[S3 E06] New

This week's show focuses on the labor we all need in order to function in our world. It's housework, providing food, cooking food, let us avoid distracting...

[S3 E01] New

In this first episode of Season 3 of CHH, Dr. Fraad and Julianna discuss 3 topics currently in the news: Trump knowledge of the dangers...

[S3 E3] New

On this episode of David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, Prof. Harvey discusses two important and somewhat contrasting passages of Marx's...

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Do you think capitalism can survive near-collapse only for it to use the destruction created by this event to re-build...

In this episode, Kevin, Cinar and Larry welcome back Michael Peck, Executive Director of 1 Worker 1 Vote, and former International Delegate (USA) for the Mondragón Co-operative Corporation (1999 –2019).

[S10 E41] New

On the first half of this week's episode, Prof. Wolff presents a critique of pandemic eviction and updates on: the real US unemployment...

[S3 E05] New

On this week's show, Fraad and Forlano continue their discussion of Capitalism’s effect on the family but this time they discuss a specific effect...

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Can central planning be done democratically?

[S10 E40] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff talks about the Geneva, Switzerland vote that's raising the minimum wage to $ 25.16/hour or over $50k/year; GOP block...

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "If the end goal of Marxist socialism is to abolish the commodity form and make all value inherently social, how would this be achieved without changing the mode of distribution?"

A Patron of Economic Update asks: ""Hello Prof Wolff, is this the right way to ask a question? I watched the Netflix film "Saving Capitalism" based on...

[S3 E04] New

The psychotic level of misinformation and untruth coming from the Trump administration, and from capitalism itself, is creating...

[S3 E02] New

On this episode of David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, Prof. Harvey talks about the economic uncertainty Americans are experiencing: job loss, indebtedness, inflation. The stock market is flourishing, but only the top 10-20% of the US population have investments and are benefitting from the boom. The majority of Americans are left with little to no support and very little access to food and basic services. Harvey predicts the situation will worsen in the next months. Washington's political gridlock means no real change can be expected.

In this episode, Kevin, Cinar and Larry talk with two key figures at the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition (MCDC): Ruth Rohlich and Charity Schmidt.

[S10 E39] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on how capitalism gets in the way of fighting Covid-19, systemic racism and Covid-19, why Europe...

A Patron of Economic Update asks: ""How do I convince my friend making 55k who fears that Med4All would be a bad deal for him that it would be a good deal?"

[S3 E03] New

On this week's all new Capitalism Hits Home, Fraad and Forlano talk about the gender pay gap for women and how the pandemic has set women back...

A Patron of Economic Update asks: "The two main positions on this issue are of course protectionism vs free trade, but I am confused because I've heard socialists advocate for both positions. Bernie Sanders has repeatedly condemned free trade deals like NAFTA, citing all the...

[S10 E38] New

On the first half of this week's episode, Prof. Wolff discusses the following: graduate student strike at University of Michigan, Johnson & Johnson charged in...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Hey Prof, you've mentioned previously that that under different economic systems (slavery, feudalism, capitalism) enterprises can be...

[S3 E02] New

On this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad and Julianna Forlano discuss the latest news items of the week: majority of Americans ages 18-29...

[S3 E01] New

On this first episode of Season 3, Prof. Harvey argues that the economic and social consequences of COVID-19 have most seriously impacted the...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "What's the Marxist response to the marginal revolution? And, do you think Dr. Baetjer is...

In the latest episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin and Larry speak with Kate Washington, the CEO of OWN Rochester.

[S10 E37] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the 'Social Progress Index" and US capitalism's decline; how most young Americans...

A patron of Economic Update asks: ""Hi Prof, I am from Canada and one the Green Party is having a leadership race for the next federal...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "How would worker ownership work for industries that are highly automated and/or have...

[S10 E36] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on why the FED monetary policy dominates the US; fatal flaws of eviction...

In the latest episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin, Cinar and Larry talk toJamila Medley, the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA).

[S10 E35] New

On this week's all new Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses the Federal Reserve's pro-inflation policy's causes and...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "In your work Understanding Marxism, you state that..."

A patron of Economic Update asks: "I have a relative that that teaches labor studies at a local college, and he and I have gotten into debates about the role of communists and socialists within the labor movement in the US..."

A patron of Economic Update asks: "My friend and I have backgrounds in economics -- in fact I took economics back in the late 1980's at the time of Reagan, and I have taken it again recently. What shocked me was...

