This is why I still send people Richard Wolff videos, in spite of his shortcomings from the perspective of a communist. Nobody, in good faith, can argue that he doesn't understand economics or capitalism. The man has a Master's in history and a PhD in economics, both from Yale, which, from a Lib perspective, is hard to top as far as bona fides go
When a lib asks where you get your news, they're almost certainly expecting you to say some youtuber or The Grayzone or something - but bringing up Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff pretty much slam dunks them every time. Partly because it has such a boring name lmao.
"Why Socialism?" is an especially good Monthly Review article to send to people imo. The arguments are still relevant and the fact that it's Albert Einstein making them makes it hard to easily dismiss.
Yeah, while he sounds very angry, he is exactly in the position that people always demand of you: A professor of economics, who did all the obligatory study to be allowed to criticize capitalism.
Yes, I can nitpick Wolff but tbh he's really great for explaining things to people who want to get an understanding of economics from a Marxist perspective.
This is why I still send people Richard Wolff videos, in spite of his shortcomings from the perspective of a communist. Nobody, in good faith, can argue that he doesn't understand economics or capitalism. The man has a Master's in history and a PhD in economics, both from Yale, which, from a Lib perspective, is hard to top as far as bona fides go
When a lib asks where you get your news, they're almost certainly expecting you to say some youtuber or The Grayzone or something - but bringing up Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff pretty much slam dunks them every time. Partly because it has such a boring name lmao.
Monthly Review is like this as well. Very tame name for a very based publication
"Why Socialism?" is an especially good Monthly Review article to send to people imo. The arguments are still relevant and the fact that it's Albert Einstein making them makes it hard to easily dismiss.
:RIchard-D-Wolff:
Yeah, while he sounds very angry, he is exactly in the position that people always demand of you: A professor of economics, who did all the obligatory study to be allowed to criticize capitalism.
He’s not angry, he’s just jewish
He’s got that old New York jew way of speaking like Bernie which many mistake for anger
He's Jewish? Huh.
Guess it's not that surprising since the only other person I know with 'Wolf' as a surname is this (half) Jewish chad.
(Yeah, I know it's more of a general German name)
Yes, I can nitpick Wolff but tbh he's really great for explaining things to people who want to get an understanding of economics from a Marxist perspective.