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Profit Motive Worsens Opioid Crisis
- Richard D. Wolff links the opioid overdose surge to profit-driven health care decisions that hinder timely treatment.
- He warns insurance practices like prior authorization and non-acceptance of coverage worsen overdose deaths.
Pandemic Shrunk Public School Workforce
- Wolff highlights a 6.8% drop in K–12 teacher employment during the pandemic, worsening student support needs.
- He argues society failed children by not taxing the wealthy to preserve school staffing and services.
Inflation Fuels Corporate Profits Not Workers
- Wolff says inflation benefits employers who raise prices for profit while workers struggle to catch up.
- He cites Maersk's profit quadrupling as evidence that inflation channels wealth to big business.