[S10 E34] New

On this week's Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses the following: Denmark's new taxes on banks and rich people to help workers doing...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "What different models would be available for different kinds of firms? I imagine the same organizational structure wouldn't...

[S2 E15] New

In this part 2 of 2, Dr. Fraad contends that there is a class war. in America. The majority of Americans are losing. What does that mean...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "I've just watched your video about your truer definition of Capitalism, and...

In the latest episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin, Cinar and Larry talk to Zen Trenholm, Program Manager with the Democracy at Work Institute.

[S10 E33] New

On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff talks about the Chinese economy. China is run by a Communist Party but describes itself as...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "I've heard the argument that Jesus today would be a socialist. Why doesn't American religious...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Professor Wolff, my question is about gold's price rise, what causes it and...

[S10 E32] New

On this week's all new EU, Prof. Wolff contends that defenders of capitalism chose a poor definition because that...

[S2 E14] New

In this part 1 of 2, Dr. Fraad takes on the question of why so many Americans still support Trump...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Professor Wolff, when corporations receive tax breaks in attempts to get them to locate to...

In the latest episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin, Cinar and Larry talk to Rob Brown is the Director of Cooperative Development Institute’s Business Ownership Solutions program.

[S10 E31] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses the following: the US is a poor place to raise kids according to a recent Forbes' magazine article...

A patron of Economic Update asks: ""Professor Wolff, here is something that has been on my mind; Mussolini was originally a Marxist...

Season 3 starts September 2020...

A patron of Economic Update asks:  "I wonder about mergers. What is the rationale for ever more consolidation of businesses, as one...

[S10 E30] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses corruption of public workers' pensions, capitalist contracts displaced by legal fights, Canada's...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Hello, Professor Wolff! I'm from Moscow, Russia. We love you a lot! My question comes as a reaction to...

[S2 E13] New

In part 2 of 2, Dr. Harriet Fraad continues to explore the impact of Covid-19 on Families and particularly focuses on 2 issues...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Milton Friedman said it was foolish to expect a legal fiction such as a corporation to have a moral...

In the latest episode of All Things Co-op, Kevin, Cinar and Larry talk to Matt Cropp, the Co-Executive Director of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC).

[S10 E29] New

On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff presents updates on company cutting candy bar size but keeping the same...

Prof. Wolff answers questions from 2 Patrons of Economic Update: "Can u list the 20 Zombie Corporations now owned by the Federal Reserve...

A patron of Economic Update asks: "Hi Professor Wolff. My question is on the theoretical intersection of Islamic economics and Socialist economics...

[S10 E28] New

Throughout capitalism's history, the big topic in economics was how far government should intervene in the economy...

A patron asks: "In light of the worker coops started by organized labor during the Seattle Strike of 1919...

[S2 E12] New

In this 2 part series, Dr. Harriet Fraad talks about the impact the current pandemic is having on families...

A patron asks: "I would like to pose a question for @AskProfWolff. How can we organize diffused worker self-directed enterprises...

The video, by creative activist and journalist Eleanor Goldfield, is about art - as both fight and salve; the soul and pulse of our movements...

In this first episode of Season 3 (now also available to watch on YouTube!), Cinar and Kevin talk to Kevin McPhillips from the Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership (PACEO).

[S10 E27] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on false "trade-off" between illness and economy, going from normal to extraordinary injustice...

A patron asks: "I recently encountered a video on the internet with Dr. Cornel West discussing the ideas of socialism with Tucker Carlson...

A patron asks: "I wonder if there is any good evidence that the stagnation of worker incomes starting in the 1970's was...

[S2 E14] New

On this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey looks at the ways in which the various processes at work within a capitalist mode of production...

A patron asks: "What is a good way to strengthen the community element when we are moving into different homes and...

[S10 E26] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on "zombie" companies and their rapid growth in the US, The Federal Reserve...

A patron asks: "Can you talk about the FED? How it responded to the pandemic and what we can do about it going forward...

A patron asks: "Dear Professor Wolff, and I have a question regarding the recent rise of the stance of economically left wing...

[S2 E11] New

On this part 2 of 2, America is a powder keg waiting to explode from 50 years of a class war in which we became...

A patron asks: "Do markets exist in a socialist society? The market system under capitalism has...

By Richard D. Wolff

U.S. capitalism solved its instability problem by making cyclical downturns afflict chiefly a minority subpart of the whole working class... 

[S10 E25] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff argues that preparing and coping with the Corona pandemic was inadequate...

