Scapegoat Economics 2015
This article originally appeared at Truth-out.org
As economic crises, declines and dislocations increasingly hurt or threaten people around the globe, they provoke questions. How are we to understand the forces that produced the 2008 crisis, the crisis itself, with its quick bailouts and stimulus programs, and now the debts, austerity policies and deepening economic inequalities that do not go away? Economies this troubled force people to think and react. Some resign themselves to "hard times" as if they were natural events. Some pursue individual strategies trying to escape the troubles. Some mobilize to fight whoever they blame for it all. Many are drawn to scapegoating, usually encouraged by politicians and parties seeking electoral advantages.
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Richard Wolff
April 11, 2015
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Richard Wolff
April 11, 2015
Economic Change and Personal Life Crises
This episode of Economic Update features a look into the car parts industry, why and how German courts cut Uber, how Russia's economy is growing despite economic sanctions, why there’s no recovery in declining teaching positions in the US for new PhDs...
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Richard Wolff
April 05, 2015
d@w Contributor:
Richard Wolff
April 05, 2015
"As Wealth and Income Inequalities Deepen, the System Undermines Itself”
Global Capitalism: March 2015 Monthly Update
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum, and Judson Memorial Church.
The program began with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Prof. Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For this March 11...
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d@w Contributor:
Richard Wolff
March 11, 2015
d@w Contributor:
Richard Wolff
March 11, 2015
