On this week's show, Prof. Richard D. Wolff focuses on the economic benefits of refugees in the US, the rise of the BRICS nations, the privatization of US public libraries, and how the "gig economy" is another effort to profiteer from a longer working day. | Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

On this week's episode, Prof. Richard D. Wolff elaborates on his critique of Uber and the gig economy, discusses US Senators endorsing inequality, Norway’s recent decision to pay male and female athletes equally, why corporations often buy back their own shares, workers dying due to overwork in Japan, the rise of homeless school children and how the majority of large US corporations pay below the official 35% tax rate. | Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff