Episode 334: #220 Is Capitalism Giving Birth To Socialism? w/ Paul S. Adler

About this episode

The episode discusses the relationship between capitalism and socialism, featuring insights from Paul S. Adler's book on the subject.

https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega We continue our discussion with Paul S. Adler, this time about his 2019 book “The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism”. In particular we talk about how capitalist firms are helping to show us how democratically planning in socialism would work. We also discuss the impact of AI on the capitalist economy. The 99% Economy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-99-percent-economy-9780197656952?cc=gb&lang=en&

People in this episode

Host: Tom O'Brien

Guest: Paul S. Adler

Topics covered

• capitalism
• socialism
• democratic planning
• AI impact
• economic crises

Keywords

• capitalism
• socialism
• democratic planning
• AI
• economic crises
• Paul S. Adler
• The 99% Economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford University Press

Books & works: The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism

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