Richard Wolff
Richard D. Wolff is an American economist and professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a visiting professor at the New School. He is a co-founder of Democracy at Work, a nonprofit founded in 2012 that produces his long-running program Economic Update and related media examining capitalism and the economy from a Marxist, class-analysis perspective. He appears solo (including on Glenn Diesen's podcast) and as the weekly Dialogue Works duo with Michael Hudson.
Where they stand
A short read of where Richard Wolff lands on each front we follow, drawn from their recent appearances and refreshed whenever they turn up in a debrief.
Iran
US is desperately trying to extract itself from a lost war of choice without admitting defeat; Iran backed by Russia and China can hit back tit for tat
as of 2026-10-22
Ukraine & Russia
Europe's NATO expansion eastward aimed at carving up Russia has hit a Russian red line in Ukraine backed by China
as of 2026-10-22
Israel
Israel is a settler-colonial project committing genocide; US backing makes Trump share Israel's global isolation
as of 2026-10-22
East Asia
China is the one power able to keep pace with Western military technology and is increasingly supplying blueprints, intelligence and technology to Russia, Iran and the Houthis
as of 2026-10-22
American power
US empire is in denial of its decline; Europe is the US's future; the global south is no longer on the US side
as of 2026-10-22
The global economy
Debt model exhausted: US debt over $40 trillion, long-term yields over 5%, interest soon exceeding defense spending; Europe's euro and bond stress is deepening
as of 2026-10-21
Recent appearances
Richard Wolff: Europe Collapsing, Iran UNRAVELS the US Empire – Trump in DENIAL
Danny Haiphong · 2026-10-23
2026-10-22 · Dialogue Works (Nima Alkhorshid)watch ↗
BREAKING: Ansarallah Strikes Saudi Defense Ministry HQ & ARAMCO - w/ Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson
2026-10-15 · Dialogue Works (host: Nima Alkhorshid)watch ↗
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: BREAKING: Oil Tanker Ablaze in Gulf of Oman, SHIPS SINKING
2026-10-08 · Dialogue Works (Nima Alkhorshid)watch ↗
Richard Wolff: BREAKING: Pentagon Prepares for New Iran War as Hormuz & Bab al-Mandab Burn
2026-10-06 · Danny Haiphongwatch ↗
Richard Wolff: US Empire OVER, Petrodollar COLLAPSES as Trump's Iran War BACKFIRES
Earlier appearances (7)
2026-10-01 · Dialogue Works (Nima Alkhorshid)watch ↗
TRUMP: RUSSIA, NOT MIDDLE EAST, IS DRIVING THE DIESEL CRISIS - w/ Richard Wolff
2026-09-24 · Dialogue Workswatch ↗
Bessent: Iran will break in weeks or months (w/ Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson)
2026-09-17 · Dialogue Workswatch ↗
US passes Russia and Iran sanctions; Black Sea and Hormuz blockades tighten (duo w/ Hudson)
2026-09-03 · Dialogue Workswatch ↗
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast
~2026-08 · Glenn Diesen podcast (solo)
The decline of the American empire · sanctions as a dike · economic nationalism