A patron asks: "Hello Professor Wolff! I work for a grocery delivery company that has been staying afloat during this time of crisis...

[S2 E13] New

On this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey talks about the integration of race and class. He argues that wealthy elites in the US have...

A patron asks: "Dear Professor Wolff, My husband and I worked for years to save up and then we started our own...

In this short video, Zoe Sherman talks about two kinds of surveillance carried out by private actors. Neither is new; both have deepened in the COVID-19 era...

The coronavirus has shown us that meaningful change is indeed possible through collective action, and that power ultimately lies with the people...

[S10 E24] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on why US record on Covid-19 so much worse...

[S2 E10] New

On this part 1 of 2, America is a powder keg waiting to explode from 50 years of a class war in which we became...

The Rochdale principles should really be seen as a set, they all intertwine and relate to one another creating a web of interlaced necessities. What would an economy look like that would embody these principles in all businesses?

[S10 E23] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on mismanaging Covid-19 and US system's crash; reactions to... 

[S2 E12] New

On this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey talks about the recent events in Minneapolis, the assassination of George Floyd...

A patron asks: "A question for Prof Wolff: how did America get out of the Great Depression? What roles did the New Deal vs the World war have ?"

[S10 E22] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff explores what a socialist response to COVID-19 would have...

A patron asks: "Hi Dr. Wolff, I took action this past summer to try to implement the Marcora Law here in the US. Is emailing our representatives an effective strategy to get these ideas into the congressional discussion? What are your thoughts?"

[S2 E09] New

Dr. Fraad explores the question of values. Do we value the lives of the workers who...

What really sets co-ops apart from traditional businesses is that instead of the bottom line, they have a wider vision. But can this go too far?

[S10 E21] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on how pandemic and capitalism are combining to...

[S2 E11] New

In this part 2 of 2, Prof. Harvey talks about the totality of our capitalist economy. He contends...

[S2 E08] New

In this part 2 of 2, Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of the way the Corona Virus is managed in the US and...

One of the most common refrains in the cooperative community is the need for a cooperative ecosystem. But how do we set this up?

[S10 E20] New

A special program: interview with Kali Akuno, leader of Cooperation Jackson in Mississippi. As a leader of national May Day actions...

[S2 E10] New

In this episode, Prof. Harvey talks about the totality of our capitalist economy. He contends...

[S10 E19] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff criticizes unemployment - as a specifically capitalist irrationality - and advocates...

[S2 E07] New

On this show, Dr. Fraad talks about the way the Corona Virus is managed in the US and the terrible hardship it has caused...

How can cooperative societies provide meaningful education and training to their members and the public about the nature and benefits of co-operation? How does ATC fit in?

[S10 E18] New

[S2 E09] New

In this episode, Prof. Harvey argues that we cannot survive this viral crisis without a...

[S10 E17] New

Capitalism's recurring unemployment problem was never solved and makes the system fundamentally unstable. 

How can a cooperative control itself and not be beholden to anyone else? Can it?

This essay was written by Prof. David Harvey

When trying to interpret, understand and analyze the daily flow of news, I tend to locate what is happening against the background of two distinctive but intersecting models of how capitalism works. The first level is a mapping of the internal contradictions of the circulation and accumulation of capital as money value flows in search of profit through the different “moments” (as Marx calls them) of production, realization (consumption), distribution, and..

[S10 E16] New

Today’s episode features an analysis of how, why capitalism failed to prepare for or cope with a virus thereby enabling it to trigger another...

This Op-ed originally appeared at Truthout.org.

After the dot-com crash in 2000, economic policy aimed to “get us back to normal.”

[S2 E08] New

In this episode, Prof. Harvey argues that this crisis has afforded us an opportunity for significant...

[S10 E15] New

[S2 E06] New

On this show, Dr. Fraad talks about the Corona Virus tragedy in the US...

This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute.

What is expected of worker-owners, and what is given to them? What does it mean to "contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital" of a cooperative and what is done with surpluses?

[S10 E14] New

[S2 E07] New

Prof. Harvey talks about the areas of economic and daily life affected and disrupted by the Coronavirus outbreak...

[S10 E13] New 

This program focuses on the #MeToo examples of Weinstein and Cosby and also in the failed response to the Corona virus crisis...

[S2 E05] New

On this part 2 of 2 shows, Dr. Fraad talks about what sex is, the different forms of it both positive and negative, and the emotions associated with it. Sexual interactions...

