 E07 of Cities After... From Exclusion to Gentrification: The NIMBY-YIMBY Politics
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Cities After... is a bi-weekly podcast about the future of cities; grounded in our daily urban struggles, it is part dystopian and part utopian. The intention is to entice civic imagination into action, because a more just and sustainable urban future is possible.
Miguel Robles-Durán is an urbanist with expertise in the design and analysis of complex urban systems and urban political-ecology. He is an associate professor of urbanism and director of the graduate urban programs at The New School / Parsons School of Design in New York City. Read his full bio on our website. democracyatwork.info/cities_after
Cities After... is a @democracyatwrk production, made possible by audience donations. Consider donating to Democracy at Work with a monthly or one-time gift. Our monthly supporters are invaluable to us, in that they allow us to plan for the future, and commit to bringing you more media from an anti-capitalist and pro-workplace democracy perspective. Thank you.
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“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.” - Richard Wolff
In this episode of Cities After…, Prof. Robles-Durán examines the histories and ideological underpinnings of the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) and YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) urban development movements. On the surface, these movements may seem to have opposing politics. However, by looking closely at their evolution and participation, it becomes clear that both have been co-opted and obscured by politicians and the media in order to serve the corporate elites and capitalist developers. As the story goes, the NIMBYs are staunch elitists that block progress by resisting change and innovation. The YIMBYs are promoters of growth and prosperity— they are inclusive, environmentally friendly and champions of affordability. But, as Prof. Robles-Durán explains, they do not really embody these virtues. He reveals the elitist and conservative principles that exist within both NIMBY and YIMBY ideologies, and shows why these terms should not be used in the progressive lexicon of urban action and housing activism.
Cities After... is a bi-weekly podcast about the future of cities; grounded in our daily urban struggles, it is part dystopian and part utopian. The intention is to entice civic imagination into action, because a more just and sustainable urban future is possible.
Miguel Robles-Durán is an urbanist with expertise in the design and analysis of complex urban systems and urban political-ecology. He is an associate professor of urbanism and director of the graduate urban programs at The New School / Parsons School of Design in New York City. Read his full bio on our website. democracyatwork.info/cities_after
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“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.” - Richard Wolff
"These two "great" leaders- and great is in quotation marks- They're pandering to anti-immigrant feelings. That's the nicest way of putting it. And let's take a look at those, shall we?" - Richard Wolff
This is a clip from Economic Update: Today's Medicare For All Battle With Dr William Bronston [S13 E16]
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“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.”
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“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.”
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"People in this country are so isolated, so alienated, so incapable of identifying with the commonwealth of their brothers and sisters of the rest of us in society, that it cripples us from being able to challenge the barbarity of the commodity monetized system of illness and death in our society."
This is a clip from Economic Update: Today's Medicare For All Battle With Dr William Bronston [S13 E16]
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“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.”
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[S13 E16] Today's Medicare For All Battle With Dr William Bronston
In this week’s Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses US deaths from Covid, poverty in the US labor force, US and Canada cooperate against immigrants, US warfare vs China's peacemaking, Amazon profits from cutting back on "free" shipping. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Dr. William Bronston, advocate for single-payer health care in the US.
Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:28 - Intro 01:29 - 03:15 - COVID deaths 03:16 - 06:04 - Poverty in the US Labor Force 06:05 - 09:36 - US and Canada cooperate against immigrants 09:37 - 11:01 - US warfare vs China's peacemaking 11:02 - 14:42 - Amazon profits from cutting back on "free" shipping 14:43 - 15:51 - Announcements 15:52 - 30:23 - Interview with Dr. William Bronston
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Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: democracyatwork.info//getinvolved ****************************************************************************************** About our Guest: William Bronston, MD was born and raised in Hollywood, attending UCLA then USC School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles as an intern, and finally a residency at Menninger School of Psychiatry specializing in child development and psychiatry. Expelled after 2 years for organizing a Kansas AFSCME mental hospital union and coordinating the first multiple hospital health worker seizure rather than striking to advance worker rights and benefits.
A decade followed in New York where he worked at the infamous Willowbrook State School for 3 years helping mobilize parents to file the Federal Class Action suit for crimes against humanity against the Governor and NY State for its administration of this American concentration camp for children and adults with disabilities. His new book, “Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America” tells the illustrated documentary story of Willowbrook’s barbarity and its forced closure, whose story arc culminates in 2022, calling for universal single payer health care, for system change and exposing the utter anti social evil of all Medicaid funding.
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“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.”
"It’s at best one kind of socialism to play around with what is still a capitalist workplace. And it's another kind of socialism that says that workplace itself has to be revolutionarily transformed if we're going to get beyond the burdens, the flaws and the failures of a capitalism that works for ever fewer people." - Richard Wolff
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A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "In view of the French retirement proposals and the argument that fewer active workers are supporting more retired workers, can you address how changing demographics will affect world economies? I don't see that declining birth rates will change. It seems to make the current form of capitalism even more sustainable."
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“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.”
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"We will not control this under capitalism. We need an accountable socialist government. We need to stop buying our government, stop having the best democracy money can buy, and actually have a democracy."- Harriet Fraad
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A Patron of Democracy at Work asks: "I am writing to seek your insights on the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, particularly with regards to its implementation by profit-driven companies. It is evident that AI technology has the potential to bring significant advancements in various sectors. However, there is a growing concern that AI's deployment by corporations focused solely on profit maximization may exacerbate wealth inequality, eliminate jobs, and displace workers. How do you view the current state of AI evolution and its impact on the labor market, especially considering the role of profit-driven companies in shaping AI development?"
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“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.”
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/Ca8UvdaMsBA _____________________________________________________________________ All Things Co-op is a show that explores everything co-op. From theoretical and philosophical conversations about political economy and the relations of production, to on-the-ground interviews with cooperative workers, All Things Co-op aims to appeal to a wide audience of activists, organizers, workers, and students to be better educated and motivated to create a new cooperative society.
All Things Co-op is hosted by @democracyatwrk (d@w). d@w produces media and live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. We can do better than capitalism.
“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/democracyatworkDeregulation & The Shadow Banking System - All Things Co-opDemocracy At Work2023-04-12 | The ATC guys discuss how deregulation gave rise to the shadow banking system and how the idea of self-regulation continues, even as we see cyclical economic crises every 4-7 years.
"One of the things [deregulation] did that led to this financialization, I think, is it removed the barriers between commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, and also to other proto-financial institutions. And it led to the eventual rise of what a lot of people call the non-financial banks, or the shadow banking system." - Larry Fenster
This is a clip from S07 E12 of All Things Co-op: Silicon Valley Bank and the Mania of Capitalist Banking Watch the full episode: youtu.be/Ca8UvdaMsBA _____________________________________________________________________ All Things Co-op is a show that explores everything co-op. From theoretical and philosophical conversations about political economy and the relations of production, to on-the-ground interviews with cooperative workers, All Things Co-op aims to appeal to a wide audience of activists, organizers, workers, and students to be better educated and motivated to create a new cooperative society.
All Things Co-op is hosted by @democracyatwrk (d@w). d@w produces media and live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. We can do better than capitalism.
“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.”
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[S07 E12] Silicon Valley Bank and the Mania of Capitalist Banking
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Larry, Kevin, and Cinar discuss the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, financial markets, self-regulation and the role of capitalist ideology in modern banking, the effect on real people of bank collapses, and more.
“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.”
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“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.”
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