Eps 649 - Risk, Profit and Capitalism (A Takedown)

About this episode

Dr. Richard Wolff discusses the two pillars of Capitalism that support its popularity and are rarely questioned.

Dr. Richard Wolff is a retired Professor of Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. His show, Democracy at Work is on YouTube where he communicates his ideas about various economic subjects. I ran across this video that he did about two pillars of Capitalism that provide a lot support for its popularity but are rarely questioned in the mainstream and according to him are mostly believed without questioned. Democracy at Work - Richard Wolff on Risk and Profit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzmweBBs3Ic&t=611s

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Richard Wolff

Topics covered

• Capitalism
• Economics
• Risk
• Profit
• Mainstream Beliefs

Keywords

• Capitalism
• Economics
• Risk
• Profit
• Mainstream
• Richard Wolff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Harvard, Yale University

Books & works: Democracy at Work, Democracy at Work - Richard Wolff on Risk and Profit

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