Richard Wolff: What’s Wrong with Capitalism? | Robinson’s Podcast #127

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. In this episode, Robinson and Richard discuss his criticisms of capitalism. They begin with why mainstream economists dismiss Marx and then move on to the basics of economics, the problems of our capitalist system, and the myriad social issues we face today. Richard’s Website: ⁠⁠ Economic Update: ⁠⁠ The Sickness is the System: OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 02:41 Why Do Economists Ignore Marx? 15:34 What is Economics? 22:50 Capitalism and What’s Wrong With It 56:12 What Are the Main Problems of Capitalism? 01:03:14  Psychoanalysis and Marxism 01:08:25 The Microproblems of Capitalism 01:18:57 The Social Consequences of Capitalism Robinson’s Website: ⁠⁠ Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.