Richard D. Wolff: The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine

Perhaps the war in Ukraine can awaken an awareness of its capitalist roots and teach people to explore alternative systemic solutions

Richard D. Wolff: The United States Underestimates China’s Economic Challenge at Its Own Peril

Ratcheting up demonizations of China seems a poor and likely counterproductive response

Richard D. Wolff: Why the Neoliberal Drive to Privatize Everything Is Running Out of Gas

Today’s declining U.S. capitalism can no longer repeat its previous bland celebrations of private enterprises and free markets

Richard D. Wolff: A Minimum Wage? A Fake Debate

Raising the minimum wage can and should be one basis for a mutually beneficial alliance between wage workers and small businesses

Richard D. Wolff: The U.S. Economy Excels at One Thing: Producing Massive Inequality

Deepening U.S. inequality flows directly from this capitalist organization of production—its class system

Richard D. Wolff: The D.C. Political Monopoly Just Does Not Get It

For both Republican and Democratic establishments, political strategies are similar. Each endorses, privileges, and supports private capitalism

Richard D. Wolff: The U.S. Is Borrowing Its Way to Fascism

Today’s crisis-ridden capitalist economy is more dependent on credit than at any time in the system’s history

Richard D. Wolff: The Consequences of Inequality Can Be Fatal

The effects of Covid are much greater for the poor and even the middle class than the rich. This is not a biological phenomena, but an economic one

Richard D. Wolff: Capitalism may not survive 2020 global crisis

Crisis will cut deeper and last longer than many predict

Richard D. Wolff: Why Government Mostly Helps People Who Need It the Least—Even During a Crisis

Government policies likely worsened the relative decline of small and medium businesses. Concentration and monopolization tendencies within U.S. capitalism strengthened

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