Socialism Is Making A Comeback In The Heart Of Global Capitalism

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising favorable views of socialism among young Americans and its implications for the future within a capitalist system.

According to a recent national survey, 62 percent of Americans aged 18–29 say they hold a “favorable view” of socialism, and 34 percent say the same of communism. Why is this happening inside the very center of the world capitalist system? And what does it mean for the future? Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker discuss. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com . Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Becker

Guest: Richard Wolff

Topics covered

• socialism
• capitalism
• youth opinion
• political ideology
• future of socialism

Keywords

• socialism
• capitalism
• youth
• politics
• Richard Wolff
• Brian Becker
• Democracy at Work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy at Work, rdwolff.com

Places: United States

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