The guest is Richard Wolff, author of the book "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It." Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program for International Affairs at the New School University in New York City. Video of his talk "Capitalism Hits the Fan" is available at: http://www.
After returning from Europe last month Wolff said "These are historic days and weeks in Europe. Unprecedented trade union unity across industries, unions, and countries -- with massive support from students, retirees, churches and public opinion polls -- directly confronts governments, demanding an end to making ordinary people pay for a capitalist crisis. The terms of public debate, policy and social change are shifting in directions not seen or believed possible in Europe for decades."
In June and July he gave a series of talks in Europe, including at the University of Athens and University of Paris, meeting with many of the people organizing the protests.
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<p>If you want to support a capitalist enterprise, buy the eminent professor's over-priced DVD that you are only allowed to watch at home, as an individual. If you want to maybe just watch/ hear a so-called Marxian economics talk, check out the completely legal full-length preview<a href="http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=139&am... HERE.</a> You can also look into what I take to be an earlier, unpolished (and public) version of the talk <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7382297202053077236#">HERE.</a></p>