PANEL: How Can Socialism Work in the 'Real' World?

A panel discussion marking the publication of The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World by Ben Burgis, Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs, examining how socialism can work in the real world, what 'real' means, and for whom socialism must work. It is presented by Housmans, with Tribune and Verso, and features Oliver Eagleton, editor of Tribune magazine; Amelia Horgan, author of Lost in Work and Principal Editor at the Common Wealth think tank; and Ben Burgis, one of the book's authors, a Jacobin columnist, adjunct philosophy professor at Rutgers University and host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. The book lays out a system where workers control every lever of production, with competitive markets and state planning coexisting side by side, drawing on the history of socialist experiments and the economic debate over planning and markets. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale, with free tickets available on request.