About this episode
The episode discusses the predictions of the decline of U.S. capitalism and the implications of political figures like Trump in this context.
The left has a long history of predicting the decline of US capitalism and empire. Some argue that Trump is a symptom of that decline — a strongman chosen by capital to set things right — and that the ill health of U.S. capitalism is paralleled by the decline of the dollar. Political economist Stephen Maher counters that U.S. capitalism is robust — to the detriment of most of us. Gregory Albo and Stephen Maher, eds. Socialist Register 2026: Late-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins Monthly Review Press, 2025 The post The Decline of U.S. Capitalism? appeared first on KPFA.
People in this episode
Guest: Stephen Maher
Topics covered
- U.S. capitalism
- political economy
- decline of empire
- Trump
- dollar decline
- socialism
- capitalism
Keywords
- capitalism
- empire
- Trump
- political economy
- dollar
- socialism
- decline
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Monthly Review Press
Books & works: Socialist Register 2026: Late-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins
Places: U.S., US
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