Economic Democracy
Occupy the Airwaves Interview
Published on April 30, 2012AUDIO103.3FM WXOJ-LP Northampton, MA. Covering the local, national and global Occupy Movement. Interview with author and professor Richard Wolff of New School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of "Occupy the Economy"In Conversation with Smiley & West
Published on April 30, 2012AUDIORichard Wolff offers his alternative perspective on the Great Recession and democracy in the workplace. You can listen to the show by clicking the play button on this page.The Guardian's Paul Harris presents Professor Wolff
From Fox to Occupy, it seems everyone wants to hear what American Marxist Richard Wolff has to say about economicsPaul Harris in Chicago guardian.co.uk, Thursday 19 April 2012 11.26 EDT Article history
Richard Wolff sat in a downtown Chicago coffee shop and confessed he was having the time of his life. "I am a little like a kid in a candy store. I really am," Wolff said with a grin, using the sort of language not usually associated with the dry world of Marxist economics.
How 1% and 99% Experience Capitalist Crises Differently (Podcast)
Around facts of unemployment, people living alone, children and the elderly, we discuss how differently the 1% and the 99% experience capitalism’s crisis. The 1% and their government have ignored widespread suffering and social costs that react back upon capitalism negatively. Yet massive government support goes mostly to the top banks and other corporations that threaten that they are “too big to fail.” Capitalism has proven to be an unjust, inefficient, and self-destructive system.Left Forum Panel on The Next System - Exploring Alternatives to Capitalism
Published on March 28, 2012AUDIOOn March 18, the Left Forum in New York hosted a panel to explore economic alternatives to capitalism, with Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism , and David Schweickart, professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago and author of After Capitalism.
A thank you to Gar Alperovitz for this audio.
Left Forum 2012: Michael Moore, with Richard Wolff
Published on March 18, 2012AUDIOMichael Moore's 2012 Left Forum speech, delivered Saturday, March 17, at Pace University in New York City. Features introduction by Marxist economist Richard Wolff. Of note, Moore rallies attendees at the end to march to and reoccupy Zuccotti Park.Global Capitalism - A Monthly Update & Discussion (March 2012)
Published on March 8, 2012VIDEOThese Tuesday evenings will each begin with an update and analysis of major economic events of the last month and their contexts of longer-term economic trends shaping politics and society here and abroad. We will focus on the evolving global capitalist economic crisis and its consequences. We will examine topics such as
