1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this week's show, Prof. Wolff explains why capitalism does not deserve credit for improved living conditions, Home Depot billionaire blames US capitalism's problems on US workers being &quot;lazy, fat, and stupid,&quot; Southwest Airlines as example of failures by both corporations and their gov't &quot;regulators,&quot; George Santos as creature of capitalist advertising. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Chris Hedges on the crisis of corporate America in 2023. Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff http://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25725324/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/25725324