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Economic Update: Seattle Firm Converts to a Worker Co-op

Nov 29, 2018

Updates on Amazon subsidized by New York, Virginia; French people act to limit corporate greed, Sears favors bosses in bankruptcy too, Pfizer ups drug prices despite Trump, California fires expose US economic divide. Guest Matthias Scheiblehner discusses why his Seattle construction firm converted into a worker coop.

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Economic Update: Economic Realty vs Political Theater

Nov 29, 2018

Updates on plant closings, the post-NAFTA agreement, the economic costs of sexual harassment of women, the attack on China, and the failure of corp tax cuts to raise wages. Major discussions of US politics made dysfunctional by capitalism.

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EU Extra: Why Capitalism Demonizes Government

Nov 28, 2018

Professor Wolff continues his discussion of how capitalism demonizes government.

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Economic Update: Why Capitalism Demonizes Government

Nov 22, 2018

Updates on UK war on "Unexplained Wealth," why capitalism needs yet attacks government, historical reality of low wages in US, cozy deals between big corporations and credit rating agencies again. Major discussions of capitalism's oscillations between nationalist and internationalist phases (are we now moving backwards...

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EU Extra: David Harvey

Nov 20, 2018

Professor Wolff continues his discussion with Professor David Harvey on the U.S. Midterm Elections.

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