HeyJaredGlobal Capitalism
Global Capitalism (GC) is a live virtual event featuring Richard D. Wolff. These programs begin with short updates on important economic events of the last months, then Prof Wolff examines a larger topic.
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Trump's Revival of Colonialism: More than Just Talk (opens the original)
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In this every-other-month presentation, Professor Wolff explains how "old" colonialism ended with World Wars I and II, and how the U.S. inherited and reorganized the profits from that version of colonialism after and since 1945. He also discusses the rise of the Global South, China, and BRICS as economic opposition to the U.S., and Trump's responding proposal to retake Panama, conquer Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba, and declare them as U.S. colonies. Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Lef
Why War Between Europe and Russia is Now a Reality (opens the original)
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In this every-other-month presentation, Professor Wolff explains how the events unfolding between Europe and Russia look increasingly like soft warfare. He presents several key points as evidence for this reality, including the role of the war in Ukraine, class conflict in both Europe and Russia, and the growing enemization between the two driven by rising nationalism across much of both regions. He ends the discussion by looking at what new world order might emerge from an escalated war between
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