It's to the best of our knowledge from PRX.

Look around the political landscape and you see something we haven't seen for decades.

Politicians proudly identifying as socialists.

What used to be political poison is now catnip for a new generation of voters.

What's with this new socialist moment?

When I talk about democratic socialism, you know what I'm talking about? Social Security.

The fundamental commitment is to make sure they can live lives of decency.

How would that work exactly?

Capitalism has not always existed in the world and it will not always exist in the world.

This is the future.

This is your modern Democratic Party.

I'm Anne Strange Champs, and today, what exactly do we mean by socialism?

And is America ready for it?

Plus, where does this leave liberals and the Democratic Party?

Wisconsin Public Radio.

It's to the best of our knowledge from PRX.

It's been a good year for American socialists.

In New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, came out of nowhere, steamrolled her incumbent

and grabbed the national stage.

Bernie Sanders is leading the early crop of Democratic presidential hopefuls, and for the first

time in a long time, membership in the Democratic Socialists of America is surging. But could socialism

ever really take off in America? Well, half a century ago, socialists ruled a major American city.

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