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• Why We Wrote the Blueprint (Which Comes Out TOMORROW)

  September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

  Ben Burgis talks about his new book (co-written with Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs), "The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World," which comes out TOMORROW (Tuesday, September 29th). The book is available for pre-order (or…

• Marxist Analysis of "the PMC" (+ Defending DSA)

  September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

  In this episode, we play a presentation Ben Burgis gave at UC-Irvine on how to make sense of "elites" in Marxist class analysis (basically, are "the PMC" really a separate class, or part of the working class, or what), and then apply the…

• What Would a Socialist Foreign Policy Look Like? (ft. Deep State Kuba and Jason Myles) (Podcast Version)

  September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 60 min

  In this crossover with THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast, Ben Burgis and Jason Myles chat with Deep State Kuba about socialist foreign policy and in particular how a post-capitalist society of the kind described in Ben's new book (co-written…

• Don't RETVRN: Liberal Modernity as the Basis for Socialism (ft. Matt McManus and Florian Maiwald)

  September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

  Florian  Maiwald and Matt McManus join Ben Burgis to discuss Florian's essays in Matt's new book, "What is Liberal Socialism?" (and the larger themes of the collection). Order Matt's book: https://www.penguinrandomhous…

• Is Capitalism REALLY the Best We Can Do? (Ben Burgis Lecture in Michigan)

  September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

  Last Thursday, Ben Burgis gave the first lecture of the new year at the Ethics Center at Western Michigan University, to talk about the themes of his new book (co-written with Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs), "The Blueprint: How Socialism…

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