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2023

Global Capitalism: Socialism in Today's World: The 4 Kinds

November 2023

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In this episode, Professor Wolff discusses the 3 Kinds of State Role in Economy, 1 Kind of Workplace Revolution, Saving Capitalism from Itself, as well as Socialism, Fascism and Capitalism’s Decline.

Global Capitalism: A Resurging US Labor Movement

September 2023

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In this episode, Professor Wolff discusses the resurging US labor movement, highlighting its recent prominence in sectors such as Starbucks, medicine, and autoworkers. He explores the underlying reasons for this resurgence, labor's objectives and strategies, its political partnerships, and the enduring debate between capitalism and socialism within the movement.

Global Capitalism: Capitalism Turns to the Authoritarian State

July 2023

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff discusses the why private Capitalism makes that turn; why state Capitalism makes that turn; will the authoritarian state save or end Capitalism? (United States vs. China) Along with Socialism and the Authoritarian State.

Global Capitalism: Challenging Capitalism

March 2023

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In this month's Global Capitalism lecture, Prof. Wolff discusses the following topics: France’s General Strike March 7, 2023; Women, Unions and Strikes in the US; Inflation, Profits, Inequality in the US; State versus Private Capitalism: China.

Global Capitalism: The Second War in Ukraine

January 2023

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff discusses the historical aspects of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and how it reveals how far along we are into a second, economic war between the U.S. and China. Wolff explains what he sees are the impacts of this second war on the US, Europe, and China.

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[September 2022] New

China vs. US - System Rising vs. Falling

with Richard D. Wolff  

Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work & Left Forum

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:

1. Compare economic performances (GDP growth, inflation, real wages)
2. Ukraine War/Taiwan Provocations as both China-US conflicts...

[July 2022] New

War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural

with Richard D. Wolff  

Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:

1. Global economic splits: US/UK/Japan/Australia vs BRICS+
2. US political splits: inflation, interest rates, recession, stock market crash, deepening inequality, Democratic Party self destruction
3. Cultural splits: abortion, Miranda, church-state...

[May 2022] New

Marxism: From Critique of Capitalism to Alternative System [May 2022] 

with Richard D. Wolff  

Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:

1. Rising US labor militancy: Amazon to Grinnell College
2. Housing and stock market: bubbles and bursts...

[March 2022] New

The Inflation: Causes, Effects, & Outlook [March 2022] 

with Richard D. Wolff  

Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum & Judson Memorial Church

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following:

1. Impact of Ukraine events...

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2022

Global Capitalism: After the Elections: Now What?

November 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. US mid-term elections 2. US Capitalism: Crises at home 3. US Capitalism: Crises abroad

Global Capitalism: China vs. US - System Rising vs. Falling

September 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. Compare economic performances (GDP growth, inflation, real wages) 2. Ukraine War/Taiwan Provocations as both China-US conflicts 3. US edges closer to civil war and foreign wars at same time: implications

Global Capitalism: War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural

July 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. Global economic splits: US/UK/Japan/Australia vs BRICS+ 2. US political splits: inflation, interest rates, recession, stock market crash, deepening inequality, Democratic Party self destruction 3. Cultural splits: abortion, Miranda, church-state

Global Capitalism: Marxism: From Critique of Capitalism to Alternative System

May 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. Rising US labor militancy: Amazon to Grinnell College 2. Housing and stock market: bubbles and bursts 3. French left unity: a model for the world? 4. McConnell, GOP serve lenders, crush students with debt

Global Capitalism: The Inflation: Causes, Effects, & Outlook 

March 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. Impact of Ukraine events 2. What the FED can and cannot do about it 3. Solutions for inflation, past and present.

Global Capitalism: Political Economy of Covid: Year #3  

January 2022

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In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: 1. US Capitalism’s Public Health Disaster: Where Blame Belongs 2. Trying to Shift Blame to Mandates: Desperate Libertarianism 3. Covid, Inflation,“Broken Supply Chains” = Systemic Crisis

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[January 2022] New

Political Economy of Covid: Year #3

[November 2021] New

China - US’s First Real Competitor in a Century

[September 2021] New

US Capitalism’s Decline Accelerates