Global Capitalism: Evidence and Symptoms: U.S. Capitalism’s Decline Accelerates

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.

How Adolf Hitler Came to Power in Germany | Richard Wolff

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

US Empire Digs Its Own Grave by Gutting Education w/ Prof Wolff

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.

Wolff Responds "The BRICS Take Another Step Forward" | July 9, 2025

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.

Trump’s retrograde policies are in grave danger of precipitating and accelerating the US’s demise as the world’s hegemon. – © Mark Alexander

Wolff Responds: "The Big, Beautiful and the Ugly" Dated July 2, 2025

Jul 2, 2025 | Today's Wolff Responds, Professor Wolff discusses the implications of Trump's new budget bill.

Trump's Billionaires Will Accelerate American Decline. Dr Richard Wolff Explains How

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.

Dr Richard Wolff: Global Capitalism: What Trump 2.0 Means

Jan 23, 2025

Wolff Responds: "Civil War Inside MAGA/Trump Land" Dated January 8, 2025

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.

Wolff Responds: "What Trump Delivers: A Deeply Uncertain New Year" | Dated January 1, 2025

Jan 1, 2025 | Today's Wolff Responds, Professor Wolff gives his thoughts on the New Year and incoming Trump Administration

Dr Richard Wolff’s Perspective: Global Capitalism: The US Election and Trump 2.0 in Historical Perspective | November 2024

Nov 21, 2024

Why many Brits keep looking to the USA for economic leadership, why they keep drooling over all things American, is beyond any sane person’s comprehension. We were far better off as full members of the European Union than we will ever be clutching and clasping Trump’s apron strings! – © Mark Alexander

Democracy At Work: Economic Update: Class Struggles Worldwide

Dec 16, 2024

Richard Wolff`s Warning:"It's Going To Get Worse and Worse..."

Dec 14, 2024

Global Capitalism: The US Election and Trump 2.0 in Historical Perspective | November 2024

Nov 21, 2024

This Is What Always Happens before a Superpower Falls | Richard Wolff

Dec 2, 2024 | Richard D. Wolff is an American economist and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is known for his critiques of economic inequality and his advocacy for worker cooperatives as a way to empower individuals and address systemic issues within the economy. Through his books, lectures, and public appearances, Wolff explores topics such as economic democracy and alternative economic models.

Richard Wolff: The Decline of the US Empire Is Shown by the Record High National & Corporate Debt

Monday, Nov 18, 2024 | The relative economic decline of the US and its allies (G7) versus China and its allies (BRICS) leads to (1) realignment of global trade and investment, (2) changed global politics and alliances, and (3) basic cultural shifts inside and among nations.

The political crises facing the United States at home and abroad hinge on this question: How will the US manage its decline?


The USA is sinking into the mire. Donnie baby hasn’t got a chance in hell of turning this sinking ship around! If anything, his policies will force the ship to sink further and more quickly! America’s position in the world as the world’s superpower is about to be usurped, I fear. Americans insist on living beyond their means. They insist on believing in their delusion of the “American Dream”. One can but wonder who will take over from the leadership of the “delinquent” USA! – © Mark Alexander

A View from the Left: Wolff Responds Special Election Reaction

Nov 6, 2024 | Today's Special "Wolff Responds", Professor Wolff is joined by Dr Harriet Fraad and Professor Shahram Azhar to discuss the results of the 2024 Presidential election

Richard Wolff: The Final Case Against Donald J. Trump

Oct 20, 2024 | 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 fifth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. He and Robinson discussed some of the most profound criticisms of capitalism. They focused on the myths surrounding Marxism and Marx himself. They covered the Israel-Palestine conflict from a Marxist perspective.

Dr Richard Worlff is a Marxist economist. He has a brilliant mind. However, the mere fact that I am posting this discussion on my blog should IN NO WAY be construed as an endorsement of Marxism. It is not an endorsement; I do not endorse it. I do, however, find Dr Richard Wolff a fascinating character and a man who is extremely intelligent and insightful. Do I agree with his take on everything discussed in this video? Certainly not! But, as my regular visitors should know by now, I do not post videos on this blog simply because I agree with everything discussed in them. Were I to adopt that strategy, I should find it very difficult to post ANYTHING!

As a person, I like to have my thinking challenged. If I think something is particularly good, insightful, or interesting, then I usually post it. Even if the video is controversial. In fact, a little controversy can stimulate one’s thinking. Controversy is to thinking what spice is the food! I hope that you enjoy the discussion. – © Mark Alexander

Milton Friedman's Defense of Greed Ruined a Whole Generation of Economists ft. Richard Wolff

Aug 9, 2019 | Richard Wolff puts Milton Friedman in his place.

Economic Update: US Capitalism at the Crossroads

Jan 29, 2024

Chris Hedges | Richard Wolff: The Future of the American Economy