Debating state vs. private influence misses the point - Richard Wolff

"The problems of this country are not reducible to [having] more or less state or private [involvement]. That's a way to focus people away from something else that needs change, namely the organization inside the workplace, in terms of who makes the decisions and how the place is run. That too is an enormously important lesson from what the failures to cope with Covid have meant." - Richard Wolff This is a clip from Economic Update: The Economics Lesson Taught by the Pandemic [Season 11, Episode 3] Watch the full episode:    • Economic Update: The Economics Lesson Taug...   _______________________________________________________________________________________ We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon:   / economicupdate   Become a monthly donor via our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate _______________________________________________________________________________________ Learn more about Prof Wolff's NEW BOOK, "The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself," that came out mid-September, on our books page: www.democracyatwork.info/books "Indeed, his book is so thorough, so comprehensive in its insightful analysis, that it is a practically a one-stop center for anyone who wants to understand why the year 2020 has been such a dumpster fire." - SALON Check out Prof. Wolff's other books "Understanding Socialism" and "Understanding Marxism" http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democra... _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: http://bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: http://bit.ly/2J3bEZR Follow us ONLINE: Patreon:   / economicupdate   Websites: http://www.democracyatwork.info/econo... http://www.rdwolff.com Facebook:   / economicupdate     / richarddwolff     / democracyatwrk   Twitter:   / profwolff     / democracyatwrk   Instagram:   / democracyatwrk   Subscribe to our podcast: http://economicupdate.libsyn.com Shop our Store: http://bit.ly/2JkxIfy