Puerto Rican Crises and Left Political Unity

<p>On this week's episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the new law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom banning "legacy and donor" favoritism in private college admissions to foster a "merit system." We also bring your attention to Javier Milei and his regime in Argentina as they impose austerity measures on the country: the masses will suffer to pay off debts that enriched the elite few in classic ways. </p> <p>Finally, we Interviewed economics Professor Ian Seda-Irizarry of the City University of New York about the conditions provoking the rise of the political left and left unity in Puerto Rico.</p> <p>Ian Seda-Irizarry is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at the<br /> Economics Department of John Jay College, City University of New York. His work<br /> focuses on the current socio-economic crisis of Puerto Rico and its relation to the<br /> island's first fiscal crisis in the mid-1970s.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can support our work by joining our Patreon community:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website: <a href="https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate">https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and others we produce possible each week.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.info</p>