The inflation crisis continues to deepen as the pace of price increases picks up,

and workers find it harder and harder to afford the basic necessities of life.

But the Federal Reserve Board remains intent on hiking interest rates further,

possibly to induce a recession as they seek to stabilize the economy

at the expense of those who have already suffered so much.

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. Andy. We are excited to have Professor Richard Wolfe join us again for our regular weekly segment

where we talk about

the biggest stories related to the economy, the state of the working class, and the crimes of

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listening to this show.

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 that's been recently released. It features a new

lengthy introduction, strengthening the case for why Marxism is worth understanding.

You can check out all of his work at R-D-Wolf.com.

That's R-D-W-O-L-F-F dot com.

Richard Wolfe, welcome back.

Thank you, Brian.

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