Democracy at Work in conjunction with The Left Forum Presents: Global Capitalism Live Economic Update with Professor Richard D. Wolff   Presentation Topic: A Resurgent U.S. Labor Movement Updates will include analyses of:   -  Starbucks, Doctors, Autoworkers, etc. -  Why Labor Resurgence Now? -  Labor’s Goals and Tactics -  Alliances with Political Parties -  Between Capitalism and Socialism   Co-Sponsored by The Left Forum Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more www.dem ..read more

Capitalism Turns to the Authoritarian State   ·       Why Private Capitalism Makes That Turn   ·       Why State Capitalism Makes That Turn   ·       Will the Authoritarian State Save or End Capitalism?  (United States vs. China)   ·       Socialism and the Authoritarian State.   Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Left Forum Special messages to our audience:  Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy a ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Compare economic performances (GDP growth, inflation, real wages) Ukraine War/Taiwan Provocations as both China-US conflicts US edges closer to civil war and foreign wars at same time: implications ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Global economic splits: US/UK/Japan/Australia vs BRICS+ US political splits: inflation, interest rates, recession, stock market crash, deepening inequality, Democratic Party self destruction Cultural splits: abortion, Miranda, church-state ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Rising US labor militancy: Amazon to Grinnell College Housing and stock market: bubbles and bursts French left unity: a model for the world? McConnell, GOP serve lenders, crush students with debt ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Impact of Ukraine events What the FED can and cannot do about it Solutions for inflation, past and present ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: US Capitalism’s Public Health Disaster: Where Blame Belongs Trying to Shift Blame to Mandates: Desperate Libertarianism Covid, Inflation,“Broken Supply Chains” = Systemic Crisis ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Major Chinese Economic Achievements and Problems China-US Interdependence, Competition, and Cold War Is China Socialist? What does “Chinese Socialism” Mean ..read more

In this lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: Medical (Covid) and military (Afghanistan) defeats deepen social divisions Exploding debt bubbles (gov’t, corporate, and personal) Threats of inflation China’s rise as a US competitor: its “surprise” strategy ..read more

In this month's lecture, Prof. Wolff will discuss the following: China’s Economic Growth since its Revolution (1949) China’s Economic “Model” and the Global Economy China, Capitalism, and Socialism China versus the US: Options versus Threats ..read more