Today we continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism, a method for understanding

and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries and thinkers and organizers

of modern history. Mainstream politicians talk about small government or big government,

but never tell the truth about who the government

serves. We'll discuss Marxism's theory of the state and how the state that rules over the

United States serves to entrench the wealth and power of the already elite.

We need a new system. 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. 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 Socialist Program

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become a patron today if you enjoy 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. Be sure to check out his work at R.D.Wolf.com. That's R.D.W.F.f.com.

Professor Wolf, welcome back. Thank you, Brian. Glad to be here.

Well, we've covered a lot of territory in the last several weeks.

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