Today's Pandemic as a Crisis of Capitalism
July 23, 2020
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Episode 29 · July 23, 2020
Today's Pandemic as a Crisis of Capitalism
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Today's Pandemic as a Crisis of Capitalism
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<div dir="ltr">On this week's episode, Prof. Wolff presents the following updates: company cutting candy bar size but keeping the same price, Barcelona punishes landlords with empty apartments, Macy's closing stores while giving $millions bonuses to top executives, IMF anti-Covid-19 funds used instead to pay off private loans, health insurer profits because people cannot afford and fear doctor and hospital visits, Amazon profits from pandemic. On the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff interviews epidemiologist Rob Wallace on capitalist agriculture and viral pandemics. <div class="yj6qo"> </div> <div class="adL"> </div> </div> <div class="adL"> </div>
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