Politics

America, Socialism Is Actually Nothing to Be Afraid Of

OOOH THAT WORD!

The word scares people, but there's a long history of reform in this country that is socialist, and some unlikely figures (Teddy Roosevelt!) embraced that reform.

Jeffrey Isaac
Jeffrey Isaac
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Jeffrey Isaac

Jeffrey Isaac

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