A Story of War
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses how Amazon rips off small business and squeezes workers, US and China's military tactics, top mainstream economists grasp the deepening critique of capitalism, and how strikes at Nabisco and Kellogg expose capitalism's classic contours of class struggle. The second half of the show features an interview with Prof Talia Lugacy on her new independent film "This is Not a War Story" released by Warner Media HBO Max. **Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a@Democracy At Work production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Donate one time or become a monthly donor by visiting us at democracyatwork.info/donate or become a patron of Economic Update on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/economicupdate. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. Now more than ever, sharing Prof. Wolff's message is critical. ****************************************************************************************** Follow us ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EconomicUpdate http://www.facebook.com/RichardDWolff http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: http://twitter.com/profwolff; http://twitter.com/democracyatwrk Instagram: http://instagram.com/democracyatwrk Shop our CO-OP made MERCH: https://democracy-at-work-shop.myshop... ****************************************************************************************** About our guest: Talia Lugacy {*Lugacy is pronounced Loo-ga-si} is a writer, director and producer of independent films. She's also an Assistant Professor of Screen Studies at The New School in New York City, and her most recent film THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY is being released by Warner Media HBO Max on November 4th. The film won the Audience Award at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and it will have its New York City premiere at Urbanworld on Oct 2nd as well as at the Cinema Village, at the Workers Unite Film Festival on October 9th. Links: www.thisisnotawarstory.com FB - Talia Lugacy Twitter - @ThisisNotaWarS1 Instagram - @This.is.not.a.war.story ****************************************************************************************** Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! www.democracyatwork.info/books “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democra... ****************************************************************************************** SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS: - Amazon: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featur... - US vs China military: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/... - Mainstream economist: https://duncanweldon.substack.com/p/w... - Strikes: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/.
