In this video, economists Richard D. Wolff and Shahram Azhar discuss why capitalism can take very different institutional forms — from privately owned companies to enterprises run by the state. But when does the economic system itself actually change, and when does only the identity of those controlling it change? They examine the relationship between […]
In this lecture, Prof. Richard D. Wolff explains why the war in Ukraine has evolved into a direct confrontation between Europe and Russia—and why the dynamics of escalation are making a wider war increasingly difficult to avoid. Is Europe now standing at the edge of another devastating conflict? Wolff connects military escalation to Europe’s economic […]
In this video, Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, analyzes the far-reaching economic consequences of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The focus is on the Strait of Hormuz, conflicting developments in energy prices and supply, and signs of escalation whose consequences may extend far beyond the region. The […]
Prof. Richard Wolff: The Economics of the US-China Cold War & Ukraine War.
Prof. Richard Wolff: The Economics of the US-China Cold War & Ukraine War.
In this video we talk to Professor of Economics Emeritus Richard D. Wolff, about how worker cooperatives compare with capitalist enterprises
In this video produced by Democracy at Work renowned economist, Richard Wolff, talks about BREXIT and the global socio-economic system.