Richard D. Wolff
@profwolff
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Host of #EconomicUpdate, Prof. of Economics Emeritus @UMassAmherst, visiting Prof. @TheNewSchool, founder @democracyatwrk. #WeCanDoBetterThanCapitalism
New York, NY
Joined October 2009
Wolff Responds: "Murder Victims, not Narco-Terrorists" Dated February 18, 2026
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Available now! @profwolff @democracyatwrk
All new episode of #EconomicUpdate today with @profwolff discussing "The Jeffrey #Epstein #Class" at 4:30 PM ET here: https://t.co/rUERadjKzF
#democracyatwork @democracyatwrk
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All new episode of #EconomicUpdate today with @profwolff discussing "The Jeffrey #Epstein #Class" at 4:30 PM ET here: https://t.co/rUERadjKzF
#democracyatwork @democracyatwrk
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#WolffBites: How deeply racism penetrated into British culture during centuries of Britain's colonial oppression of "others" was shown for the world to hear and see at the BAFTA's event the other night. https://t.co/sSAyzI9Nnh
cnn.com
It was the clip heard around the world after Sunday night’s BAFTA ceremony in London — a man yelling a racist slur as two of the world’s most celebrated Black actors, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy...
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#WolffBites: China/Russia have immense Asian Russia to "develop economically." US and Europe fight over who gets immense Greenland and Canada. As global capitalism breaks into 3 big blocs, they regress to pre-World War 1- type competition leading toward wars.
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#WolffBites: One key risk in Trump's tariffs was always that they might be changed or ended (by SCOTUS, US elections, or Trump). One key risk in going to war against Iran is that the US might lose (as it did in Vietnam or Afghanistan). Such are the dilemmas of declining empires.
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Congratulations to Amy, Juan, Nermeen and the entire team at @democracynow for 30 years of amazing work!!
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Now, as Trump seeks other ways to bully - including military - uncertainty increases...
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#WolffBites: SCOTUS ruling against Trump's tariffs changes little. The tariff's' uncertainty (varied to bully tribute from other countries) kept CEOs from reshoring manufacturing or redoing most supply chains etc. Now, as Trump seeks other ways to bully - including military -
cnn.com
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that...
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This Episode is a must watch to see the dark side of data centers and AI technology production https://t.co/Z8IPRiPCtl
A lot of the money behind the AI boom is coming from pension funds and when parts of the AI bubble burst, private capital gets protected, while ordinary people can be left with the losses. The AI Data Center Gold Rush: The Bailout State Behind It - https://t.co/BQgPTuu4Ic
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#WolffBites: Growing US movements of resistance and for change now include US labor unions. They grew by 500,000 members in 2025 despite - or better, partly because of - all Trump and MAGA tried. The winds of change are shifting! https://t.co/lPvpfohRHu
theguardian.com
Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers
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#WolffBites: Rubio expands MAGA to advocate for MSGA - make colonialism great again - instead of "managing the orderly decline of the west." Like Don Quixote tilting against windmills, Rubio and Trump aim to reverse world history. Result is disorderly decline.
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Jesse Jackson was a product of his time. His 1988 presidential campaign was endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America and by Bernie Sanders. He spoke at Hugo Chavez's funeral in Venezuela. He helped prepare for today's rediscovery of socialism in the US.
capitalresearch.org
The New York mayoral candidate has been compared to Bernie & AOC. But the success of today’s socialist Democrats traces back to Jesse Jackson in 1988.
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UK, German leaders make a "moral case for rearmament." Hoping to offset very low, declining popularity, both leaders beat war drums, this time against Russia instead of 2 World Wars against one another. https://t.co/HkqSlOkxEJ
theguardian.com
Defence leaders write joint appeal urging public on need to be prepared for war with Russia and resulting costs
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#WolffBites: In 2025, Trump gov't tried to incentivize US couples into having more children while deporting immigrants who have more children. So fewer births than 2024. Incoherent policies. https://t.co/I0zsvv7PPD
apnews.com
U.S. births slightly decreased in 2025. That's according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Hello friends, next month myself alongside @ShahramAzhar will be presenting “Marxian Class Analysis”, an Online Course. This is part of the Left Education Project organized by @democracyatwrk and @LeftForum You may register at: https://t.co/xgEiw6NIHw
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