On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard  Wolff discuss the Biden administration's announcement that Federal  Reserve chairman Jerome Powell would be renominated for a second term.  Powell, a former finance capitalist who has headed the Fed since 2018,  was the Wall Street favorite for the job. What role has Powell played in  the management of U.S. capitalism?

Professor Richard Wolff is an  author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can  check out his work at rdwolff.com.

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