It’s More Than Just Money: When Capitalism Hits the Fan (The True Story of this Economic Meltdown)

This is an incredible lecture that everyone needs to peep that breaks down the current state of affairs with our economy. This cat Professor Richard Wolff is a beast when it comes to this as he lets us know what is going down goes beyond money... The quality on these clips aren’t all that great... You can get better qualities at his website..http://www.capitalismhitsthefan.com/

Below is a more detailed description of what’s on these clips…They come in 9 parts.

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today’s economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself.

Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate and American workers were forced into a dysfunctional spiral of borrowing and debt that ultimately exploded in the mortgage meltdown.

By placing the crisis within this larger historical and systemic frame, Wolff argues convincingly that the proposed government “bailouts,” stimulus packages, and calls for increased market regulation will not be enough to address the real causes of the crisis – in the end suggesting that far more fundamental change will be necessary to avoid future catastrophes.

Richly illustrated with motion graphics and charts, this is a superb introduction designed to help ordinary citizens understand, and react to, the unraveling economic crisis.

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 1-Three Things the Economic Crisis is Not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOD7RFpOGI

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 2-How We Got Here: American Exceptionalism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_qnazVW_U

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 3-History Interrupted: The Trauma of Flat Wages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHL_jEY2LIw

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 4-Coping with Trauma: The People’s Response http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4Ot3SlyUU

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 5-The Meaning of the Trauma for Business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqwp37sHYg

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 6-Bust and No Boom In Sight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guHnKFQUeVo

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 7-What Won’t Work: Re-Regulation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpDYuXOOd8g

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 8-So What Might Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAAxzI_ZPRM

Capitalism Hits the Fan pt 9-Beyond Free Markets and Regulation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Afs7VxlBU