Economic Update: Noam Chomsky on Fragile US Empire

[S12 E30] Noam Chomsky on Fragile US Empire In this week’s show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on US freight workers strike preparations; progressives and labor targeting municipal government; Chipotle store-closing to stop unionizing, and Occupy Wall Street’s “Debt Collective“ $5.8 billion student loan forgiveness win. In the second half of the show, Prof. Wolff interviews Noam Chomsky on the decline and fragility of the US empire, the role of US military, and the rise of fascism as a coping mechanism. **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: and help us spread Prof. Wolff’s message to a larger audience. Every donation counts! A special thank you to our devoted EU 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 or donate on our website at Follow us ONLINE: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: DailyMotion: Shop our CO-OP made MERCH: ... Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: ****************************************************************************************** About our Guest: Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the staff of the Massachusetts Institute in 1955, retiring as Institute Professor after 60 years, and taking a position as Laureate Professor at the University of Arizona. He is a member of many professional societies in the US and abroad and has received many awards and honorary degrees. He has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy, and has been engaged with many activist movements in the US and abroad. Latest book out August 30: The Withdrawal Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power published by New Press Website: ****************************************************************************************** NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is now available at: “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 ****************************************************************************************** SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS: 1. Freight rail workers: 2. Municipal government: 3. Chipotle: -