Radical Economist Richard Wolff Has a Prescription for the Struggling Economy

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Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with economist Richard Wolff. But first some listener comments about yesterday's interview with Republican commentator Chris Ingram. Here's what four listeners had to say.

Our guest today is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Richard Wolff. He's in high demand these days as a guest on radio and television see:. He and David Barsamian have written a new book called OCCUPY THE ECONOMY: CHALLENGING CAPITALISM. And he joins us now to talk about the recession, reviving the middle class, Wall Street and yesterday's May Day protests.