Julianna speaks with Professor and Economist Richard Wolff about COP26... how the billions set aside in Glasgow to save forests represent a fraction of spending to support fossil fuels, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' 'Bezos Earth Fund', the role of business in responding to the existential issues of environmental and climate crisis, and more. Richard Wolff's latest book is The Sickness Is The System: When Capitalism Fails To Save Us From Pandemics or Itself (BUY HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Sickness-Syste...).
Professor Wolff is an American Economist, known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. Wolff has also taught economics at Yale University, City University of New York, University of Utah, University of Paris I (Sorbonne), and The Brecht Forum in New York City. For info on Richard Wolff go to: https://www.rdwolff.com/ And make sure to follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/profwolff For more Julianna, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/juliannaforlano and @juliannaforlano on Instagram and Facebook! ——— act.tv is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. Our YouTube channel focuses on interviews with noted progressive voices, animated explainers, livestreams from protests around the country, and original political commentary. Main site: http://act.tv Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/actdottv Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/actdottv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/actdottv Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/actdottv @act.tv
