Germans went to the polls Sunday.

The outcome showed the virtual collapse of left-center parties.

Right-wing political forces, including the AFD, made significant gain.

So did one of the leftist organizations.

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 Wolf 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.

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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,

including Understanding Capitalism, which is available at Democracy at Work.com.

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

You know, in the early 60s, Richard, you will remember that Bob Dylan wrote a song, The Times

They Are a Changing, became very popular, emblematic of a new era in the early 60s of the

idea that change was coming.

It was a progressive change.

It was a change, even though ill-defined, moving in a progressive direction.

The times they are changing right now, too, Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House.

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