Economist Richard Wolff Compares Jeremy Corbyn to Bernie Sanders (Video)
In a discussion about the political turmoil roiling the European Union, the renowned Marxist thinker talks about Europe's left and the U.K.’s Labour Party leader (shown left; Sanders right).In a discussion about the political turmoil roiling the European Union, Richard Wolff talks about Europe’s left and the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. According to the renowned Marxist economist, the left has a better chance than the right “to show a way out” of the current troubles.
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