Americans Are Still Confused About Socialism

At a recent rally, Bernie Sanders touted FDR as a Socialist icon. The only problem: the 32nd president was an unabashed capitalist.

Elizabeth King
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6 min readJun 20, 2019

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

DDid Franklin Delano Roosevelt play an important role in the history of socialism in the country? According to Bernie Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist…

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Elizabeth King
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Freelance journalist covering repression and resistance.