Democratic Socialism 
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7/3/2020
Will Capitalist Consumer Culture Absorb Another Generation of Protest?
by Walter G. Moss
Do recent protests against the symbols of racism--monuments and statues--reflect a political movement that can easily be absorbed by today's multicultural corporations, or will that energy sustain a push to fundamentally reform American capitalism too?
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SOURCE: New York Magazine
5/25/2020
Is This the Blueprint for Sanders and AOC to Take Over the Democratic Party?
by Jonathan Chait
Jonathan Chait is skeptical of John Nichols's new book, which argues that the Democratic Party's present struggles stem from the decision in 1944 to remove progressive VP Henry Wallace from the ticket in favor of moderate Harry Truman.
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5/17/2020
The Unfulfilled Potential of Progressive Democracy after World War II
by Isser Woloch
After the military defeat of Nazism, the governments of Britain, France and the United States made uneven and incomplete progress to remake their societies along more egalitarian lines, but their efforts should be seen as part of an international trend.
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5/17/2020
Coronavirus Exposed the Contradictions Behind the Curtain. Will Americans Pay No Attention?
by Walter L. Hixson
Liberal centrism has come up short in the COVID-19 crisis. Decades of cold war demonization of social democracy have made it disturbingly likely that an American fascism will fill the void.
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10/6/19
Why Are Americans So Confused About the Meaning of “Democratic Socialism”?
by Lawrence Wittner
Despite Sanders’ personal popularity and the popularity of the programs he advocates, large numbers of Americans―especially from older generations―remain uneasy about “socialism.”
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7/8/18
Has Democratic Socialism a Future in American Politics?
by Lawrence Wittner
If it does, it likely will occur within the Democratic Party. There’s already evidence showing it has.
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5-22-16
Why I Am a Social Democrat (and Why I Voted for Hillary Clinton)
by John L. Godwin
A southerner’s perspective.
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5-22-16
The Other Big Surprise of 2016 Is the Return of Democratic Socialism
by Lawrence S. Wittner
Whether or not Sanders reaches the White House, it’s clear that democratic socialism has made a comeback in American life.
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SOURCE: LAWCHA
5-5-16
When Socialists Won Elections (and Where)
by James Gregory
A new set of online maps and tools shows the historical geography of American socialism in ways that have never before been possible.
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4-17-16
A Historian Considers American Socialism
by Vaughn Davis Bornet
Bernie Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist. This is how socialism in America has been defined.
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4-24-16
What Do Democratic Socialists Like Bernie Sanders Believe?
by Walter G. Moss
And while, we're at it: What do progressives believe?
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3-6-16
As the Sanders Campaign Legitimizes Socialism, We Should Remember This
by Jeremy Kuzmarov
For decades people who share his views were persecuted and savaged.
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SOURCE: In These Times
2-9-16
‘Liberal’? No. ‘Progressive’? Nah. How About ‘Democratic Socialist’?
by Leon Fink
The democratic socialist tradition that Sanders is invoking may be just what we need.
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12-18-15
20 Billionaires Own More than Half the Country?
by Lawrence S. Wittner
It’s time to democratize the economy.
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SOURCE: The Nation
12-6-15
Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism
by Leon Fink
American radicalism can’t be confined within US borders.
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11-1-15
Democratic Socialism Has Deep Roots in American Life
by Lawrence S. Wittner
Only few political pundits seem to have noticed.
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