Hurricane Ian has caused historic devastation throughout Florida, leaving over 100 dead and destroying

homes and critical infrastructure.

All of the extreme inequalities of the capitalist system are on display in the wake of this massive

disaster.

We need a new system. 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 very excited to have Professor Richard Wolfe join us for a regular weekly segment

where we discuss the biggest stories relating to the economy, the state of the working

class, and the crimes of big business.

I'm Walter Smolerick, filling in for Brian Becker.

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encourage you to become a patron today if you enjoy listening to the show. Richard Wolfe is the

co-founder of the organization, Democracy at Work, and the author of many books. The latest being,

The Sickness is the System. When Capitalism fails to save us from pandemics or itself,

you can check out all of his work at r.d.wolf.com. Well, Professor Wolf, I mean, let's just start

by talking about the scale of this disaster. I mean, this is a hugely powerful hurricane

that slammed into Florida. It also did massive, massive damage in Cuba and then subsequently

flooded other parts of the United States that were not Florida. So how bad is this? I mean,

how devastating is the aftermath of this? And what can we see so far from the

government's response? Well, you know, the human race has been around for thousands of years.

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