Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

By Democracy at Work

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a weekly nationally syndicated program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze not only their own financial situation but the economy at large. Beyond focusing a critical eye on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, interest rates, prices, and profits - the program also explores systemic solutions to our economy's problems including alternative ways to organize production and distribution of the goods and services we all depend on.

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Political Crisis Manipulation Through Spectacle and Debt

Feb 03, 2026

Political actors strategically manipulate crises to consolidate power, turning everyday debt and geopolitical events into tools for projecting strength amidst national decline.

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State Power Upholds Capitalism by Obscuring Its True Nature

Jan 28, 2026

Mainstream economics obscures how state power upholds capitalism, masking policies like austerity that discipline the working class and benefit elites. Understand this to advocate for equitable economic structures.

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2025: Unintended Consequences Reshape Global Order

Jan 20, 2026

Europe's economic self-sabotage, a strengthening Russia-China alliance, and the Epstein scandal reveal interconnected global forces reshaping power structures and challenging established norms.

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