May 11, 2026 | When the United States threatens to take over countries and destroy civilisations, “these are the wild gesticulations of a sinking enterprise”, argues Richard Wolff, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts.
Wolff tells host Steve Clemons that US leaders refuse to face the reality that the US empire is in decline. Around the world, he adds, people are “deeply internalising” the lessons from the US's inability to defeat Iran.
The people in the US are becoming “bitterly angry” at their situation, where the richest 10 percent of Americans own 80 percent of corporate stocks, making the stock market “utterly irrelevant” to the masses.
May 1, 2026 | The ill-conceived US war on Iran is leading the world to a global recession or depression. Professor Richard Wolff places the current crisis in the context of the capitalist system and the decline of US hegemonic power.
Apr 26, 2026 | Prof. Richard Wolff discusses how the Iran War undermines the petrodollar and the US-led international economic system that has sustained the US empire.
Mar 25, 2026 | Prof Richard Wolff discusses the global consequences of the US war against Iran, which is destroying the Trump presidency, the US Empire, and the global economy.
Apr 9, 2025 | Professor Richard Wolff dissects the erratic and unpredictable nature of the Trump administration's economic policy, and how it signals the decline of American Empire.
Sep 11, 2025 | Trump endlessly boasts about “the great economy” he has delivered. At the same time, increasing masses of Americans experience sharply deteriorating economic conditions. In response to numerous requests, Professor Wolff systematically presents the evidence and symptoms of the accelerating decline of capitalism in the U.S.
Jul 21, 2025 | Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition.
This is Richard’s eighth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, he and Robinson discussed 2025 and the first weeks of Trump’s presidency, as well as what’s to come. More particularly, they discuss the irrelevance of Donald Trump, his domestic and global policies, China, narratives on the right and left, and the future of the United States.
In this episode, they continue the discussion by diving deeper into recent events, Doge, Elon Musk, the relationship between Trump and Hitler, and important historical Marxists. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism (Democracy at Work, 2024).
I should like to correct Dr Wolff on something: The Germans didn't use the Deutschmark during the years of hyperinflation. The currency used at that time was known as the Papiermark, which eventually gave way to the Rentenmark. – Mark
Jul 15, 2025 | The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump’s evisceration of the Department of Education this week through mass layoffs. Fellowships and sponsorships to fund student research are getting cut while student debt is growing. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the potential impacts on the U.S. economy and society, the history of the federal education system in the U.S., and the root causes of Trump’s attacks on education.
Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at Richard D Wolff.
July 9, 2025 | Today's Wolff Responds, Professor Wolff discusses the recent annual meeting of The BRICS and them crossing the one trillion dollar mark in global trade.
Jan 28, 2025 | On the campaign trail and beyond, Donald Trump and MAGA right have repeatedly presented themselves as the true representatives of America's beleaguered working class. And yet, like the Capitol rotunda on Inauguration Day, Trump's administration is filled with billionaires, mega-millionaires, and corporate oligarchs whose staggering wealth is increasing year after year while working people struggle to get by. How are people, voters and non-voters alike, supposed to square this seeming contradiction?
In this special post-Inauguration interview, Dr Richard Wolff explains how the naked oligarchy on display in Trump's inauguration and in his administration is not a contradiction, but a clear sign of a society hastening its own collapse under the weight of historic, unsustainable levels of inequality.
Jan 8, 2025 | Today's Wolff Responds, Professor Wolff gives thoughts on growing internal tensions within the coalition that elected Donald Trump to a second term.
