Economic Update: Record Homelessness Defies US "Solutions"
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[S12 E35] Record Homelessness Defies US "Solutions" In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on China's changed global economic strategy, California's struggle over higher minimum wages, Boston Mayor siding with Starbucks' strikers, and “regulatory capture" issue again as Philip Morris hires top FDA tobacco scientist. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Rob Robinson, formerly homeless community organizer, on today's record homelessness despite decades of programs to "solve" the homelessness crisis. *Min 2:35 correction: China **Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon: / democracyatwork and help us spread Prof. Wolff's message to a larger audience. Every donation counts! A special thank you to our devoted Patreon community whose contributions make this show possible each week. ****************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE: EU Podcast | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRADIO SUPPORT: Join our Patreon community at / democracyatwork or donate on our website at democracyatwork.info/donate Follow us ONLINE: Facebook: / economicupdate / richarddwolff / democracyatwrk Twitter: / profwolff / democracyatwrk Instagram: / democracyatwrk DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/democracya... Shop our CO-OP made MERCH: https://democracy-at-work-shop.myshop... Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: https://www.democracyatwork.info/geti... ****************************************************************************************** About our Guest: Rob Robinson is a formerly homeless community organizer and activist based in New York City. His work focuses on changing people’s fundamental relationship to land and housing. He works with social movements around the world including the Movement of People Affected by Dams in Brazil (MAB), the Landless Workers Movement in Brazil (MST), Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa (the Shackdwellers movement) and the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages in Spain (the PAH). Rob is the USA-Canada Coordinator of International Alliance of Inhabitants, an alliance of 12,000 members worldwide which supports a Zero Evictions Platform. As a longtime member of the US Human Rights Network, his work is framed in international human rights law. In the US he works with communities on several social issues including, poverty and debt, police violence against the poor, gentrification and access to broadband. He is a regular guest lecturer at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He has lectured at several US law school human rights institutes, including University of Miami, Northeastern University Massachusetts, University of California at Berkeley and Harvard. Rob is currently an adjunct professor of Urbanism in the Design and Urban Ecology program at Parsons New School University. Links: leftforum.org ****************************************************************************************** NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is now available at: https://www.lulu.com/ “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.democracyatwork.info/books ****************************************************************************************** SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS: 1. China's changed global economic strategy: https://asiatimes.com/2022/07/sino-fo... https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/07... 2. California's minimum wages: https://capitalandmain.com/california... 3. Boston Mayor: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/busi... https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/... 4. The FDA’s top science regulator of the tobacco industry: http://www.healthcommentary.org/2022/...
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