The coronavirus pandemic, the deepening economic crash, dangerously divisive political responses, and exploding social tensions have thrown an already declining American capitalist system into a tailspin. In this video the economist Richard D. Wolff discusses how capitalism works and doesn't work as he describes his new book from Democracy at Work "The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself" and Douglas Lain tries to set up a conversation on State Capitalism and Workers Co-Ops for the parrot room. Democracy at Work https://www.democracyatwork.info/ Relevant Books The Sickness is the System by Richard Wolff https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/the-sickness-is-the-system Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks​​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/​​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books​​​ Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zer0 Books wants to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a33v82h8CyA

This video explores how cultural politics of both the neoliberal and neo-traditional sorts are symptoms of an impasse in the struggle for socialism. We examine Nathan Robinson's critique of Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti from the program Rising and his critique of Angela Nagle's essay on immigration, in order to offer a counter-critique that juxtaposes our current political problems against the long-standing crisis in Marxism. Relevant Books Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kill-all-normies-angela-nagle/1126407450 Relevant Reading The Left Case against Open Borders by Angela Nagle https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/11/the-left-case-against-open-borders/ Responding To “The Left Case Against Open Borders” by Nathan Robinson https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/11/responding-to-the-left-case-against-open-borders Isn’t “Right-Wing Populism” Just Fascism? by Nathan Robinson https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/06/isnt-right-wing-populism-just-fascism Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zer0 Books wants to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlHOLLrvquc

Derick Varn and Douglas Lain are the hosts of Pop the Left, a video podcast presented on this channel every other Thursday. This week we say goodbye to 2020 and consider the year of COVID in the context of both capitalist crises and the rise and fall of socialist movements. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAn8l-m07qE

Gary Numan is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He entered the music industry as the frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. His two biggest hits are "Cars" and "Are We Friends Electric" and, since 1979 he has produced 22 albums. He is a pioneer of electronic music. Guy Mankowski was a singer in the signed band Alba Nova. He trained as a psychologist at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London. His debut novel, 'The Intimates', was chosen as a 'Must Read' title by New Writing North's Read Regional campaign. His book "Albion's Secret History" is out now from Zero Books. Relevant Books Albion's Secret History by Guy Mankowski https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/albions-secret-history-snapshots-englands-pop-rebels-outsiders Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks​​ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books​​ Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zero Books aims to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ajmZqalTY