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democratic socialism

Bernie Sanders heads to the heartland for the “fight oligarchy” tour

John Fea   |  February 23, 2025

So far he has been in Iowa City and Omaha. Here is Julia Conley at Common Dreams: After addressing more than 3,400 Nebraska residents in Omaha Friday evening, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday made his second stop on his National Tour to Fight […]

Cornel West vs. Bernie Sanders

John Fea   |  August 27, 2023

Democratic socialists disagree over Joe Biden in 2024: I am a West fan, but I lean toward Sanders here. There are certain times in one’s life–hopefully only a few times–when doctrinal purity must be set aside for the greater good […]

Is Cornel West a Marxist?

John Fea   |  August 27, 2023

Conservative political philosopher Robert George defends his friend and presidential candidate:

Can one oppose abortion and still be a democratic socialist?

John Fea   |  August 25, 2023

Check out Matt McManus‘s review of Sohrab Ahmari’s Tryanny , Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty–and What to Do About It at Jacobin. As I noted in an earlier post, socialists really like this book despite Ahmari’s social conservatism. […]

Cornel West explains his “jazz man” presidential candidacy

John Fea   |  June 17, 2023

Here is West’s conversation with writer and Presbyterian minister Christopher Hedges: Some key West quotes from the Hedges interview: “I’ve always viewed myself as a jazz man in the world of ideas as well as a jazz man in politics, […]

Is Democratic Socialism anti-Christian?

John Fea   |  April 14, 2021

Here is a taste of Stephen Mattson‘s piece at Sojourners: “Why Democratic Socialism Isn’t Anti-Christian“: Contemporary Christians are among those who have embraced the democratic socialist platform as a necessary check against an economy and political system they view as […]