The State as a Tool of Class Oppression

<p>Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a series of discussions &nbsp;about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing &nbsp;the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. &nbsp;Today, they discuss the Marxist theory of the state. Mainstream &nbsp;politicians talk about small government and big government, but never &nbsp;tell the truth about who the government serves.</p> <p>Richard Wolff is &nbsp;the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work and the author of &nbsp;many books, the latest being “The Sickness is the System: When &nbsp;Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself”. You can check out &nbsp;his work at rdwolff.com.</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=53aaf-1-1624495100773" 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>