French President Macron, among the foremost defenders in the world of the neoliberal economic model,

was dealt a major blow in last weekend's legislative election and lost his majority in Parliament.

Around the globe, this type of pro-corporate establishment politics that has dominated for decades is becoming deeply delegitimized.

But will the left or the fascist right step in to fill the void?

We need a new system. We need a new society.

We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible

even a few weeks ago, but is not only realizable,

but an imperative necessity. We are happy to have Professor Richard Wolfe join us again for a regular weekly segment

where we talk about the biggest stories related to the economy, the state of the working

class, and the crimes of big business.

I'm your host, Brian Becker.

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Richard Wolfe is the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work.

He's the author of many books, the latest being The Sickness is the System,

when capitalism fails to save us from pandemics or itself.

There's a new hard copy edition of Professor Wolfe's book, Understanding Marxism.

It's been released recently.

It features a new, lengthy introduction,

strengthening the case for why Marxism is indeed worth understanding. You can check out all of his work at R-D-Wolf.com. That's R-D-W-O-L-F-F.com. Professor Wolfe, welcome back.

Thank you, Brian. Glad to be here.

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