Ask Prof Wolff: Can Public Enterprises Compete With Private?
A Patron of Economic Update asks: "I have a question about "public option" businesses. Do you know of any examples of government-funded "public option" businesses, out in the world today or historically, that...
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All Things Co-op: Work and Leisure
[S6 E02] New
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Larry, Cinar, and Kevin dive into the issue of leisure as it relates to both our current capitalist system and a future cooperative society. What does leisure look like under capitalism and...
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Economic Update: Christian Socialism
[S12 E12] New
This week on Economic Update, Prof Wolff presents updates on Amazon workers' strike, the impact of US inflation, and the underappreciated economic aspects of Russia-Ukraine war...
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Ask Prof Wolff: Can Market Socialism and Marxism Coexist?
A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Can you be both a Marxist and a market socialist and...
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Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: War - Who Benefits From It?
[S4 E03] New
“The one sector of government that doesn’t experience austerity is the military budget.” In this episode of Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, Prof. Harvey looks at the role of military expenditures in contemporary capitalism in the US and how it affects the rest of the world. From WWII to the Cold War, to the Iraq War, to the...
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Ask Prof Wolff: Socialism & Personal Savings
A Patron of Economic Update asks: "I have always been interested in how workers would build personal wealth and assets in a socialist society like how they...
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Cities After…Oligarchy and the Dark Side of Urbanization - Pt. 1
[S02 E05] New
In this episode of Cities After…, Prof. Robles-Durán discusses how the western oligarchy has been intrinsically interconnected with its Russian counterpart through massive urbanization projects around the world. Oligarch Business Districts have been developed in major cities at the command of...
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Economic Update: Ukraine, Race and Class
[S12 E11] New
This week's show on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about the emerging new world order, Ukraine and inflation, and the economics of sanctions. On the second half of the show...
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