Today's Pandemic as a Crisis of Capitalism
On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff presents the following updates: company cutting candy bar size but keeping the same price, Barcelona punishes landlords with empty apartments, Macy's closing stores while giving $millions bonuses to top executives, IMF anti-Covid-19 funds used instead to pay off private loans, health insurer profits because people cannot afford and fear doctor and hospital visits, Amazon profits from pandemic. On the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff interviews epidemiologist Rob Wallace on capitalist agriculture and viral pandemics.
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صف پخش
- در حال پخش: Today's Pandemic as a Crisis of Capitalism
- بعدی: A Critique of Profit
- بعدی: U.S. Housing Crisis Deepens
- بعدی: Markets: Institutions Deeply In Need of Criticism
- بعدی: U.S. Capitalism as a Crisis for Men
- بعدی: Marx's Key Insight: Capitalism's Surplus
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