Raymond Lotta - Glenn Loury: Socialism vs. Capitalism: The Way Forward in the 21st Century
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theworldismine13
God Emperor of SOHH
an hour and half? sheesh
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@ arguing for socialism with a straight face...Socialism, and systems resembling it, have a very clear track record throughout history.
Only really, really smart people can ignore history and present socialist ideas as new and great
Dusty Bake Activate
Fukk your corny debates
Eh...Loury won. Other dude raised legitimate criticisms about capitalism, but didn't really make a compelling case about how his communist society would be implemented and function.
ogc163
Superstar
Yeah they picked a bad dude to present the socialist case, they should have picked one of Marxian economists from UMass to present the socialist side. I still think Loury would have held his own but it would have been a debate with someone near his level.
ogc163
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Socialism-Updated-Edition/dp/1608460738
Alan maass with foward by howard zinn
Alan maass with foward by howard zinn
"We live in a world of poverty, war, and environmental devastation. A world where living standards for working people plummet while an elite few enjoy lives of unbelievable wealth and power.
Something different—an alternative to capitalism—is desperately needed. But what should replace it?
This book proposes socialism. A society built from the bottom up through the struggles of ordinary people against exploitation, oppression, and injustice—one in which people come before profit. A society based on the principles of equality, democracy, and freedom."
He suggest the state of the world is due to capitalism
and presents socialism as new and fresh...
I'm gonna download and read it though
Richard Wolff woulda served this fool...