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| John Nichols: I grew up in a state where socialism was as American as my friend Frank Zeidler. In Zeidler's youth, America's Socialist Party was a contender. During the 1920s, there were more Socialists in the Wisconsin legislature than Democrats, and a Wisconsin Socialist, Victor Berger, represented Milwaukee in the US House. When Norman Thomas sought the presidency as a Socialist in 1932, he received almost a million votes |
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Socialism and American Pie
by Alexander on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 at 2:46:32 PM
Calling Obama a Socialist is an insult to Socialist.
by vidiot on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 at 3:12:22 PM
It's hard to get Americans to understand "socialism"
by Margaret Bassett on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:44:44 PM