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  • What Really Happened to American Socialism?

    What Really Happened to American Socialism?

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    Despite the corporate hype, Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are deeply rooted in the mainstream of our nation’s history.   The lie that they’re “foreign ideologies” starts with the fascist assault Woodrow Wilson waged against them during and after World War 1.     Their marginalization today by corporate Democrats and Trump Republicans is itself…

  • 100 Years Ago, Eugene Debs Gave An Anti-War Speech That Landed Him in Prison

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    In 1920, Eugene Victor Debs ran for president from a cell in the federal prison in Atlanta for a speech opposing World War 1 that he gave 100 years ago – on June 18, 1918.   Despite his imprisonment, Debs received 913,664 votes – 3.4 percent of the total. In his speech, the Socialist Party…