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Democracy At Work

@democracyatwrk

d@w produces media & live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems & to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. Co-founded by @Profwolff

New York, NY Katılım Ocak 2012
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Richard D. Wolff
Richard D. Wolff@profwolff·
#WolffBites: Trump's tariff refunds are a bribe to get business support. Many businesses passed on their tariff costs by upping prices to retail consumers. Yet only businesses - not consumers - get tariff rebates. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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#WolffBites: "Too big to fail" excused big corporate bailouts in 2008-09. Trump's $500 million bailout for Spirit Airlines needs a different excuse (Spirit carries only 3-4% of US airline passengers). #story1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">axios.com/newsletters/ax…
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Richard D. Wolff@profwolff·
Wolff Responds: "The War in Iran, a losing economic proposition" Dated April 22, 2026
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#WolffBites: World's biggest condom-maker raises condom prices 20-30% because of US-Israel war on Iran and resulting close of the strait of Hormuz. More and more products rising in price for same reason. independent.co.uk/news/health/ka…
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"We have been formatted to be passive consumers." The candidates are preselected. The choices are narrow. After you vote, your influence on policy is near zero. Matt Harder and @claraemattei on why democracy feels broken and what participatory budgeting can do about it.
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#WolffBites: When one empire (the US) declines, it often denies its decline yet also takes desperate risks to slow the decline. The unwanted result: faster decline and faster rise of the next empire (China). #story1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">axios.com/newsletters/ax…
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Sovereign Media@sov_media·
BANKERS PUSH FOR WAR ON IRAN When JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently branded Iran a nation of “bad people” deserving military punishment, economist Richard Wolff saw something deeper. “Are the people who dominate our economy any different, really, from Donald Trump?” Wolff asked. “Pathetic is the only word to describe it.” The numbers explain why. During the first quarter of 2026, as the attack on Iran intensified, JPMorgan Chase posted trading revenues of $11.6 billion, the highest in its history. Citigroup’s net income jumped 42% to $5.8 billion. Combined profits for the top three U.S. banks exceeded $25 billion. Volatility is the banker’s friend. When war erupts, oil prices swing, uncertainty spikes, and clients rush to trade. “Healthy volatility,” as JPMorgan’s CFO put it, drives record earnings. This pattern is global and historical. Research across 179 countries found that during violent conflicts, foreign banks increase lending to the military sector by 24%. CCTV quoted Wolff saying “American bombs bring nothing but economic backlash”, except for banks booking record profits. As Wolff concluded, the men who dominate our economy and those who start wars are “the same people.” Their priorities are simple: profit above all else. And nothing generates profit quite like war - the cornerstone of empire’s capitalism. @VoxUmmah @venanalysis @qiaocollective @ProgIntl @KawsachunNews @OrinocoTribune @blkagendareport @SoberaniaPod
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#WolffBites: Yale's report on public hostility towards "higher education" carefully avoid touching one key reason: Yale led the way for colleges to convert to conglomerate businesses, buying and running hospitals, etc.  nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/…
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