Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

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Economic Update: The U.S. Military Machine & What It Costs Dec 05, 2023

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We hope you all enjoy this week's episode of Economic Update featuring updates on Tesla vs the Swedish Unions, a teachers strike in Portland, Oregon, "food insecurity" in the U.S. today, how the King of Britain has been secretly profiting from assets of the dead and a Michigan "entrepreneur" failed in effort to buy electoral defeat of Rachid Tlaib. In the second half of this week's episode, Prof. Wolff interviews Norman Solomon on his latest book, "War Made invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine". If you haven't already, please subscribe to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

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[EU S13 E44] The U.S. Military Machine & What It Costs

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Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand key economic events happening around the world they can't get anywhere else. We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.info

Economic Update: American's Self Image VS Reality Nov 28, 2023

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Economic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find on our website and as a Patreon audience member. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up on our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

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[EU S13 E43] American's Self Image VS Reality

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Updates on the closing of a Florida plant that should be converted to worker co-op, oil company profits VS the social damage they do, how mega-corporations (Walmart, Amazon) are taking over the grocery business and the social purpose and the meaning of the "middle class". In the second half of this week's episode, Prof. Wolff interviews Jared Yates Sexton. The discussion focuses on his latest book, "Midnight Kingdom" and how the U.S. practices social control by spinning stories the public sees and hears. Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community:

https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website:

https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else. We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.info

When Labor Movements Rise Nov 21, 2023

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[EU S13 E42] Economic Update: When Labor Movements Rise

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"Updates on U.K.'s King Charles in Africa, the unionization struggles at Starbucks, a growing strike against Musk's Tesla and the Bangladeshi women's labor strike. An analysis of the economic concept of "surplus" and how capitalism makes it possible."

Inequality Undermines Health & Healthcare in the U.S. Nov 14, 2023

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[EU S13 E41] Inequality Undermines Health & Healthcare in the U.S.

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"Updates on risks to UAW strike victories, realtors fined for collusion on real estate commissions, Bangladeshi strikes for higher minimum wages for clothing workers, China outmaneuvers Malaysia and US in rubber glove business, UN vote isolates US, Israel, Ukraine over Cuba embargo. Interview with Dr. Stephen Bezruchka on how economic inequality connects to stress, health problems, and inadequate healthcare."

Social & Labor Movements Claim Real Victories Nov 07, 2023

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Economic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find here and on our website. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

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[S13 E40] Social & Labor Movements Claim Real Victories

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"Update on Nobel Prize in economics to Harvard Prof. Claudia Goldin; comment on Maine/Halloween shootings, global financial secrecy index and President Biden's pursuit of money for war. Major segments on (i) UAW strike victories at Ford, GM and Stellantis, and (ii) abortion access victory in France." Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community:

https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork

Every donation counts and helps us spread Prof. Wolff's message to a larger audience. We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show possible each week and ask that you too join in supporting the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well as our website: www.democracyatwork.info

What Socialism Needs to Succeed Oct 31, 2023

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Economic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every week. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find here and on our website. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

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[S13 E39] What Socialism Needs to Succeed

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"This week's episode features a discussion of (1) the crisis of today's real left; (2) the need to acknowledge, build upon, but also go well beyond the successful socialisms of the 19th and 20th centuries; (3) the macro focus on the state and the omission of a microfocus on the workplace; and (4) democratizing workplaces as 'what is to be done'.

American Families Today are Crisis Ridden Oct 24, 2023

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NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS: Despite the multiple setbacks we have experienced over the last several months in our efforts to continue producing and releasing Economic Update here on YouTube, we are very excited to announce the return of Economic Update to YouTube as of today. Over the next few days/weeks we will be releasing episodes of EU we were unable to share with our community of subscribers throughout the summer.

You can find out more about why we were unable to deliver EU to you here on YouTube by going to our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info and signing up for our newsletter that is scheduled to resume weekly distribution next week. Remember to check back here regularly as we continue to resume delivering the content and work we enjoy sharing with you and the rest of the world. Thanks as always for your attention & support,

The d@w Team

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This week's updates focus on Biden's inadequate student debt relief, Bastille Day and French Revolution, and alternatives to Artificial Intelligence being installed to increase profits and joblessness. Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on the crisis of the US family, causes and consequences.

Today's Agents of Change: Strikes, Unionization & Labor Militancy Oct 17, 2023

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Economic Update is now back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released every Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find here and on our website. So stay tuned, make sure you've subscribed to our channel, follow us on social media and of course be sure to sign up our website: www.democracyatwork.info And as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

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[Economic Update S13 E37] Today's Agents of Change: Strikes, Unionization & Labor Militancy

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"Updates on how Social Security makes African-Americans subsidize whites, lessons from a new survey of young Americans' politics, the injustice of Europe's central bank raising its interest rates, Taylor Swift publicly supports Hollywood strikers, and Coco Gauff publicly supports climate change activists. Interview Mike Elk, Editor of The Payday Report, tracking the strike wave across America and especially the huge autoworker's strike." Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Every donation counts and helps us spread Prof. Wolff's message to a larger audience.

Corporate Greed VS Labor: The Struggle Intensifies Oct 10, 2023

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We are excited to announce that this week's episode of Economic Update is the first episode we have been able to release in the same timeframe as we had been doing for years until the difficulties of this past spring. This means Economic Update is back to its regular programming schedule with a new episode released each Monday. We couldn't be happier, more relieved and more excited to get back to creating the show we all have known, needed and loved since 2011 and to celebrate, we're going to release a few batches of "binge-worthy" episodes you will only find here and on our website. More details to follow and the best to stay in the know and to find out when our batch of EUs are going to drop, go to our website: www.democracyatwork.info and sign up for our newsletter. Be sure to check in here frequently as well, make sure you are subscribed to our channel and as always, we thank for your attention, support and solidarity. The d@w Team

The d@w Team

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[ S13 E 36] Corporate Greed VS Labor: The Struggle Intensifies

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Updates on writers (WGA) strike, auto-workers (UAW) strike, failure of US Federal Reserve, US govt subsidizes private capitalists. Interview Pete Dolack on his new book "What Do We Need Bosses For? Toward Economic Democracy". Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production.

We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Every donation counts and helps us spread Prof. Wolff's message to a larger audience.

Declining Global Inequality And Socialism Sep 21, 2023

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This week's updates focus on the ridiculously low ranking of the U.S. among OECD nations, why & how mega-corps get richer faster than we do, the palpable solidarity between the Labor Unions and the writers' strike in the U.S, the UPS teamsters 97% vote to strike beginning on Aug 1, and how Pfizer fails to maintain supplies of penicillin. The major topics of discussion include why global inequality among nations is now falling, and why the phrase "socialism does not work" is flat out wrong.

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Every donation counts and helps us spread Prof. Wolff's message to a larger audience.

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