#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

Listen to this episode from Lex Fridman Podcast on Spotify. 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 (03:41) - Socialism (22:11) - Communism (48:48) - Class struggle (59:50) - Quality of life (1:07:46) - Unions (1:20:14) - Corruption (1:33:32) - Freedom of speech (1:41:55) - War (1:49:41) - Karl Marx (2:03:20) - Socialist vision (2:08:45) - AI and socialism (2:13:43) - Socialist policies (2:39:02) - Billionaires (2:45:01) - Bernie Sanders (2:55:27) - AOC (3:07:28) - 2024 presidential election (3:12:22) - China (3:21:23) - Jacobin (3:28:53) - The Socialist Manifesto (3:36:12) - Advice for young people (3:39:45) - Meaning of life