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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:

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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

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