#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism Lex Fridman Podcast

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