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About Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at UMass Amherst and a visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. Richard Wolff is also a co-founder and active contributor of his non-profit: Democracy at Work.
  • Strong and Stable Equals Wrong and Unstable. On Thursday 12 July 2018, US president Donald Trump, the most dangerous man in the world, was welcomed to the United Kingdom by the British prime minister Theresa May. The following day the streets of London witnessed the biggest protest for over a decade as thousands marched on Trafalgar Square to express their anger at the British government extending a red carpet welcome for Trump. (Flickr: Alisdare Hickson)

    Why government mostly helps people who need it the least—even during a crisis

    Richard D. Wolff

    The system is the problem.

  • Raul Godoy from the recuperated Zanon Ceramic factory in Argentina visits VIO.ME in Greece

    Marx and the democratization of work

    Originally published: ROAR magazine on March 21, 2019 (more by ROAR magazine)  |

    The solution for capitalism’s problems requires transforming the capitalist workplace into democratic institutions where everyone has an equal say on what happens there.

  • Richard Wolff takes on Jordan B. Peterson

    Richard Wolff takes on Jordan B. Peterson

    Originally published: Invidious on October 17, 2018 (more by Invidious)  |

    Prof. Wolff responds to Jordan Peterson’s assertions about Marxism.

Monthly Review Essays

  • Mapping U.S. Imperialism
    The Mapping Project U.S. military bases around the world. (Photo: Al Jazeera)

    This article deals with U.S. imperialism since World War 2. It is critical to acknowledge that U.S. imperialism emanates both ideologically and materially from the crime of colonialism on this continent which has killed over 100 million indigenous people and approximately 150 million African people over the past 500 years.

Lost & Found

  • Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies
    Samir Amin State flag of Ukraine behind a wall of anonymous protesters in Kyiv, Ukraine

    We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called “the Triad”) to maintain their exclusive control […]

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