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On this week’s show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the following topics: US wars lost: against Afghanistan, Iraq, and Covid; private profit from climate disaster; systemic infrastructure neglect; decline of whites in US; UK fears about US loss in Afghanistan; capitalism's profit-driven "long supply chains;" and lastly, workers power against employers in US today.
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US wars lost: https://www.wsj.com
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Infrastructure neglect: https://www.nytimes.com
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Decline of whites in US: https://www.theguardian.com
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UK fears: https://www.theguardian.com/
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Long supply chains: https://www.cnbc.com