Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Bhaskar Sunkara vs. Eric Levitz on Market Socialism

If we can't get rid of markets entirely, would socialism even be worth it? Would stopping at social democracy be so bad?

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Ben Burgis
Nov 16, 2025
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Tuesday before last, as Eric Levitz put it in Vox, the American socialist movement “seized the commanding heights of New York City.”

I spent the evening doing a GTAA live show in the basement of a bar in Queens. (It was a lot of fun. I’m hoping we’ll have a video soon to share on the YouTube channel.) After we were done recording the podcast, there was a…

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