An Empire in Decline: Why the Ruling Class Blame Game Will Fail

<p>On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff &nbsp;discuss the increasingly unstable political environment, as Dr. Wolff &nbsp;writes about in his newest article. He argues that some politicians are &nbsp;denying there are any problems while some find a scapegoat where they &nbsp;can direct people's anger--and both of which are symptoms of the &nbsp;political elite desperately trying to protect the capitalist system.</p> <p>Professor &nbsp;Richard Wolff is an author &amp; co-founder of the organization &nbsp;Democracy at Work. You can check out his work at <a href="http://rdwolff.com/" target="_blank">rdwolff.com</a>, and read the article here: <a href="https://www.alternet.org/2022/01/capitalism" target="_blank">https://www.alternet.org/2022/01/capitalism</a>.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=3e2910-1-1643743867679" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>