The Economics of a Dying Empire (w/ Richard Wolff) | The Chris Hedges Report
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April 9, 2025
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Professor Richard Wolff dissects the erratic and unpredictable nature of the Trump administration's economic policy, and how it signals the decline of American Empire. Support my independent journalism at Substack: https://chrishedges.substack.com/ Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/chrishedges (0:00) Intro (2:54) The deal behind the New Deal (14:14) Privatizing (16:38) Privatization’s destruction (21:22) Trump’s tariffs (27:47) Kickstarting American manufacturing (33:55) The dollar and Empire (40:08) Where are we headed economically? (48:23) Outro
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