Vijay Prashad joins Richard Wolff to discuss the United States' reliance on military power to enforce international policies as they slow down in economic influence. “If we look history in the eye now, what we see is a depletion of economic power in particular and the United States substituting military force for economic power, and that is an extraordinary dangerous situation for most of the world.“ - Vijay Prashad This is a clip from S12 E31 of Economic Update: The Deepening Fragility of US Power Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at You can also listen to this show on our website or as a podcast on your favorite podcast player. ______________________________________________________________________________________ We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon: Become a monthly donor via our website: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: “The Sickness is the System,“ “Understanding Socialism,“ by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: Jump right in: Follow us ONLINE: Patreon: Websites: DailyMotion: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe to our podcast: Shop our Store:
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