On the eve of Trump imposing tariffs that will upend the world economy I interview renowned world political economist, and New York based, Prof Richard Wolff.

He is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachuesetts Amherst and a visiting professor in the graduate program in international affairs of the New School. He has also taught economics at Yale University, City University of New York, University of Paris (Sorbonne) and The Brecht Forum in New York City.

If you listen to no other podcast on economics this year I urge you to listen to this one. Over the course of our hour long conversation Prof Wolff not only unpacks Trumpism and the impact his tariff agenda will have on the world economy, he provides a razor sharp analysis of Capitalism and offers practical solutions on how we could put an end to the rule of the oligarchs and a create a fairer society.

If you would like to know more about Prof Wolff’s work and how we can return to having a meaningful democracy in our daily lives please visit :

https://www.democracyatwork.info

His youtube channel has just over 500,000 subscribers and you can find here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/democracyatwrk/videos

Prof Wolff will be beaming in from the USA as a key speaker at the Post-Capitalist Aotearoa: Wellington Conference to Explore a New Economic Future at St Andrew’s On The Terrace

April 23 -24 2025 which you can find out about and register at

www.proutresearch.nz

Or contact

Bruce Dyer

Email: info@proutresearch.nz

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