Richard Wolff: What Makes Mao Such an Important Marxist?

Full Episode:    • Richard Wolff: Trump, Hitler, and the End ...   Main Channel:    / @robinsonerhardt   Robinson’s Podcast #248 - Richard Wolff: Trump, Hitler, and the End of the American Empire Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s eighth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, episode #243, he and Robinson discussed 2025 and the first weeks of Trump’s presidency, as well as what’s to come. More particularly, they discuss the irrelevance of Donald Trump, his domestic and global policies, China, narratives on the right and left, and the future of the United States. In this episode, they continue the discussion by diving deeper into recent events, Doge, Elon Musk, the relationship between Trump and Hitler, and important historical Marxists. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism (Democracy at Work, 2024). Understanding Capitalism (Book): ⁠https://www.democracyatwork.info/unde... Richard’s Website: ⁠https://www.rdwolff.com⁠ Economic Update: ⁠https://www.democracyatwork.info/econ... Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University.