#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

Dec 22, 2022 3h 52m

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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: <a href="https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex">https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% of your first order – Linode: <a href="https://linode.com/lex">https://linode.com/lex</a> to get $100 free credit – Onnit: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off – InsideTracker: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off – ExpressVPN: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Bhaskar’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sunraysunray">https://twitter.com/sunraysunray</a> Jacobin: <a href="https://jacobin.com">https://jacobin.com</a> Jacobin’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobin">https://twitter.com/jacobin</a> The Nation: <a href="https://thenation.com">https://thenation.com</a> The Socialist Manifesto (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3hKpt2p">https://amzn.to/3hKpt2p</a> PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a> SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> – Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> – Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> – LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> – Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> – Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a> 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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