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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 3h

#WolffBites: Capitalism's decline inside rich nations is matched by gross international failures to end poor nations' underdevelopment. Unspeakable utterly unnecessary suffering while capitalist billionaires amass still more rather than use it humanely.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world

Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetings

www.theguardian.com

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming book talk! "Victor Serge: Unruly #Revolutionary" with Mitchell Abidor based on the new book from @plutopress.bsky.social RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/serge-...

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's tariffs turn Switzerland away from trade with the US. So US further isolated. Tariffs also raise prices of Swiss medical devices for US customers. Similar stories in many nations. Trump's tariffs cost the US economy bigtime.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump tariffs: Swiss companies target alternative export markets

Swiss exporters are looking at new markets after being hit by heavy US tariffs.

www.bbc.com

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 3d

#WolffBites: US capitalism's decline further expands the wealth gap. 10% "haves" vs 90% "have much less"... "Premium" (pricier) seats bring profit gains to big old airlines, but cheaper seats and cheaper planes have fewer customers so their profits fall.

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Axios Closer - 1 big thing: Premiums take flight

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this book talk on "Karl #Marx in #America" with historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project #educaiton #history #US #philosophy #politics RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/marx-i...

Karl Marx in America with Andrew Hartman - Marxist Education Project

Historian Andrew Hartman introduces his new book, Karl Marx in America. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States ... Read more

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this upcoming book talk from comrades at the
Marxist Education Project with Alyssa Battistoni on the new book "#Capitalism and the Politics of #Nature" from
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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Capitalism and the Politics of Nature with Alyssa Battistoni - Marxist Education Project

In her new book Free Gifts, Alyssa Battistoni explores capitalism’s persistent failure to place value on nature. She argues that the key question is not the moral issue of why ... Read more

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 9d

Upcoming reading group organized by comrades at
The Marxist Education Project, "Planetary #Crises: #Capital vs. the ‘Free Gifts’ of Nature" @democracyatwork.bsky.social #educate #agitate #organize Register here: marxedproject.org/event/planet...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 2d

This Nobel Peace Prize isn’t for peace, it’s to honor those who privatize, deregulate, and serve empire not those who fight for humanity.

This “peace” award is a tool to validate capitalist hawks and whitewash imperial agendas in the name of democracy.

#NobelPeacePrize #Machado #Austerity

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 2d

Blood on My Hands: My Confidant's Actions Branded me Violent, is the latest in our incarcerated writers series with @empowermentave.bsky.social.

It offers a deeply personal reflection about the experience of being convicted of "aiding and abetting" violence.
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Blood on My Hands – Spectre Journal

Convicted of aiding and abetting a murder, Mithrellas Curtis reflects on how her codefendant’s violence permanently branded her a “violent felon,” exposing the injustice of a system that punishes peop...

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Matthew Rozsa @rozsa.bsky.social · 2d

Climate change proves Karl Marx correct.

That's a big part of why conservatives feel so threatened by climate science.

Liberals are reluctant to bring this up too — but the truth can't be ignored when the world is on fire.

@democracyatwork.bsky.social

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Climate change proves Karl Marx correct

In this article, I briefly explain how.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 5d

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In Gaza, destruction is rewarded with contracts and the “peace plan” is property development.

Historian @adamtooze.bsky.social & economist Clara Mattei trace how capitalism profits through ruin: war, austerity, and reconstruction form one system of control.

Profiting Twice: War, Peace, and the Business of Gaza | Adam Tooze

YouTube video by FREE – Forum for Real Economic Emancipation

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 4d

#WolffBites: China leads the world in production and use of electric cars. It is far ahead of the US and EU, with the gap between them and China widening.

www.iea.org/reports/glob...

Trends in electric car markets – Global EV Outlook 2025 – Analysis - IEA

Global EV Outlook 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

www.iea.org

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 5d

US liquor exports to Canada drop 85% in 2025. Trump never grasped how a declining US empire and economy cannot impose tariffs on the world without all sorts of very costly retaliation.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

US liquor exports fall by 85% in Canada after Trump sparks tariff dispute

Spirit exports were down 9 percent in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the previous year

www.independent.co.uk

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 4d

Wolff Responds: "Communism, Socialism & How They Differ." Dated October 8, 2025

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Wolff Responds: "Communism, Socialism & How They Differ." Dated October 8, 2025

YouTube video by RichardDWolff

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 4d

The Government Shut Down Is the Democrats’ Pathetic Response to Trump open.substack.com/pub/democrac... @profwolff.bsky.social

The Government Shut Down Is the Democrats’ Pathetic Response to Trump

Prof Wolff on The Socialist Program

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 4d

The Economics of the Ukraine Proxy War & Collapse of Europe open.substack.com/pub/democrac... @profwolff.bsky.social

The Economics of the Ukraine Proxy War & Collapse of Europe

Richard Wolff with Glenn Diesen

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 5d

#WolffBites: Desperate British Conservative Party leader Badenoch out-trumps Trump: scapegoats immigrants to distract from UK's disastrous economy and total decline of the Conservative Party since Brexit (that she voted for).

www.instagram.com/reel/DPa0tQy...

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 9d

Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 10d

Upcoming Event: Building #Solidarity, Building Power with
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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 7d

#WolffBites: US troops target US cities, gov't shuts down, economic and political conflict and uncertainty surge. No wonder tariffs do not lead CEOs to relocate jobs back to the US

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 6d

Today at 4:30 PM ET! New episode of #EconomicUpdate with
@profwolff.bsky.social #democracyatwork @democracyatwork.bsky.social Watch it then here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvB4...

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Matthew Rozsa @rozsa.bsky.social · 7d

Climate change is devastating Africa.

Africa is the inhabited region least culpable for climate change.

Yet whenever I cover this issue, Westerners show contempt for Africans.

It's disgusting.

@democracyatwork.bsky.social

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 11d

#Capitalism isn’t #freedom. It’s #coercion dressed as choice.

Economist @claraemattei explains why, and why it matters today.
 📍Watch the full explainer: youtu.be/lPBmGP8CDus

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What Is Capitalism? Not What You Think

YouTube video by FREE – Forum for Real Economic Emancipation

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 9d

Please join us on October 11th "Building Solidarity, Building Power" with Democracy At Work Women Building Up @coopjax.bsky.social #CEANYC #USSolidarityEconomicNetwork #ChiFreshKitchen @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social #BrooklynPackers and more REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3ae5pbuu

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Upcoming Event: Building #Solidarity, Building Power with
@democracyatwork.bsky.social Women Building Up @coopjax.bsky.social CEANYC @ChiFreshKitchen @profwolff.bsky.social @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social @BrooklynPackers and more REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3ae5pbuu

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 9d

Upcoming reading group organized by comrades at
The Marxist Education Project, "Planetary #Crises: #Capital vs. the ‘Free Gifts’ of Nature" @democracyatwork.bsky.social #educate #agitate #organize Register here: marxedproject.org/event/planet...

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