Hundreds of billions circulate into U.S. weapons contracts, budgets for public needs are slashed, and the link between militarism, capitalism, and austerity is treated like a taboo.
Watch the full video: Clara Mattei on the war economy
youtu.be/oKP2WZN1lac
28.02.2026 23:21 —
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Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers
The Treasury Department says it has ended its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers employed at the Internal Revenue Service.
#WolffBites: War on Iran for "regime change" violates UN charter and international law. On the same day, Trump "terminates" collective bargaining contracts US gov't signed with thousands of federal workers. Declining empire's desperate moves.
apnews.com/article/trea...
28.02.2026 16:23 —
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If the system needs constant force to keep people dependent, what does that say about the system?
There is more space for alternatives than we’re told.
Clara Mattei on why austerity reveals weakness, not strength.
▶ Watch the full talk: Why Austerity Works for Capitalism
youtu.be/8RhMZtaoPEQ
25.02.2026 13:08 —
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How Wall Street’s Apollo got tangled up again in the Epstein files | CNN Business
Jeffrey Epstein is once again haunting one of the most powerful firms on Wall Street: Apollo Global Management.
#WolffBites: Two US teachers' unions with over $27 billion in pension funds invested with Apollo Management are concerned about Apollo's work with Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction for soliciting prostitution. Investigations called for.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/21/b...
24.02.2026 15:01 —
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YouTube video by BreakThrough News
Marco Rubio calls for revival of Western colonialism
#WolffBites: Rubio expands MAGA to advocate for MSGA - make colonialism great again - instead of "managing the orderly decline of the west." Like Don Quixote tilting against windmills, Rubio and Trump aim to reverse world history. Result is disorderly decline.
www.youtube.com/shorts/F5cDf...
18.02.2026 15:52 —
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Feb. 23, 1868: W. E. B. Du Bois Born
W. E. B. Du Bois, sociologist, historian, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor, was one of the most important scholars of the 20th century.
Born #tdih 1868: William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois, one of most important scholars of 20th century.
Sociologist, historian, Pan-Africanist, author, editor; co-founder of NAACP, leader of Niagara Movement, & editor of NAACP’s The Crisis Magazine. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...
23.02.2026 20:33 —
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Available now! @democracyatwork.bsky.social @profwolff.bsky.social
23.02.2026 21:46 —
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When the “good intentions” story fails, they panic because the whole system depends on the public believing it’s never about profit.
▶ Watch the full conversation - Vulture Capitalism: Empire, Bailouts, Monopoly Power #GraceBlakeley - youtu.be/joKEWXqzFoE
#Imperialism #VultureCapitalism
22.02.2026 19:04 —
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Loved this interview and all the new stuff from @freefreeforum.bsky.social. Super clarifying and made me want to read Clara Mattei’s new book, Escape from Capitalism
21.02.2026 17:38 —
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Professor Ian Seda-Irizarry of @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social on the issues facing Puerto Rico with @profwolff.bsky.social on an episode of #EconomicUpdate! Listen to the rest on our youtube channel! #economics #debt #austerity #history #latinamerica #puertorico #politics #imperialism
05.04.2025 17:21 —
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YouTube video by Democracy At Work
Economic Update: The Jeffrey Epstein Class
All new episode of #EconomicUpdate today with @profwolff.bsky.social discussing "The Jeffrey #Epstein #Class" at 4:30 PM ET here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXvV... #democracyatwork @democracyatwork.bsky.social
23.02.2026 20:30 —
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Please join us for @nararoberta.bsky.social's lecture, "Black Struggle, Global Dialogue: Race and Democracy in 20th-Century Authoritarian Brazil," on Thurs., Feb. 26 at 4.30. The event is free and open to the public. If you'll be in Hartford, we hope to see you there!
13.02.2026 15:34 —
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#WolffBites: One key risk in Trump's tariffs was always that they might be changed or ended (by SCOTUS, US elections, or Trump). One key risk in going to war against Iran is that the US might lose (as it did in Vietnam or Afghanistan). Such are the dilemmas of declining empires.
20.02.2026 21:09 —
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YouTube video by Democracy At Work
Economic Update: How the U.S. tax System Worsens Inequality
Check out last week's #EconomicUpdate with @profwolff.bsky.social and Professor Ray Madoff discussing "How the U.S. #tax System Worsens #Inequality" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciUb...
16.02.2026 16:16 —
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You pay 6%, millionaires pay 1%
A $25k to $50k worker pays 6.2% into Social Security.
A $2M salary pays about 0.6%.
That’s what “regressive” means, working people pay a higher share.
▶ Watch the full conversation - Why You Pay More and Get Less: City Budgets Explained - youtu.be/joKEWXqzFoE
11.02.2026 15:01 —
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A lot of the money behind the AI boom is coming from pension funds of working class people and when parts of the AI bubble burst, private capital gets protected, while ordinary people can be left with the losses.
The AI Data Center Gold Rush: The Bailout State Behind It - youtu.be/fHwYIFa1mNE
18.02.2026 15:24 —
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US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault
Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers
#WolffBites: Growing US movements of resistance and for change now include US labor unions. They grew by 500,000 members in 2025 despite - or better, partly because of - all Trump and MAGA tried. The winds of change are shifting!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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