A Vision of a ‘Society Without Capitalism’

About this episode

Bhaskar Sunkara discusses the potential of democratic socialism to reshape the Democratic Party and the American economy.

Democratic socialists are having a moment. But can they actually remake the Democratic Party — and the American economy — in their image? My guest today, Bhaskar Sunkara, is longtime democratic socialist, and he makes the case that socialism has a universal appeal that transcends our current politics and will ultimately triumph against capitalism.

People in this episode

Host: Ross Douthat

Guest: Bhaskar Sunkara

Topics covered

• democratic socialism
• American economy
• political transformation
• capitalism vs socialism
• Democratic Party

Keywords

• democratic socialism
• capitalism
• American economy
• politics
• Bhaskar Sunkara

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party, American economy

Books & works: socialism, capitalism

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