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...

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Part 1 of 3

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

[S9 E46]

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

[S9 E34]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on politicians' "blame game" of scapegoating to avoid blaming capitalism, middle class squeezed by prices, limits of...

[S1 E22]

Prof. Harvey continues his discussion of rate and mass of surplus value. He argues that the emergence of the Equalization of the Rate of Profit (ERP) in the 1980s has been responsible for...

President Trump's joke to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland is closer to reality than you might think...

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This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the 3 deadly failures of capitalism, the investigation of hi-tech monopolies by the U.S. DOJ, the franchising of...

[S1 E26]

Part 2 of 2

This episode discusses the seamy means by which a working class Jeffrey Epstein accumulated $550,000,000 by providing more than his tax and money market expertise to...

[S9 E32] Working Class History and the 2020 Election

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This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff explores the historic parallels of the U.S. working class and politics in the U.S. He begins by exploring how and why the Great Depression of the 30’s married the U.S. working class to FDR's Democratic Party and then explains how...

[S1 E21]

Prof. Harvey talks about the rate and mass of surplus-value and explores why capital is more interested in the mass of surplus-value.that. It...

The Boricua Awakening movement that seeks to oust any government official soiled by corruption or mismanagement (most recently Gov. Rosselló-Nevares) is not new...

[S9 E31]

Updates on economics of 2 million home health aides, extreme Uber inequalities, Alaska universities 41% budget cuts, Michigan governor during Flint Water Crisis says his critics are...

[S1 E25]

Part 1 of 2

This episode discusses the seamy means by which a working class Jeffrey Epstein accumulated $550,000,000 by providing more than his tax and money market expertise to...

[S1 20]

Prof. Harvey talks about the Plastics industry, its impact on the environment, and how the forces of...

[S9 E29]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff brings updates on the deprivation of non-white students, how fast food is made worse for profit, Wayfair workers’ demand for power, more scapegoating of immigrants and...

[S1 E24]

Part 2 of 2

The US has had a class revolution in the household over the last 50 years and the left did not notice, no less champion that revolution. Hot button issues like abortion and birth control rights or family leave are...

Andrew discusses the current protests in Old San Juan...

[S1 E19]  

A study from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed an unprecedented increase in carbon dioxide emissions. Prof. Harvey discusses the implications of the study, what the results mean for our 

[S9 E27]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on "regulatory capture" in the U.S. vs E.U.,  the IMF report on the U.S. economy finds major negatives and how Trump's desperation for re-election shapes his aggressive policies towards the Federal Reserve, China and Mexico.

In the second half of the show, Professor Wolff interviews John Duda from the Democracy Collaborative and one of the founders of Red Emma's Book store Coffeehouse, a 30-member worker cooperative in Baltimore.

Economic Issues of the Upcoming US Elections

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The US has had a class revolution in the household over the last 50 years and the left did not notice, no less champion that revolution. Hot button issues like abortion and birth control rights or family leave are...

There is at least one glaring void in the “inclusive” landscape of the US voting population: US Citizens living in Puerto Rico...

[S9 E25]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff follows up with part two of his in-depth analyses of the USSR and anti-capitalist governments by providing (1) an overview of China's economic...

Is all the anger and hype over this film worth it?

[S9 E24]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff goes beyond the simplistic, sterile Cold War debates of demonizers vs celebrants of the USSR as he delivers an in depth analysis of the USSR's strengths, weaknesses, successes and...

We're on the search for a Fundraising Manager...

Prof. Wolff talks about why Marxism is appealing to a growing audience...

[S1 E18] 

Prof. Harvey answers the question of production and realization as it relates to today's economy and job market and the contemporary composition of the working class.

[S9 E23]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on U.S. church membership and its tax subsidies, Toyota and Merkel slam U.S. economic nationalism, 40 U.S. states sue...

[S1 E21]

For most of human existence, human societies were hunter gatherer societies. We survived through our ability to cooperate. That changed with the evolution of private property which was left to heirs. Controlling women was...

