No. 53 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Marxian economist, host of Economic Update
Richard Wolff is a Marxian economist, professor emeritus at UMass Amherst and host of the program Economic Update.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Richard Wolff's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Makes the case for socialism against free-market economists, including Gene Epstein in one of the Soho Forum's most-watched debates.
Wolff has taught at Yale, City College of New York and the Sorbonne, and is a visiting professor at The New School.
In 1988 he co-founded the journal Rethinking Marxism.
On the record
2019
November 5, 2019
Formal debate
Against Gene Epstein · The Soho Forum, New York
Wolff argued that socialism is preferable to capitalism for freedom, equality and prosperity. The recording has been viewed millions of times.
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