#295 – Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism

Richard Wolff is a Marxist philosopher and economist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:12) - Marxism
(15:41) - Communism
(50:47) - Human nature
(1:03:03) - Economics
(1:09:54) - Capitalism
(1:42:18) - Governments and corporations
(1:53:13) - Stalinism
(2:07:12) - Nazis
(2:14:08) - Socialism vs Marxism
(2:21:48) - Bernie Sanders and AOC
(2:38:49) - Cultural Marxism
(2:45:49) - Darkest moments
(2:51:18) - Advice for young people
(2:53:37) - Mortality
(2:57:28) - Meaning of life