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Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update Democracy at Work
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Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update is a series of live lectures by Richard D. Wolff in New York City. Programs begin with 45 minutes of updates on recent events, then a Q&A session with the live audience. We hope to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
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War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural [July 2022]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:
Global economic splits: US/UK/Japan/Australia vs BRICS+
US political splits: inflation, interest rates, recession, stock market crash, deepening inequality, Democratic Party self destruction
Cultural splits: abortion, Miranda, church-state -
Marxism: From Critique of Capitalism to Alternative System [May 2022]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Rising US labor militancy: Amazon to Grinnell College Housing and stock market: bubbles and bursts French left unity: a model for the world? McConnell, GOP serve lenders, crush students with debt
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The Inflation: Causes, Effects, & Outlook [March 2022]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:
Impact of Ukraine events What the FED can and cannot do about it Solutions for inflation, past and present -
Political Economy of Covid: Year #3 [January 2022]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:
US Capitalism’s Public Health Disaster: Where Blame Belongs Trying to Shift Blame to Mandates: Desperate Libertarianism Covid, Inflation,“Broken Supply Chains” = Systemic Crisis -
China - US’s First Real Competitor in a Century [November 2021]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:
Major Chinese Economic Achievements and Problems China-US Interdependence, Competition, and Cold War Is China Socialist? What does “Chinese Socialism” Mean? -
US Capitalism’s Decline Accelerates [September 2021]
In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:
Medical (Covid) and military (Afghanistan) defeats deepen social divisions Exploding debt bubbles (gov’t, corporate, and personal) Threats of inflation China’s rise as a US competitor: its “surprise” strategy
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To study issues, requires looking at problems from different perspectives. Open minds can solve any man made problem. Mindless obedience will be our downfall. Stay open, & mindful. Evolution is the solution!!! Thank You Richard for all you do!
May 2021 update
When you mention the great FDR plans for all Americans yet fail to point out how most black Americans were originally left out, you diminish how far we have progressed. And you continue the whitewashing of our history. It appears like your audience should only be the white working class instead of including everyone.