Today we discuss the Pandora papers, the massive leak of financial information,

exposing how the rich and powerful, or at least some of them, hide their assets and tax havens

around the world.

How does this institutionalized system of tax evasion function?

What does this tell us about how the capitalist system actually

works? 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.

Thank you. but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. 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 Program brings you content

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enjoy listening to this show.

Richard Wolfe is the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work, and 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 a new hard copy edition of Professor Wolfe's book,

Understanding Marxism 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.O.F.F.com.

Richard Wolfe, welcome back. Thank you. Glad to be here.

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