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#1724 How to Socialism: Einstein liked socialism, you think you know better?

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Jul 23, 2025
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Establishment Crowds Out Outsider Voices

  • Democratic elites close ranks and smear outsiders instead of addressing economic insecurity.
  • That pattern repeats from Bernie to Zohran Mamdani.
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Inequality Sows Demagoguery Risk

  • Robert Reich warned widening inequality creates fertile ground for demagogues.
  • Democrats must offer truthful, powerful economic messages to reclaim trust.
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Neoliberalism Survived Because Workers Had No Choice

  • Vivek Chibber argues neoliberalism didn't win consent; workers lacked alternatives and organization.
  • The Bernie moment revealed anger, not newfound consent, opening space for left politics.
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