Chapter 65: Economic Ideas (The Many Schools of Socialism)

During the late 19th Century, socialism fractured into numerous schools. In this episode, we explore the growing field of socialist thought, as well as its many colorful characters.

Topics in this episode include:

• Edward Bellamy and his novel, Looking Backward
• French Solidarism
• Ferdinand Lassalle, Eduard Bernstein, and the German Social Democrats
• The Fabian Society
• Henry George and his treatise, Poverty and Progress
• Mikhail Bakunin and anarcho-collectivism
• Pyotr Kropotkin and anarcho-communism
• The Pittsburg Proclamation and anarcho-syndicalism

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