Why we're socialists (and not liberals): Part 2, Compare & Contrast

This is the second part of our series on why we're socialist and not liberals. In this episode we give a broad overview of the historical development of liberalism and socialism as ideologies, and then use that to explain how each is a product of their respective historical and material contexts. We also compare and contrast the two ideologies and attempt to show how socialism is a distinct ideology, and not merely the left wing of liberalism or progressivism as many people seem to believe. Sources Revolutions podcast, by Mike Duncan Episode 1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers, by Mike Duncan Episodes 3.1-3.54 on the French Revolution, by Mike Duncan Episodes 8.1-8.33 on the 1848 Revolutions, by Mike Duncan Episode 10.3 - The Three Pillars of Marxism (as an alternative to the essay by Lenin) Liberalism at Large: The World According to The Economist, by Alexander Zevin The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl Marx ‘“Neoliberalism” isn’t an empty epithet. It’s a real, powerful set of ideas.’ Mike Konczal, writing for Vox. The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism, by V.I. Lenin Behind the Bastards podcast, The Non-Nazi Bastards Who Helped Hitler Rise to Power, by Robert Evans. The Romance of American Communism, by Vivian Gornick. Philosophize This! podcast, by Steven West Episode 132: Carl Schmitt on Liberalism, pt. 1 Episode 133: Carl Schmitt on Liberalism, pt. 2 Suggested reading Liberalism: A Counter-History by Domenico Losurdo Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels The Principle of Self-Emancipation in Marx and Engels by Hal Draper Marxism and Politics by Ralph Miliband Mind and Politics: An Approach to the Meaning of Liberal and Socialist Individualism by Ellen Meiksins Wood A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics by Hadas Thier Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in America by Barbara and Karen Fields