#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The Socialist Manifesto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(13:24) – Socialism

(31:54) – Communism

(58:31) – Class struggle

(1:09:33) – Quality of life

(1:17:29) – Unions

(1:29:57) – Corruption

(1:43:15) – Freedom of speech

(1:51:38) – War

(1:59:24) – Karl Marx

(2:13:03) – Socialist vision

(2:18:28) – AI and socialism

(2:23:26) – Socialist policies

(2:48:45) – Billionaires

(2:54:43) – Bernie Sanders

(3:05:10) – AOC

(3:17:11) – 2024 presidential election

(3:22:05) – China

(3:31:06) – Jacobin

(3:38:35) – The Socialist Manifesto

(3:45:55) – Advice for young people

(3:49:28) – Meaning of life