Cooperatives must be democratic, but what does that mean? What form of democracy is best, and how do workers transition from mere workers and into democratic owners?

[S10 E12] New

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on capitalism's failures exposed by the Coronavirus; Sanders and the re-entry of socialism...

[S2 E06] New

In this episode, Prof. Harvey talks about the factors and conditions that enables COVID-19...

[S10 E11] New

On this week's episode of EU, Prof. Wolff presents updates on Vancouver, BC, taxing its richest; JP Morgan Chase recognizes climate change threat and market's...

[S2 E04] New

On this part 1 of 2 shows, Dr. Fraad talks about what sex is, the different forms of it both positive and negative, and the emotions associated with it.

What does it mean to be a voluntary organization, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political, or religious discrimination?

[S10 E10] New

[S1 E01] Repeat

Prof. David Harvey's pilot episode. He provides a quick history of the rise and growth of Neo-Liberalism.

[S10 E09]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff presents updates on how air-bnb reflects workers' falling living standards, price-gouging anti-virus masks, purpose of Trump's record deficit, end of...

Democracy at Work is hiring a Communications & Media Coordinator.

Who were they, from where did their principles come, and why does it matter?

[S10 E08]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff responds to a criticism aimed at how d@w focuses too much on the transition from capitalist firms to worker co-op firms with too little attention paid to...

[S10 E07]

In this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Trump's 2019 $1 trillion plus deficit, the burden of debt on poor countries, Amsterdam’s forgiveness of...

Epstein: A Capitalist Saga - Capitalism Hits Home Special Live Event

with Dr. Harriet Fraad and Julianna Forlano

Dr. Fraad talks about what happened with Jeffrey Epstein, how and why it could happen and the question of justice.

[S2 E04]

In this episode, Prof. Harvey breaks down how capitalism works and why it is important to examine the long-run evolution of capital and the long-run pressures placed on capital that inevitably make it unsustainable.

Are we really built for democracy at work?

[S10 E06]

This week’s episode of Economic Update features an introductory discussion by Professor Wolff on capitalism's systematically uneven economic development. From Marx's original criticism of capitalism for producing and...

[S2 E03]

[S10 E05]

Richard Wolff's piece in YES! Magazine lays out 10 points on socialism from our latest book, Understanding Socialism...

An excerpt of our latest book, Understanding Socialism by Richard D. Wolff, was recently published in Truthout...

[S2 E03]

In this episode, Prof. Harvey tackles the question of the relationship between cultural transformations and economic transformations...

What are the different approaches taken around the country and lessons for anyone pursuing cooperative legislation and policy endeavors?

[S10 E04]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on France's successful mass uprisings (Yellow Vests in 2019; mass union strikes in 2020) that forced the French government to...

[S2 E02]

Part 3 of 3

This podcast will define those different class arrangements of Capitalism, Socialism and Communism and how they...

[S10 E03] 

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the sale of a co-op craft brewery to a large corporation, U.S. medical costs are...

[S2 E02]

Prof. Harvey examines the role culture plays in war tactics.  A vital part of Trump politics he contends has been...

Right to own gives workers the right to purchase business when they are being sold or closed in order to convert the businesses into worker cooperatives. 

[S10 E02]

Three major criticisms of Economic Update are considered: (1) that we don't praise capitalism for reducing world poverty, (2) that we don't admit that "socialism has never...

The Three Key Economic Issues of 2020

[S2 E01]

Part 2 of 3

This podcast will define those different class arrangements of Capitalism, Socialism and Communism and how they...

[S10 E01] This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the Job Quality Index and its U.S. decline, the French activism against President Macron's effort to...

[S2 E01]

In this first episode of season 2, Prof. Harvey talks about the massive economic problems the U.S. was faced with in the late 70s and 80s...

Part 4 of 4 

Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Part 3 of 4 

Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Part 2 of 4 

Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Part 1 of 4

Professor Wolff takes a deeper look at the life and work of Karl Marx in celebration of...

[S1 E29] In this episode, Prof. Harvey starts with the protests in Chile and then talks about the unrest emerging all over the globe. Capitalism, particularly Neo-liberalism, is...

A country of around 10 million people, Cuba has more than 5,000 cooperatives. As part of the reform process over the last decade, cooperatives have already achieved a prominent role in the Cuban economy...

[S9 E47] This episode of Economic Update features an exploration by Professor Wolff of how Libertarians defend capitalism by saying its many current flaws/faults flow from...

[S1 E32]

Part 1 of 3

This podcast will define those different class arrangements of Capitalism, Socialism and Communism and how they...

[S9 E46]

[S1 E28]

In this part 2 of 2, Prof. Harvey continues his discussion with CUNY Graduate Center Professor Cindi Katz about social reproduction and...

In this episode, Kevin speaks with Rodney North, a member of the DC Cooperative Stakeholder Group, a co-op consultant, and a former co-op member for many years...

[S1 E31]

Part 2 of 2

Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of the counter revolution in US politics, the revolutions have...

Cinar and Juan Ried of the Tightshift Labor Cooperative in Washington D.C. talk about creating a labor cooperative specifically designed for citizens returning from time incarcerated.

[S9 E44] Political Strategy for Transition

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses a political strategy for transition beyond capitalism to an economy based on democratic worker-owned co-operatives. The first half explores...

The Economics of Taxing Wealth

[S1 E27]

Prof. Harvey is joined by CUNY Graduate Center Professor Cindi Katz to discuss social reproduction and...

In Andrew's final episode of Puerto Rico Forward, he says that the initial objective of those who want to raise awareness about the PR issue cannot be to attain a certain political status but rather make PR’s colonial condition relevant within the US political system. This difference, he says, is CRUCIAL.

[S1 E30]

Part 1 of 2

There are two unsung places where revolutions have happened in America. Those places are the home and American personal...

In this episode, Cinar sits down with John Duda from the Democracy Collaborative to discuss successful cooperative economies such as the Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy.

[S9 E42]

On this week's EU, Prof. Wolff presents updates on costs of NBA offense to China, worsening global inequality, poverty mocks Nobel prize for 3 economists working on...

[S1 E26]

In this episode of the PRF Review, Andrew talks about a recent interview with PR congress people Raúl Grijalva, Nydua Velázquez and Joseé Serrano about the PRF status issue and makes an important announcement...

[S1 E29] Bringing Race into the Mix

Racial categories and perceptions are cultural and political fabrications. Race designations exist as an excuse for exploitation. Without the...

In this episode, Kevin and Larry discuss and explore ways in which worker coops and socialist movements can work together to promote freedom, cooperation, and economic justice.

[S9 E40]

[S1 E25]

After 120 years of colonial dominance, Puerto Rico finds itself with less autonomy than it had at the end of the 19th century as a result of being a property of the US.

[S9 E39]

In the first half of Economic Update this week, Professor Wolff discusses how and why socialism changed from what it meant in the 19th and 20th centuries (public enterprises...

In episode 4 of All Things Co-op, Kevin and Larry discuss the potential benefits of the Main Street Employment Act...

[S9 E38]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on California events (LA Times labor union, 80,000 Kaiser workers to strike, new state public banking law), gross inefficiency of private...

[S1 E24]

In this part 2 of 2, Prof. Harvey continues his discussion of...

Sen. Sanders and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez signed a letter with other Democrats demanding the end of the Financial Oversight and Management Board's control over economic decisions of Puerto Rico. While the letter has some good points, Andrew discusses why it misses the mark... 

[S9 E37]

This week on Economic Update Professor Wolff delivers updates on the ICE raid in Mississippi, global comparisons of gun violence and conservatives’ reactions to...

[S1 E28]

In this part 2 of 2, Dr. Fraad continues her exploration of the Jeffrey Epstein case and what lessons have been learned from it.

In this episode, we speak with Michael Peck, the US representative of Mondragon—the largest worker co-op in the world...

In this episode of our podcast, Cinar chats with Ben Winter of Pedal People—a worker owned co-op in Northampton Mass that uses bicycles to transport goods and provide services.

Democracy at Work is excited to announce a new podcast: All Things Co-op!

[S9 E36]

This week on Economic Update Professor Wolff delivers an analysis of the state of the U.S. economy at summer's end, 2019 and it’s a decidedly mixed picture. 

In the second half of...

[S1 E23] Alienation - Part 1

Prof. Harvey talks about alienation of labor and capital and their relevance in helping us...

Beyond the common arguments for Puerto Rico's statehood that touch on economic or security issues, there are human and civil rights violations as a basis to justify this claim...

[S9 E35]

The first half of this week’s episode of Economic Update features a discussion by Professor Wolff on the parallels of declining capitalism in the UK and the U.S. and how the...

[S1 E27]

Jeffrey Epstein's Case Reveals the Combination of Depraved Sex Abuse and Capitalism that allows...

The US-China Trade Wars: Causes, Prospects, Risks