#295 – Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism

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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