Bhaskar Sunkara

Founding Editor of Jacobin

Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin magazine and publisher of Catalyst journal, both of which offer socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture, as well as critiques of capitalism from a global perspective. An advocate of democratic socialism, he is the author of “The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality” and a columnist at The Guardian.

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Is Capitalism a Blessing?

With John Mackey, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Bhaskar Sunkara, Richard D. Wolff

November 12, 2019

Recent polls show that two out of three Americans support capitalism. But with the wealth gap widening and democratic socialist politicians gaining support, some Americans are starting to consider socialism as a viable economic and political model. Supporters of capitalism claim that no other system has been as effective in creating value, increasing prosperity, and producing the wealth that has lifted billions of people out of poverty. The free market, they argue, encourages competition and human ingenuity, values individual choice,…

Is Capitalism a Blessing?

With John Mackey, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Bhaskar Sunkara, Richard D. Wolff

November 12, 2019

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