
This week’s episode discusses issues surrounding workplace discrimination, China’s ascending economy, how capitalism inherently creates income and wealth inequalities, the economics of immigration, and the impacts of US capitalism on African Americans. It also features an interview with Professor Richard McIntyre on his new book, Knowledge, Class and Economics: Marxism Without Guarantees.
To see more stories like this, visit Economic Update: Your Weekly Dose of Revolutionary Economics
To listen in live on Saturdays at noon, visit WBAI’s Live Stream
Stay in the loop
Never miss the news and analysis you care about.
Economic Update is in partnership with Truthout.org
Your radio station needs Economic Update! If you are a radio station, check this out. If you want to hear Economic Update on your favorite local station, send them this.
Visit Professor Wolff’s social movement project, democracyatwork.info.
Permission to reprint Professor Wolff’s writing and videos is granted on an individual basis. Please contact p[email protected] to request permission. We reserve the right to refuse or rescind permission at any time.
Media that fights fascism
Truthout is funded almost entirely by readers — that’s why we can speak truth to power and cut against the mainstream narrative. But independent journalists at Truthout face mounting political repression under Trump.
We rely on your support to survive McCarthyist censorship. Please make a tax-deductible one-time or monthly donation.