Economic Update

In this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses how the capitalist political economy can explain the Baltimore Bridge disaster and we then explain why raising minimum wages helps big vs small businesses. We highlight the recent cour...

On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the US Treasury Department's charge against Apple as a monopoly, Georgia's state government siding openly with employers against unions, two union members deciding to enter important e...

This week features updates on resurging child labor in the US, college athletes voting to join unions, and unionization sweeping not-for-profit charities (hospitals, museums, etc) such as MassMoca in western Massachusetts. We will also have a major d...

 On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the UAW union’s latest moves; their organizing drives at auto plants, their efforts to form unions among employed and free-lance journalists. In addition, we will highlight New York G...

This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss United Kingdom politician George Galloway's by-election victory, and the raised minimum wage in the UK. We will comment on Elon Musk's lawsuit against the NLRB, as T...

 This week's episode of Economic Update we discuss the underemployment of US college graduates, failed anti-Russian sanctions, the collapsed UK birth rate, and expanding wars in the Middle East. In addition, we will dive into the costs and risks in a...

This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss the Philadelphia University of the Arts Faculty Union and its struggles; we clarify what declining inflation does and does not mean; we answer the question: as to wh...

 In this week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we discuss Germany's recession, California fast-food workers unionizing, how the war in Ukraine boosts the US stock market and corporate stock holdings, while hurting most ...

  In the latest episode of "Economic Update," Professor Richard Wolff takes us through a comprehensive exploration of pressing economic issues. From the evolving dynamics of remote work and corporate demands to the intricate economics of the Ukraine ...

This week's episode of Economic Update hosted by Professor Richard Wolff, we will be discussing the continuing decline of US manufacturing; a 29,000 person strike at California State Univ.; the Houthis disrupt Red Sea shipping in move against Israel;...