Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff
Democracy at Work, Richard D. Wolff
Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a weekly nationally syndicated program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze not only their own financial situation but the economy at large. Beyond focusing a critical eye on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, interest rates, prices, and profits - the program also explores systemic solutions to our economy's problems including alternative ways to organize production and distribution of the goods and services we all depend on.
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Feb 17, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Real Economic Journalism
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on stock market bounce, Swiss voters stop corporate tax giveaway, why public are better than private schools, billionaires party hard. Prof. Wolff interviews investigative reporter Bob Hennelly on immigration and more.
Feb 10, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Solving Old Economic Problems
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on Vermont brewery goes worker coop, profitability proves nothing, Trump knocks "fiduciary rule," immigration reduces crime, Pelosi endorses capitalism. Major discussions of applying Hegel on masters/slaves to employers/employees and contrasting FDR to Trump.
Feb 2, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Women's Movement Economics
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on NFL's income redistribution, big bucks for Starbucks CEO, US health data, pension benefits cut, Goldman Sachs in Trump's govt. Interview of Dr Harriet Fraad on women's movement economics.
Jan 27, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Trumponomics Exposed
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on Basic economy airfares, Trump-May delusions, drop in US union membership, Trump's attacks on Mexico and TPP, elite colleges vs state schools. Major discussion of (1) what 'capitalism' means and (2) fake 'jobs' policies.
Jan 20, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Organizing for Social Change
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on Trump advisors, small fines for big corps, wages 1980-2015 by race, gender, and class, real poverty data, bits from Davos. Interview with two senior advisors on Bernie Sanders campaign.
Jan 13, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Economic/social costs of Prisons
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on people forming coops in Detroit and Fridley, Minn; VW's guilty plea and Cuomo's fake numbers; real reason for repeal of Obamacare; highest paid execs in US. Interview with Dr. Kimberly Westcott on the history, economics, and social costs of the US prison system.
Jan 5, 2017 • 58min
Economic Update: Economics of Emotional Labor
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on new French labor law, obesity economics, universal basic income, a mobile home coop, and Danish day care. Interview with Dr Harriet Fraad on emotional labor.
Dec 30, 2016 • 58min
Economic Update: We Can Do Better Than Capitalism
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on mistreated homeless, keeping millions from voting, 'I, Daniel Blake,' 3000 water systems like Flint, Trump's foreign employees, unequal retirement USA, Sen Whitehouse on anti-science. Major discussions of (1) economics of broken infrastructure, and (2) raising capital for worker coops.
Dec 23, 2016 • 58min
Economic Update: Xmas vs Economic Realities
On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on politicians lying about economics, fines for big banks, Maine votes left, int students come less to US, Pebble Mine struggle, fading American dream. Major discussions of (1) Xmas spirit vs deporting immigrants, (2) the only way to rescue and rebuild the US "middle class" and (3) raising capital for worker coops.
Dec 16, 2016 • 58min
Economic Update: Escape from Labor in Capitalism
On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on US defense spending, French vs US capitalism, Ikea's US paid family leave, Trump's economics. Interview with Prof. Kristin Lawler on escapisms from capitalist drudgery: fantasy vs progressive.
