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Global Capitalism

Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update is our bi-monthly lecture series. These programs begin with short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Wolff examines a larger topic. We hope to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others. Become a Patron of GCLEU and help support this video series. Visit us at https://www.patreon.com/gcleu

GCLEU is a Democracy at Work (d@w) production. d@w produces media and live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. We can do better than capitalism.

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Nov 15, 2018

In connection with the main topic above, Prof. Wolff discusses: 1. Is another crash coming? 2. The economic and political lessons from young US socialists winning elections 3. The main, different meanings of “socialism” these days.  

 


Sep 27, 2018

Economic Nationalism: How Capitalism Tries to Cope With Extreme Inequality

As global capitalism changes, each country tries to grab gains from and shift losses onto others: nationalist hostility becomes the new “spirit of the age” (Brexit, Trump, demonization of immigrants and foreigners, etc.). In connection with...


Jul 12, 2018

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For July 2018, these issues will include: :

  1. The anti-union Janus decision of the Supreme Court
  2. The Obrador election victory of the left in Mexico


May 12, 2018

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For May 2018, these issues will include: :

1. Power and potential of public school teachers’ strikes
2. The 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth and Marxian...


Mar 15, 2018

Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Judson Memorial Church

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For March 2018, these issues will include: 

  1. West Virginia public school teachers strike victory
  2. Why 700...