Economic Update: Signs of System Decline

[S11 E38] Signs of System Decline
On this week’s show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the following topics: US wars lost: against Afghanistan, Iraq, and Covid; private profit from climate disaster; systemic infrastructure neglect; decline of whites in US; UK fears about US loss in Afghanistan; capitalism's profit-driven "long supply chains;" and lastly, workers power against employers in US today.
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SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS:SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS:
1. US wars lost: www.wsj.com/ar...
2. Infrastructure neglect: www.nytimes.co...
3. Decline of whites in US: www.theguardia...
- www.cnn.com/20...
4. UK fears: www.theguardia...
5. Long supply chains: www.cnbc.com/2...
- www.scmp.com/e...
6. Workers’ power: www.dailykos.c...
- ny.eater.com/2...