The ruling class mainstream media and the Trump White House are, quote, warning, close quote,

of the dangers of the possible election of a socialist mayoral candidate in New York City.

His name is Zorimam Dani.

In spite of the ruling class pushback against his campaign, many of his policies, like

Taxing the Rich, are wildly popular and not just in New York City.

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. The 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 Program

brings you content several days a week. Thanks to the support of our patrons at patreon.com

forward slash the socialist program. We appreciate all of your support and encourage you if you're not

yet to become a patron today. Richard Wolfe is the co-founder of the organization, Democracy at Work,

is 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.

It is remarkable to be here, and it is remarkable that you open with what you just did

because it makes it clear that we really are at a bit of a historic moment here.

Right, indeed.

In many ways, the country has entered a sort of watershed period, I think.

First of all, for our audience, Richard, we're recording this on election day, on Tuesday,

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