American socialism past & present, with historian Jill Lepore
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In last week's midterms, six socialists were elected to Congress and three were elected mayor, which means New York, LA, Austin. Washington DC, Seattle and Arbor, and Providence, Rhode Island are now led by socialists. But socialism means different things to different people. Even among American socialists then and now, different factions have serious disagreements over what the agenda should be. My guest Jillipore has written about the history of American socialism from the founding of the Socialist Party of America in nineteen oh one.
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