The Economics of a Dying Empire (w/ Richard Wolff) | The Chris Hedges Report

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.

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(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