A new poll shows that the American people have lost faith in the economy.

They have lost faith in capitalism.

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 excited to have Professor Richard Wolfe join us again for our regular weekly segment, where we discuss 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 Program

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not yet to become a patron today. Richard Wolfe is the co-founder of the organization, Democracy at

Work. He's the author of many books, including understanding capitalism, which is available

at Democracy at Work. Info.

Professor Wolfe, welcome back.

Thank you very much, Brian.

Glad to be here.

Well, not a shock to you, Richard,

and perhaps not a shock to our audience,

but the Wall Street Journal made a big deal out of it.

So did the New York Times.

America is becoming a nation of economic pessimists. Well, when they say the nation, they're talking about a certain part of the

nation, Richard. But here's what it says. A new Wall Street Journal, N-O-R-C poll,

finds that the share of people who say they have a good chance of improving their

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