On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss  the steepest rise in prices in the last 30 years, which has set off  alarm bells and handed politicians like Joe Manchin a convenient excuse  to deepen their opposition to pro-worker social programs. Where does  inflation come from in a capitalist economy? What effect does it have on  the working class and on the capitalist class?

Professor Richard  Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at  Work. You can check out his work at rdwolff.com.

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