Cornel West Tells the Grim Truth About COVID in the U.S. - Economic Update w/ Richard Wolff

Dr. Cornel West and Richard Wolff discuss the failure of the United States to implement a public response to a public threat in COVID-19. The sad, decayed state of the American experiment does not mean we can give up on fighting against capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy! "When you have a public life that is so debased, and degraded, and devalued that when there's a public threat, you're unable to provide an effective public response... It's clear that America is a colossal failure in terms of having a high quality, public life and therefore public response to public problems."- Dr. Cornel West This is a clip from S11 E39 of Economic Update: "Cornel West on "Black Prophetic Fire"" Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at    • Economic Update: Cornel West on "Black Pro...   You can also listen to this show on our website or as a podcast on your favorite podcast player. ______________________________________________________________________________________ We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon:   / economicupdate   Become a monthly donor via our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate _______________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! www.democracyatwork.info/books “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democra... _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: http://bit.ly/2J3bEZR Follow us ONLINE: Patreon:   / economicupdate   Websites: http://www.democracyatwork.info/econo... http://www.rdwolff.com Facebook:   / economicupdate     / richarddwolff     / democracyatwrk   Twitter:   / profwolff     / democracyatwrk   Instagram:   / democracyatwrk   Subscribe to our podcast: http://economicupdate.libsyn.com Shop our Store: http://bit.ly/2JkxIfy