Is COFINA hurting more than helping?

[S9 E22] 

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the three basic kinds of socialism as anti-capitalist ideologies grow in the U.S. and more people are looking toward socialist alternatives. Prof. Wolff lays out the importance of...

[S1 E17]

Prof. Harvey talks about what is needed to move beyond capitalism, what are the crucial aspects of the social struggle that will take place in the coming years. 

[S1 E20] 

The one class revolution that has happened in America is in the US household. This podcast exposes the class underbelly of revolutionary struggles around abortion rights, paid maternity leave and family leave. Lost abortion...

[S1 E16]

Prof. Harvey argues that contemporary capitalism is heavily inflected towards accumulation by dispossession as opposed to accumulation through exploitation of living labor in production. Large capital...

Is big government to blame for PR's economic development troubles?

[S9 E20]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the college admissions scandal in the U.S., how lobbyists reflect and worsen inequality, North and South Carolina teachers’ strike for...

This article originally appeared at CommonDreams.org.

As capitalism drives itself into ever-greater inequality, instability and injustice, its critics multiply. Worried defenders react in two ways. Many dismiss the criticisms. After all, capitalism has been around a long time and weathered ups and downs before. They presume or hope that criticism will...

This article originally appeared at Counterpunch.org.

Actually existing socialisms since the 1917 Soviet revolution leave a rich legacy: aspects to build on, aspects to reject. Collective consumption (free education, medical care, subsidized housing, transport, etc.) is among the first and party dictatorship is among the second. Those socialisms’ complex...

[S1 E15]

Prof. Harvey talks about how capital came to power, the brutality and the violence with which...

Rise of Socialism in the US Today

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Prof. Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For May 2019, these issues will include...

The United States may well accept PR as the 51st State...

[S9 E18]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on how U.S. college students have become share-croppers for investors, conservatives' fake opposition to government intervention in...

[S1 E19]

Women have been abused for centuries. This podcast examines the sea change in US gender roles that has rendered toxic...

[S9 E17]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff does something a little different. He dives deep into the 200+ year old debate and struggle between capitalism and socialism and looks into how it has...

[S1 E14]

Prof. Harvey discusses Marx's theory of Capital and its relevance today. Consumers have less and less autonomy. Their choices, even how they will...

[S9 E16]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Chicago in change, the decline of world trade, New York City’s "congestion pricing plan, the IMF comments on Trump’s trade war and the hi-tech monopolies, the 7...

[S1 E18]

Gender struggle highlights the struggle between those holding on to former gender roles with women serving men and children and those recognizing the opportunity that we now have to be equal partners...

Andrew Mercado-Vázquez of Puerto Rico Forward reviews Rep. Soto's recent bill supporting Puerto Rican statehood.

[S9 E15]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Brexit and the Mueller Report, the new labor upsurge happening in Chicago, how income shapes education and thus “merit", the mistaken objections to...

[S1 E13]

Prof. Harvey talks about rate of growth vs. mass of growth, and argues that the latter, often ignored, is actually...

[S9 E14]

On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on LA strippers strike, Trump fails to end US trade deficit, UN reports on protests against capitalist inequality and gov't repression of those protests, GM...

[S1 E17]  Part 2 of 2

American men are in serious trouble. Former standards of masculinity as aggression, power, and stoic denial of emotional vulnerability are now widely considered toxic. The economic dominance that...

[S9 E13]

On this week's show Prof. Wolff presents an in-depth analysis of UBI shows its advantages over most welfare, safety net systems. An even better alternative would avoid capitalism's unnecessary...

[S1 E12] Part 2 of 2

Prof. Harvey continues his interview with Chris Caruso, Director of Education at The People's Forum. 

Our final look behind the purpose and creation of the PROMESA Act...

[S9 E12]

On this week's show Prof. Wolff presents an in-depth analysis of fascism as massive government intervention to protect and save a crashing capitalism. We focus on...

[S1 E16]

Part 1 of 2

American men are in serious trouble. Former standards of masculinity as aggression, power, and stoic denial of emotional vulnerability are now widely considered toxic. The economic dominance that white men had with...

