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#55: Bhaskar Sunkara on the Socialist Blueprint

#55: Bhaskar Sunkara on the Socialist Blueprint3 ago51 min

<html><p>For this week's episode Bhaskar Sunkara joins Amogh and Matt to discuss his new book The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World, co-written with Mike Beggs and Ben Burgis.</p><p>We talk about the now decade-long arc of millennial socialism, and the role of the media ecology that Bhaskar helped develop. We ask him to elaborate on the book's position on markets and exploitation within a socialist economy. We consider the relationship between the left-populist tactics of the new wave of DSA-backed candidates, alongside the broader program of building a class conscious social base.</p><p>READINGS:</p><p>--"Reforming Capitalism Is Not Enough" - Bhaskar Sunkara, 2026: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/06/socialism-social-democracy-class-rupture" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2026/06/socialism-social-democracy-class-rupture</a></p><p>--"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president" - Bhaskar Sunkara, 2026: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-for-president" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-for-president</a></p><p>--"Zohran Needs to Create Popular Assemblies" - Gabriel Hetland &amp; Bhaskar Sunkara, 2025: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/12/mamdani-popular-assemblies-democratic-socialism" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2025/12/mamdani-popular-assemblies-democratic-socialism</a></p><p>Bhaskar Sunkara is the president of The Nation magazine, founder and editorial director of Jacobin, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Sunkara is a Guardian US columnist who has published more than two hundred articles and essays about politics in outlets like the New York Times, The Nation, the Washington Post, and Le Monde. </p></html>