Inside the DSA's Growing Influence

City Journal Audio

Manhattan Institute

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Is socialism gaining ground in America—or just getting a rebrand? In this episode, Rafael Mangual, Daniel Di Martino, and Stu Smith examine the shifting perception of socialism in U.S. politics and the growing visibility of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Long seen as a political nonstarter, socialism is finding new support among younger voters and progressive movements. What's behind this change—and what does it mean for the future of American democracy and the traditional two-party system?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the City Journal podcast.
0:12.5	I'm your host, Rafael Mangual, and I am so happy to be joined by my always brilliant colleagues, Daniel D. Mortino and Stu Smith.
0:20.3	Welcome to the show, boys.
0:22.1	Hey. Very happy to be here. It's great to be with you. Unfortunately, when I'm in person, I wish we could be. I am in
0:28.9	Durham, North Carolina at the moment, which I barely made it to after all the flight delays this past weekend.
0:37.6	Where are you guys right now?
0:39.8	Daniel, you live here at home.
0:42.4	I'm in Stubhamville, Ohio.
0:44.0	I'm speaking at Franciscan University tonight,
0:46.9	and I actually just took a flight here.
0:50.5	Yeah, I'm in Durham to speak at Duke later this afternoon.
0:54.2	Stee, are you home? Yeah, I'm home Durham to speak at Duke later this afternoon. Steve, are you home?
0:56.1	Yeah, I'm home in Virginia.
0:58.1	Nice, nice.
0:59.0	By the way, Ralph, you guys are the big.
1:00.9	I was told you spoke recently at one of my friends law school.
1:05.5	Is that right?
1:07.4	With Artem Ilyneuk.
1:09.9	Which one?
1:12.2	I was there.
1:13.1	Oh, that's today.
1:14.5	Oh, that's the one that you're speaking today.
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