US and China: 1 Global Economy, 2 Giants - Tariffs, Competition, Deals: What’s Coming

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Prof. Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For March 2019, these issues will include...

[S1 E11] Part 1 of 2

Prof. Harvey is joined by Chris Caruso, Director of Education at The People's Forum. Chris is popular educator, community organizer, and educational technologist. He has been active for over 30 years in the movement to end...

[S1 E15]

Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of the Sugar Arrangements Industry, a marriage of America's trillion dollar educational debt with...

Prof. Harvey continues his discussion of the...

This week’s episode of Economic Update features updates from Prof. Wolff on the million-person Communist demonstration in India, subsidized "development" by Foxconn and Amazon, merger making big banks...

[S1 E14]

The Sugar Arrangements Industry is a relatively new development in America. Sugar Arrangements are a marriage of America's trillion dollar educational debt with the emotional and sexual labor of...

Our ongoing look behind the purpose and creation of the PROMESA Act...

[S9 E6]

On this episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff discusses the public education crisis (teacher strikes, declining quality, insufficient resources) and how it undermines the economic future of the U.S. and the absurdity of...

Sexual assaults have been a perk of male power seemingly forever. This podcasts asks why sexual abuse has been a perk of male power and why...

On this episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff begins with an overview of socialism's history, especially in the U.S. where it was widely discussed up to 1945, then repressed in the Cold War and now...

S1 E08

Prof. Harvey continues his discussion of the exponential growth of the Chinese economy and particularly its effect on the labor force. 

Prof. David Harvey argues that China's expansion saved capitalism after the 2008 crash...

Andrew reviews recent articles providing evidence of the Trump administration's desire to see the Puerto Rican economy fail.

[S9 E4]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the "yellow vests" spread to the United Kingdom, Jeffrey Pfeffer’s book Dying for a Paycheck, the “bail-in” scam, the gentrification of...

S1 E12

In this episode, Dr. Fraad talks about the re-emergence of the Women’s Movement. Unlike the 1960s and 1970s, the need for basic economic change applies to both men and women together rather than...

The Chinese economy is now the 2nd largest in the world. 

A continued look behind the purpose and creation of the PROMESA Act...

Huge Risks for Economy and Politics: What We Can Expect

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Prof. Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For January 2019, these issues will include...

S1 E11

In this episode, Dr. Fraad answers what patriarchy is and what it means for American men and women.

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on Canada cutting corporate tax rates in a race to the bottom, Macron pleases big business while outraging the French people, Italy's new gov't budget...

Does socialism require the surrender of individual freedom? The realm of freedom begins when the realm of necessity is left behind. Is freedom of the market...

[S8 E26]

This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on LA’s vote on public bank; contradictions of Trump's “nationalism," big business’ criticism of tariffs and how...

S1 E10

Dr. Fraad explores the abuses of Brett Kavanaugh, and the economic and emotional cultures from which this son of the elite emerged.  What does his...

A look behind the purpose and creation of the PROMESA Act...

[S8 E25]

This week on Economic Professor Wolff delivers updates on a massive international study of profit-driven food production, the huge costs of contemporary loneliness, the police raid of Deutsche Bank, falling house prices, Belgium...

[S1 E05]

Prof. Harvey talks about Mariana Mazzucato's new book "The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy."

By Harriet Fraad

Edited by Jean Bond

The global Catholic Church is confronting an extraordinary crisis not faced since the Reformation, which began with sharp criticisms of the Church and ended with a schism out of which emerged the establishment of a...

The United States has for a very long time displayed a facade of the freest society in the world. We seemingly value citizen-run production over government-owned businesses and we prefer our free speech over the Gulags. Unfortunately, these assertions...

[S8 E23]

This week’s episode of Economic Update features updates from Prof. Wolff on Amazon subsidized by New York, Virginia; French people act to limit corporate greed, Sears favors...

Prof. Harvey talks about the recent Brazilian elections and the growing alliance between...