"Strong government has been part of capitalism throughout its history. It has been something both denounced by capitalists and yet eagerly embraced by them, usually at the same time. Nor is that all that unusual. We are often angry at the things we are most in need of, and we can live the contradiction between needing it and being angry about it all at the same time." - Richard D. Wolff Watch the full episode of Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff on Democracy at Work's youtube channel or webs

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This week's episode of Economic Update features updates from Professor Richard D. Wolff on the West Virginia teachers strike, Trump’s detrimental tariffs, how and why Germany is exploring free public transportation, the UK living standards crash from 2005 to 2015, wealthy universities in the U.S. continue to get richer and how debtor’s prison is making a comeback in the U.S. The second half of the show features an interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad as they discuss the breakdown of the traditional

1.5K views · 40 reactions | On this week's show, Prof. Richard D. Wolff provides updates on the international response to Trump’s tax plan, the impact of the GOP tax plan on U.S. graduate students, foreclosure stats and the recovery myth, the successful business model of the Valve corporation, the snubbing of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize and the worker-unfriendly-ness of Starbucks. | Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff | Facebook