Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism
Richard Wolff
Monday, 16 Nov 2015 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor at the New School University in New York. His groundbreaking book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism inspired the creation of Democracy at Work, a nonprofit organization dedicated to showing how and why to make democratic workplaces real. Wolff's recent work has concentrated on analyzing the causes and alternative solutions to the global economic crisis. His other books include Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism and Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.Wolff hosts the weekly hour-long nationally syndicated radio program "Economic Update," and he writes regularly for The Guardian and Truthout.org. He appears frequently on television and radio to discuss his work, with recent guest spots including Real Time with Bill Maher, Moyers & Company, Charlie Rose, Up with Chris Hayes, and Democracy Now!.
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- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Wake Up
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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