Last month's inflation report showed the steepest rise in prices in the last 30 years, setting

off alarm bells and handing politicians like Joe Manchin a convenient excuse to deepen their

opposition to pro-worker social programs.

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.

Music Deepening unemployment, a looming wave of evictions, massive and widening inequality.

There's no denying it.

Capitalism is in crisis and capitalism is the crisis.

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 big business. I'm your host, Brian Becker. The Socialist

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Richard Wolf 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.

And there is a new hard copy edition of Professor Wolfe's book, Understanding Marxism,

which has just been released, which features a new lengthy introduction,

which strengthens 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.F.F. Professor Wolf, welcome back. Thank you, Brian.

Glad to be here.

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