{"id":4329,"date":"2018-04-06T21:07:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=4329"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:48:50","slug":"george-orwell-richard-d-wolff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/george-orwell-richard-d-wolff\/","title":{"rendered":"George Orwell, the Military Industrial Complex & the Emancipation of Labour | With Richard D. Wolff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Orwell, the Military Industrial Complex & the Emancipation of Labour | With Richard D. Wolff<\/strong><\/p>\n
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In this\u00a0video\u00a0<\/a>we talk to Professor of Economics Emeritus (University of Massachusetts), Marxist economist and founder of\u00a0Democracy at Work<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Richard D. Wolff,<\/span><\/span> about George Orwell’s famous book called “1984”, and in particular, the excerpts pertaining to the military expenditure and war. In addition we also discuss the rationale behind the $700 billion U.S. military budget and why it continues to grow in scope. Lastly we touch upon the left’s perspective on work and whether the goal should be full employment or the emancipation of labour from work.<\/p>\n

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To view our educational playlist with Richard D. Wolff,\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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VIDEO: George Orwell, the Military Industrial Complex & the Emancipation of Labour<\/h2>\n