U.S. Inequality Can’t Be Propped Up By Force Alone w/ Prof. Richard Wolff

About this episode

Professor Richard Wolff discusses the growing inequality in America and critiques corporate media narratives surrounding it.

Americans are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, while the rich get even richer. Professor Richard Wolff and producer Nicole Roussell debunk corporate media justifications for this inequality. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com. Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Becker

Guest: Richard Wolff

Topics covered

• U.S. inequality
• corporate media
• economic struggle
• wealth disparity
• socialism

Keywords

• inequality
• wealth
• corporate media
• economic struggle
• socialism
• Richard Wolff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy at Work

Places: Americans

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