#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

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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: - House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% of your first order - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Bhaskar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunraysunray Jacobin: https://jacobin.com Jacobin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobin The Nation: https://thenation.com The Socialist Manifesto (book): https://amzn.to/3hKpt2p PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (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

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