Vivek Chibber: What is Socialism Today? | Doomscroll

My returning guest is Vivek Chibber, a professor of sociology at New York University. He is the author of several books including Confronting Capitalism. Part 2:   / doomscroll-vivek-145397146   What do we mean by the word “socialism” in 2025? Vivek Chibber answers foundational questions for political struggle in the 21st century.   / joshuacitarella   Vivek Chibber is an Indian-American sociologist, editor, and political theorist whose work focuses on capitalism, labor, class politics, and postcolonial theory. He is a professor at New York University and the author of Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital, a major critique of postcolonial studies and contemporary left theory. 0:00 Intro 0:49 MANGOs vs workers 9:24 Neoliberalism & populism 15:09 Socialism vs productivity 17:52 Democratic socialism & social democracy 26:53 Capitalism vs bureaucracy 32:14 Competition vs participation trophies 33:58 Unions vs racism 40:35 Big vs small business 42:34 Markets vs planning 55:06 Vanguard & intellectuals 59:31 Why socialism? 1:02:07 Global living standards 1:06:29 Anarchism vs socialism 1:11:12 Paths to socialism 1:18:53 Reform vs revolution 1:24:33 Post-capitalism 1:27:33 Learn more